[CoLoCo] Unity decision: (Fwd) Default Desktop Experience for 11.04

[Nick Post]

Posted previous response before seeing other entries that answered my
question...sorry. You gents are johnny-on-the-spot!

On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Nick Post <nickjpost at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have tried to install a different desktop manager, ie kubuntu-desktop,
> xubuntu-desktop, but was under the impression that it removed whatever
> current desktop edition was currently installed. Am I wrong on this or is
> this just a change in 11.04: being able to add another desktop manager...
>
> Nick
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Ian Santopietro <isantop at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> And, taking it a step further, both Unity and Gnome-Classic are installed
>> by default. (for Natty)
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 10:13, <telecon at infosyndicate.net> wrote:
>>
>>> As Ian said, you can.  You can install all the desktops and select
>>> them at login.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 10:10, Nick Post <nickjpost at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Kevin, that's a wonderful suggestion! I I think being able to toggle
>>> between
>>> > the two environments at login would be a great way to ease the
>>> transition
>>> > for those who are reluctant
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Nick
>>> >
>>> > On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 10:07 AM, Kevin Fries <kfries6 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> I'm with you Aaron.  This is the first time I am nervous about using
>>> >> System76 machines almost exclusively.  The handling of several things
>>> at
>>> >> Ubuntu lately has smelled allot like what got me to finally stop using
>>> >> Windows.  I understand beta testing, and I also understand the need
>>> for "it
>>> >> just works"  Ubuntu has pushed a few things out that has not been
>>> ready for
>>> >> primetime lately like Unity and Upstart.  Both are really good ideas
>>> that
>>> >> just needs to bake in a bleeding edge environment a little longer
>>> before
>>> >> thrusting it out on the general public.  That's the kind of crap
>>> Microsoft
>>> >> does!!!
>>> >>
>>> >> If I am going to go with something that bleeding edge and iffy, I
>>> would
>>> >> rather have the Gnome 3 shell.  All the other distros afaikt are going
>>> that
>>> >> way.  I also thought about KDE.  I have also considered not upgrading.
>>> >> Using standard end users as beta testers is just wrong.  I need my
>>> Ubuntu
>>> >> system for business not as a hobby.
>>> >>
>>> >> That does not mean I would not like if I could have the option on
>>> login,
>>> >> so days when I can afford to run in a newer less tested environment,
>>> like to
>>> >> try it out.  That would be great.  But unfortunately that is not what
>>> Ubuntu
>>> >> is doing.
>>> >>
>>> >> Just my $0.02
>>> >>
>>> >> Kevin
>>> >>
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