Increasing user base of Ubuntu desktop.

[Stephen Satchell]

On 3/20/22 8:38 AM, Amit wrote:
> The current default GUI of Ubuntu desktop is not very user friendly.

Would you please be specific about what is missin or wrong that makes 
Ubuntu desktop "not very use friendly"?  What would, in your eyes, 
improve the desktop experience, particularly for the seniors?

"It sucks" is not very informative, and doesn't lead to a useful 
discussion that can be embraced by developers.

I use Ubuntu desktop all the time; I switched from CentOS during the 
CentOS 8 fiasco.  I find Ubuntu desktop more friendly than Windows 11 by 
a long shot.  In particular, I like the adoption of the "dock" that was 
introduced (to me) by later versions of the Mac OS more than a decade ago.

One thing I have found in other desktop implementations that would be a 
help (no pun intended) is a "Help" application.  Such a help application 
would provide at the first level a FAQ list; click on a question and the 
application displays a short blurb and perhaps a web link to a more 
complete answer.  At the second level, it would provide a front end to a 
search engine for more esoteric questions.  Yes, one could call up a web 
browser...if one knew how to do that. Or what a "search engine" is. 
(Ever provide guidance to residents of a nursing home?  There are still 
people who are computer illiterate.)

The icon for the application would be an italic "i" in a circle, to 
match the icon used elsewhere.  Perhaps with the word "help" at the 
bottom for the completely uninitiated.

(I speak as a guy who has been unofficial computer/network tech support 
to a surprising circle of friends and acquaintances, including 
professionals who use computers all the time but encounter a problem 
outside of their comfort zone.)