Ubuntu 12.04 LTS removing unity and installing GNOME

[Ryan Gauger]

On 06/06/2012 02:20 AM, Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 05/06/12 11:53, Ric Moore wrote:
>> On 06/04/2012 08:04 AM, Ryan Gauger wrote:
>>> On 06/03/2012 11:09 PM, Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I wrote:
>>>> I have been using Ubuntu since 10 and to me I don't find the new
>>>> desktop environment offensive at all. I happen to like things that are
>>>> different, unique, and that go against the "norm". The Unity desktop
>>>> is something that although it might take some getting used to, is
>>>> definitely a step in the right direction......for me anyway. I realize
>>>> it's not everyone's cup of tea, but we're talking about a desktop
>>>> environment running on a platform that is NOT Windows! There's no
>>>> reason to just "deal" with a desktop you're not happy with, or that
>>>> seems complicated and confusing to you. For goodness sakes just use
>>>> something else. or create one of your OWN! Are we not the "Open Source
>>>> Community"? Surely there's some code, or some app, or some tip, trick,
>>>> hint, that you can glean from the gurus that exist throughout most of
>>>> the world! As for myself, I'll just use Unity, and get used to
>>>> it....only because my next project is trying to figure out how to
>>>> "blank out / erase" the OS on a tablet and install Ubuntu on one,
>>>> without having to buy the thing with Ubuntu pre-installed on it...I
>>>> wanna craft my OWN OS on one.......here's to hoping someone can point
>>>> me in the right direction?....thanks in advance and let's remember, it
>>>> might not be what you're looking for....but at LEAST IT'S NOT
>>>> WINDOWS!...LoL!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. (EGO II)
>>>>
>>> I agree, and I will add to that: I do not understand why Unity has been
>>> hated by so many Ubuntu users - and most of them haven't even tried to
>>> get used to it - they just install another desktop environment. I am on
>>> the Unity Design Team, and we have crafted the most beautiful desktop
>>> environment ever (haha, just kidding). It would be helpful if someone
>>> replied who hates Unity (or someone who knows why, but maybe doesn't
>>> hate it themselves), and told me why, so that I can give this
>>> information to the Unity Design Team. As I have said, I do *highly*
>>> recommend just getting used to Unity, like you got used to Ubuntu when
>>> you switched from Windows (I know not everyone did, but most people do
>>> not install another OS than the one that came pre-installed (most
>>> likely, that wasn't Ubuntu unless it was a System76). Either they were
>>> eager to try out Ubuntu, or had someone telling them how good it was,
>>> and installed it for them. Thanks!
>>
>> Real simple for me, Ryan. For whatever reason Gnome is never used the 
>> mouse to switch desktops by merely moving the cursor to the screen 
>> edge. KDE does it. XFCE does it. Gnome steadfastly refuses to. Beats 
>> the hell out of me why. So, I do not use gnome in any flavor. Ric
>
> Ummmmm....forgive moi for asking this..... but the person (Ryan) is 
> stating that he is on the Unity Design Team and wants to know why 
> Ubuntu people hate Unity so that he can give this information to the 
> Unity Design Team (his words, not mine! which he states that he is a 
> member of).
>
> So where does Gnome, and KDE and XFCE, come into it?
>
> (As an aside: I just counted 84 posts (at the time of my writing this) 
> in this thread. I guess that Unity is not all that popular, eh?
>
> To add to this as a corrigendum: why not create a new mail list called 
> Ubuntu-Unity to cater to those few people who like Unity? Just a 
> thought...no offence meant. Afteral, there is Kubuntu which deals with 
> Ubuntu with the KDE desktop.
>
> Ooops, sorry I forgot :-( . Kubuntu is being cut adrift from 
> Ubuntu......)
>
> BC
>
KDE and XFCE do not come into it. Unity is a shell for GNOME.