[vox-tech] [Solution] Gnome Classic on Ubuntu 11.10

[Carl Boettiger]

On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Alex Mandel <tech_dev at wildintellect.com>wrote:

> On 10/17/2011 09:31 AM, Cam Ellison wrote:
> > On 11-10-17 09:10 AM, Darth Borehd wrote:
> >> Yep, this is why I am still on 10.10.
> >>
> >> What were thinking?� Is Jono really OK with this?
> >>
> > This is one of the reasons I stick with Kubuntu. No sign of Unity there
> > - not that is obvious, in any case.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Cam
>
>
> http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3926371/Jono-Bacon-Defends-Ubuntu-An-Insiders-Perspective.htm
>
> Let's not give in to that war, gave up on KDE long ago for various
> obnoxious features, never liked Kubuntu to start due to it's K* suite of
> stuff and other default packages, but did give it a whorl as KDE on top
> of Ubuntu install. I'd say it works for some but not for the people who
> have generally liked Gnome.
>
> So yes if you dislike unity and you've never tried KDE I do suggest to
> give it a shot.
>

Meanwhile, I really enjoy Unity - so in the same spirit, if you've never
tried it, give it a shot.

simple, clean, intuitive? more native 32bit/64bit integration? intuitive
search/launch for files, applications, music? automatic external monitor
configuration? out-of-the-box tablet support with onscreen keyboard for
login?  It's not perfect, but I like seeing innovation.  don't like it?
linux has always had variety

>
> Thanks,
> Alex
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Carl Boettiger
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