Kubuntu 18.04.2 LTS -> Ubuntu 19.04

[Paul Smith]

On Tue, 2019-06-18 at 13:34 +0200, Liam Proven wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Jun 2019 at 19:13, Paul Smith <paul at mad-scientist.net> wrote:
> > Gnome3 is the best all-around DE available today.  Seriously.  And
> > I've been working with GNU/Linux for 26 years, and other UNIX
> > systems with many and varied X desktop environments before that as
> > well.
> 
> I strongly disagree.
> 
> I tried to present my views as opinions. I can elaborate on why I
> feel the way that I do as much as you wish.
> 
> You are presenting your opinion as a flat out fact, and that is
> unfair, unreasonable and unjustified.

That's funny, because I used _literally_ the same words you did, only
updated to make them true for me.

If you think that your text reads as "representing your views as
opinions" while my text reads as "presenting my opinion as fact", you
should take a step back and reconsider.  More examples:

> KDE is the most mature Linux desktop there is.
> 
> Pretty much the _least_ stable is GNOME, where with v3 they dumped
> the entire, mature, well-loved by everyone, even used in Solaris,
> GNOME 3 and started over with a poorly-planned, designed-by-committee 
> new look.

I usually just ignore all the Gnome bashing on this list; it seems to
be a hobby for a few vocal folks and everyone needs a hobby.  But every
now and then I feel compelled to respond to a particularly egregious
display and remind those out there considering what DE to use that
Gnome is the most used GNU/Linux desktop and all the major distros ship
it by default for a reason.

I use Gnome on both a desktop at home and a laptop, which is constantly
being opened/closed/attached to a docking station where I have two
external monitors and a wireless logitech keyboard/mouse, I attach
various USB mic/audio pods for meetings, use video, cast to TVs in
conference rooms, etc. and it Just Works.  I reboot maybe once or twice
a month, to install new kernel upgrades.

I've installed exactly three extensions, to do minor things like put a
system monitor on the top panel and to add quick-start icons to the top
panel, and to put audio selection in the status menu.

Gnome works, is stable, handles all the hardware configurations I use,
and stays out of my way.  I hardly ever think about it which is exactly
as it should be.