As a huge fan of Linux, I have to say the modern Apple and Microsoft operating systems look significantly better.
I agree. I find the new kubuntu with kde 4.4 much nicer.
Ubuntu 10.04 Appearance Changes vs Ubuntu 9.10
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Re: Ubuntu 10.04 Appearance Changes vs Ubuntu 9.10
#12I installed the beta a few days ago, while it isnt an overnight, omg this is better than osx, it certainly is a big improvement.
the default menu bar is incredibly nice, very similiar to osx, and glad to see the new weather icons that have a great finish (the old ones were so bad they were often confused as a bug)
The rest of the changes arent that significant, the new buttons and scrollbars are nicer but arent a huge improvement. I quite like the toolbar text, dark themes have always been my preference.
nautilus is still godawful, I am not a particularly huge fan of finder but nautilus does obviously lack here.
but I did take the time out to try xmonad and I am loving it - http://junk.arandomurl.com/xmonad.png , ill probably write it up soon.
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#13As a huge fan of Linux, I have to say the modern Apple and Microsoft operating systems look significantly better.
I agree. I find the new kubuntu with kde 4.4 much nicer. http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.4/plasma.php
I agree with you there. I've stuck with the Gnome flavor of Ubuntu, despite my preference for KDE because Kubuntu feels like Ubuntu with KDE duct-taped on top. It seems to be missing quite a bit of the functionality and polish of the Gnome flavor, which is really quite unfortunate.
Re: Ubuntu 10.04 Appearance Changes vs Ubuntu 9.10
#14The nice thing about Ubuntu/Gnome is how easy it is to customize. As long as Emerald Theme Manager still works on 10.04, this release should be great.
I also prefer the window buttons on the right and it's good to know that we have a choice. On my MacBook I just have to accept it as is.
One thing I would love to see from Ubuntu is clean fonts working out of the box like Windows and Mac. I think that would be game changer for desktop Linux.
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#15I don't know if I'm the only one, but there are 3 things I do as soon as I install Ubuntu:
1.) Configure the video card
2.) Install cairo-dock
3.) Mess with theme packages and desktop backgrounds
I think that the biggest advantage Linux distros tend to have is customization.
It doesn't really matter too much what the default skins for various GUI components are, as I will be changing them anyway.
I know that this doesn't speak to the casual computer user that much, but really, why should I suffer through OS X, which is about 80% of what I want (and doesn't run on 'regular' hardware without license-breaking), when I can install ubuntu or debian or gentoo, customize it, and get 100% of what I want.
Re: Ubuntu 10.04 Appearance Changes vs Ubuntu 9.10
#16Still using those ugly orange folders, though. Hrm.
Re: Ubuntu 10.04 Appearance Changes vs Ubuntu 9.10
#17The big question for me is: if I upgrade to 10.04, will it by default overwrite my colour scheme and other things I've set up on my desktop?
Because it took me time to set up the colours / fonts / effects / etc the way I like them, and I'm buggered if I'm going to let some arrogant bastard tell me I have to either (i) have my desktop they way he wants it not the way I want it, or (ii) re-do all that work.
Re: Ubuntu 10.04 Appearance Changes vs Ubuntu 9.10
#18As a huge fan of Linux, I have to say the modern Apple and Microsoft operating systems look significantly better.
I like the way I have set up Gnome. I don't want to have to change it.
Re: Ubuntu 10.04 Appearance Changes vs Ubuntu 9.10
#19The big question for me is: if I upgrade to 10.04, will it by default overwrite my colour scheme and other things I've set up on my desktop? Because it took me time to set up the colours / fonts / effects / etc the way I like them, and I'm buggered if I'm going to let some arrogant bastard tell me I have to either (i) have my desktop they way he wants it not the way I want it, or (ii) re-do all that work.
Just preserve your home folder. I believe the changes are just a theme.
Re: Ubuntu 10.04 Appearance Changes vs Ubuntu 9.10
#20As a huge fan of Linux, I have to say the modern Apple and Microsoft operating systems look significantly better.
I agree. I find the new kubuntu with kde 4.4 much nicer. http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.4/plasma.php
The engine/mechanics/code in KDE 4.4 are great, but I hate every single KDE theme. Way too much candy, way too cheesy. I personally kind of wish the two projects would merge in just the right way.