It depends on what you dislike. If it is just Unity then change to GNOME Classic which is what Ubuntu 10.10 uses. However, if it is something else then you will have to re-install to go back to 10.10. There is no downgrade option. Switching distros may or may not solve your problem. Most distros use either GNOME 3 which is as bad as Unity (or worse) or KDE. KDE is available for Ubuntu 11.04 and is just a matter of installing the kubuntu-desktop package. Installing a different desktop environment is far easier than re-installing or switching distros. The DE that is closest to GNOME Classic (old GNOME) is XFCE and you would install the xubuntu-desktop package to get that.
These are times of flux for GNOME and Ubuntu users. Not all users are happy, but both GNOME 3 and Unity will get better, but both require users to re-learn the desktop and change their workflow. I don't think that users should have to do this, but both Unity and GNOME 3 are following a different path and the metaphor is changing from traditional desktop computer to device computing and both are set up to take advantage of smaller screens and touch screens. That is the way of the future as far as GNOME and Canonical see it. The best desktops for traditional users is either KDE or XFCE, I think. Mint is one distro that uses Ubuntu that has stuck with classic GNOME, but even GNOME will phase out GNOME 2.32 at some point in the near future. The only way to avoid that will be the use an older distribution like Debian which is two years behind the times because it runs stable or to switch to another desktop environment. Even Mint will have to bite the bullet and switch to something else. The best they can do as stall for time which is what they seem to be doing. People who use Unity or GNOME 3 and like it say that it takes about 10 days of daily use to get the way that it works and they think that it is worth it in the end. I think that new users will come to Linux and leave if they think that all Linux is like Unity or GNOME 3. It just is not what people especially coming form Windows are used to. Mac and smartphone users may find it an easier transition. Roy Using Kubuntu 11.04, 64-bit Location: Canada On 18 June 2011 11:13, Ron Osborne <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > I have recently upgraded to the latest Ubuntu and thoroughly dislike it. > I've used Ubuntu for years and am not up on all of the current distros out > there, and I would like to know if it would be better to downgrade to 10.10 > or to look for another distro? If another distro, which one? > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
