Ubuntu with Unity versus Kubuntu with KDE

[Basil Chupin]

On 10/03/2011 11:05, Ric Moore wrote:
> 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

Hm, thanks for this - I'll look into this way of tackling things. 
However, after using gnome in Ubuntu I cannot see myself going back to 
KDE unless I am dragged to it screaming in a straight-jacket. *BUT* 
never let it be said that I will not try something before totally 
condemning it :-) .

BC

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