Explain to me again why Unity is so great...

Amedee Van Gasse amedee-ubuntu at amedee.be
Wed Apr 27 08:02:39 UTC 2011


On Fri, April 22, 2011 21:26, Zach wrote:
>      I'm asking this in all sincerity as I'm trying to grasp as to why
> Ubuntu is so hell-bent on promoting this desktop when, from what I've
> seen so far, it's nothing to write home about.  I realize that I can
> fall back onto "classic" Ubuntu but I've read that starting with 11.10
> this may no longer be the case as the "classic" Gnome desktop will not
> be a choice.
>
>      For all practical purposes, Unity is very limited in the way it can
> be customized/personalized.  The top panel cannot be moved, hidden or
> deleted, there is no way to add panels for say, creating your own
> "launcher" (as I've done in Gnome).  Hitting the super key in Unity and
> typing a few letters is the equivalent of what can be accomplished with
> the Gnome-Do app.  There is a convoluted "menu" system that I'm still
> trying to figure out how to efficiently get around in and the list goes
> on and on.
>
>      I was a SuSE user for roughly ten years when I tried Ubuntu for the
> first time a couple of months ago and was really impressed with it, so
> much so that I am now a former SuSE user.  Be that as it may, I am not
> the least bit impressed with Unity or the direction Ubuntu is headed if
> what I've read is true.  I suppose I can switch to X/Kubuntu but would
> prefer not to.  I guess I can always head back to OpenSuSE as well.
>
>      If there is something that I've missed with Unity or if there are
> some major plans to improve/increase its usability then tell me but for
> now, I just can't believe all the hoopla surrounding what is essentially
> a step backwards in the area of productivity.

I'm not sure if I understand your technical question. Could you please
rephrase it? Something like, "I want to do W, but that had problem X, then
I tried Y, and I got error Z".





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