Very informative answer. Currently on Ubuntu 10.10 and answered a lot about the next up 11.04. I really like the 10.10 over the Ubuntu 10.04 LTS rock solid standard. Have tried Debian and another ditty now gone for support - the EEE PC Ebuntu 2.0 and 3.0 which both have the wide open desktop background. I believe the OpenSuse is like that but heard a bit sluggish for mobile.
I had hoped maybe Ubuntu 10.10 will get adopted somehow into a LTS (Long Term Support) release. Super speedy navigation compared to the predecessor 10.04 - less bulky interface. On 06/19/2011 06:37 AM, Roy wrote: > 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? >> >> [ ------------------------------------ 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/
