Maybe we can make a shell on top of Unity that emulates the Gnome2 desktop ;) <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 2:19 PM, Luis M <<a href="mailto:lemsx1@gmail.com">lemsx1@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">This bothers me deeply as well. I've enabled 11.10's universe and installed gnome3. Sticking to 1 code (or two if you count KDE) will allow the Linux desktop experience to be enhanced faster and more uniformly. I gave Unity my best, and sincere, try for about a month. I had to bite my fingers to avoid making a lasso with a rope and hanging myself in some obscure part of the world. Seriously, that's how angry I get with Unity. Since then I have resorted to apologizing to all the newbies that I install Linux to. And immediately switch them to Gnome 3 where they are much happier. IMHO, the Unity experiment should continue as a side project and whatever good comes out of it should be ported to Gnome. -- A bug magnet El Sep 8, 2011, a las 14:44, Vernon Cole <<a href="mailto:vernondcole@gmail.com">vernondcole@gmail.com</a>> escribió: > I submitted a bug report to oneiric beta this morning due to the fact > that i was unable to switch the Unity desktop off and revert to > standard gnome. I assumed that it was an oversight. Apparently not. > This is the answer I recieved: > v v v v v > from Omer Akram <a href="mailto:om26er@ubuntu.com">om26er@ubuntu.com</a> via <a href="http://canonical.com" target="_blank">canonical.com</a> > sender-time Sent at 11:10 AM (UTC). Current time there: 5:41 PM. ✆ > reply-to Bug 844965 <<a href="mailto:844965@bugs.launchpad.net">844965@bugs.launchpad.net</a>> > to <a href="mailto:vernondcole@gmail.com">vernondcole@gmail.com</a> > date Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 11:10 AM > subject [Bug 844965] Re: "Ubuntu Classic" session selection missing > from unity-greeter. > mailed-by <a href="http://canonical.com" target="_blank">canonical.com</a> > -- > That is not possible in Ubuntu 11.10 and there is no chance for gnome- > panels coming back. the most close you can get is install gnome-session- > fallback and login to that session. > > ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Invalid > ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ > > My mood is now swinging between anger, frustration, and dismay. > > Until this morning, I was under the impression that Canonical was to a > large extent user driven. Clearly, they have a different impression > than I about the popularity of Unity. Everyone I heard from thought > it was an interesting experiment which might someday grow into a > usable session manager. Most disliked it, and I know of no one who > actually USED the damned thing. Either they elected to forgo the > upgrade to Natty, or, like me, simply switched to "Classic". A few > actually re-loaded 10.10 or switched distro versions. > > This reply makes it sound like changing my distro choice is the only > long-term solution if I desire to glance at the top of my screen and > see how my network is running. Cannot Canonical see that Unity is a > giant step backwards in usability? What's wrong with letting me > choose? > > Yes, I tried installing gnome-session-fallback. There was no change > in the operation of my machine. Perhaps it would do something if only > I knew how to turn it on? > > Or am I completely out to lunch and everyone but me thinks Unity is > the cat's meow? > -- > Vernon > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss</a> -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss</a> </blockquote></div> -- <div>Chris Hardee</div><div>10BitWorks </div><div>San Antonio Hackerspace</div><div><a href="mailto:10bitworks@gmail.com" target="_blank">10bitworks@gmail.com</a></div> <div><a href="http://10bitworks.com/" target="_blank">http://10bitworks.com/</a></div>