Ubuntu 12.04 LTS removing unity and installing GNOME

[Roger]

>>
>> OK since you asked.  Here are the main reasons I have not upgraded 
>> from 10.04 to 12.04 on my desktop.  I have had Unity running on my 
>> laptop since it was released trying to "get used to it".
>>
>> I like having the panel at the bottom of the screen where I can see 
>> at a glance what I have running and in what window it is running.  I 
>> haven't been able to do this in Unity yet.
>>
>> I like the menus to be on the apps window not disconnected at the top 
>> of the screen.  If I have a small sized window at the bottom of the 
>> screen it seems foolish to have to move the cursor to the top of the 
>> screen to activate a menu.
>>
>> I don't like the HUD idea.  If I am starting to use a new program the 
>> first thing I do is pulldown all the menus to see what is available 
>> and then look at the preferences to see what is configurable. It 
>> seems to me HUD would make this difficult.
>>
>> Those are specific reasons. In general I just don't want to have to 
>> remember another bunch of keystrokes to operate the OS. Typing and 
>> searching is all well and good if you know what you are looking for.  
>> If you don't seeing it in a menu sure helps.
>>
>> Regards,  Jim
>>
>>
> While I do like the new HUD and the Unity desktop and use it well, I 
> tend to agree with Jim on that point he raises.
Having the menus disconnected from the apps is very difficult especially 
when one has 5 or 6 apps, a couple of windows and a terminal or two open 
at a time. Even with 2 monitirs it can be overwhelming and for me would 
be easier if menu bars were on the window, like Fedora has it.
Love the Pangolin.
Cheers
Roger