Ubuntu with Unity versus Kubuntu with KDE

[Ric Moore]

On Wed, 2011-03-09 at 17:02 +1100, Basil Chupin wrote: 
> On 08/03/2011 17:18, Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> > On Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:40:50 +1100
> > Basil Chupin<blchupin at iinet.net.au>  wrote:
> >
> >> I've been following the initial comments (cons and the
> >> rebuttals/excuses for it) about Unity for Ubuntu and now have a
> >> question to those who have used/using KDE and Unity.
> >>
> >> I left opensuse a couple of years ago because of KDE (with its
> >> plasmas, widgets.....) and and went Ubuntu with gnome.
> >>
> >> Now that Unity has raised its head in Ubuntu I was wondering how much
> >> of a difference there is between Kubuntu (KDE) and Ubuntu with Unity?
> >>
> >> In fact, what's the future of Kubuntu when Unity matures?
> >>
> >> BC
> >>
> > If you haven't given the new interfaces a look, you'll find that they
> > (Unity, GNOME-shell, GNOME 3) all copy Apple's, "look, I  can't read,
> > but I can operate a computer," paradigm.  The ideas of giving all
> > programs the same title bar (OK, it changes with focus) and making
> > every menu  choice an icon instead of text is just brain-dead if you
> > ask me. OTOH, I can read well.  I suppose that if I were half educated
> > and half competent I would also welcome the dumbing down of all
> > interfaces.
> > I really, really don't want to scroll through three or four pages of
> > icons to find that which would be on the first page of a text menu, no
> > matter how cool the Ipad might be.
> >
> > Don't let's even talk about the idea of full screen defaults for all
> > programs.
> 
> Ummmm...thanks for this, Cybe, but it doesn't quite answer my 
> question(s) unless what you are trying to state is that KDE is much, 
> much better than Unity, Gnome-shell and Gnome 3 :-) .
> 
> (I installed Kubuntu yesterday (with KDE 4.6) and found that it is as 
> disagreeable as it was when I left it a couple of years ago. (Yak! in 
> other words.))

The Mantra is install Ubuntu, and KDE as a desktop afterwards (IMHO)...
so they don't gink up your install. (IMHO) Then select the "traditional"
launch button for that good old KDE3 look n feel. You would hardly know
the difference as it would look like KDE3 but launches a helluvalot
faster.  Ric

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"There are two Great Sins in the world...
..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
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