Re: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS removing unity and installing GNOME

On 05/06/12 11:53, Ric Moore wrote:
On 06/04/2012 08:04 AM, Ryan Gauger wrote:
On 06/03/2012 11:09 PM, Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I wrote:
I have been using Ubuntu since 10 and to me I don't find the new
desktop environment offensive at all. I happen to like things that are
different, unique, and that go against the "norm". The Unity desktop
is something that although it might take some getting used to, is
definitely a step in the right direction......for me anyway. I realize
it's not everyone's cup of tea, but we're talking about a desktop
environment running on a platform that is NOT Windows! There's no
reason to just "deal" with a desktop you're not happy with, or that
seems complicated and confusing to you. For goodness sakes just use
something else. or create one of your OWN! Are we not the "Open Source
Community"? Surely there's some code, or some app, or some tip, trick,
hint, that you can glean from the gurus that exist throughout most of
the world! As for myself, I'll just use Unity, and get used to
it....only because my next project is trying to figure out how to
"blank out / erase" the OS on a tablet and install Ubuntu on one,
without having to buy the thing with Ubuntu pre-installed on it...I
wanna craft my OWN OS on one.......here's to hoping someone can point
me in the right direction?....thanks in advance and let's remember, it
might not be what you're looking for....but at LEAST IT'S NOT
WINDOWS!...LoL!


Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. (EGO II)

I agree, and I will add to that: I do not understand why Unity has been
hated by so many Ubuntu users - and most of them haven't even tried to
get used to it - they just install another desktop environment. I am on
the Unity Design Team, and we have crafted the most beautiful desktop
environment ever (haha, just kidding). It would be helpful if someone
replied who hates Unity (or someone who knows why, but maybe doesn't
hate it themselves), and told me why, so that I can give this
information to the Unity Design Team. As I have said, I do *highly*
recommend just getting used to Unity, like you got used to Ubuntu when
you switched from Windows (I know not everyone did, but most people do
not install another OS than the one that came pre-installed (most
likely, that wasn't Ubuntu unless it was a System76). Either they were
eager to try out Ubuntu, or had someone telling them how good it was,
and installed it for them. Thanks!

Real simple for me, Ryan. For whatever reason Gnome is never used the mouse to switch desktops by merely moving the cursor to the screen edge. KDE does it. XFCE does it. Gnome steadfastly refuses to. Beats the hell out of me why. So, I do not use gnome in any flavor. Ric

Ummmmm....forgive moi for asking this..... but the person (Ryan) is stating that he is on the Unity Design Team and wants to know why Ubuntu people hate Unity so that he can give this information to the Unity Design Team (his words, not mine! which he states that he is a member of).

So where does Gnome, and KDE and XFCE, come into it?

(As an aside: I just counted 84 posts (at the time of my writing this) in this thread. I guess that Unity is not all that popular, eh?

To add to this as a corrigendum: why not create a new mail list called Ubuntu-Unity to cater to those few people who like Unity? Just a thought...no offence meant. Afteral, there is Kubuntu which deals with Ubuntu with the KDE desktop.

Ooops, sorry I forgot :-( . Kubuntu is being cut adrift from Ubuntu......)

BC

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