6 Linux pranks for April Fools' Day - CIO Australia

It was still Thursday night, in fact, when I began to receive reports of an exciting merger that had just been announced by five of the major Linux distributions .

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Across the Web the initial gasps of disbelief were soon replaced by LOLs, of course, but there's no doubt the prank was a good one. Are there Linux fans in your life in need of a little loosening up? Or are you a Linux fan yourself and looking to have a little fun? Here are a few pranks you might try. This is always my favorite prank for this time of year because of the horror it tends to elicit in its Linux-using victims. A few years ago there was a version that made Ubuntu 9.04's GNOME look like XP , but today there's an updated equivalent for Ubuntu 10.04 that produces the appearance of Windows 7. Imagine their surprise when they find themselves suddenly catapulted into a Windows world! The fun just doesn't get any better.

6 Linux pranks for April Fools' Day - CIO Australia