I'm pleased to see that they're working on a better file manager.
Default File Manager with Unity8 in future desktops
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Default File Manager with Unity8 in future desktops
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Re: Default File Manager with Unity8 in future desktops
#2Is Ubuntu replacing everything above the Kernel one piece at a time?
Re: Default File Manager with Unity8 in future desktops
#3Is Ubuntu replacing everything above the Kernel one piece at a time?
Would that necessarily be a bad thing?
Re: Default File Manager with Unity8 in future desktops
#4I don't like the NIH syndrome, but I like using what's probably the most popular distro and especially the software variety in the community PPAs.
So what's the best way to get a more vanilla Linux desktop experience without losing the convenience of the Ubuntu PPA ecosystem? Use a Ubuntu remix? Can you use PPAs with Debian? Or do you not even need them with the cutting-edge Debian variant (whatever it's called again)?
edit: NIH, not NIMBY, thanks kudu for the correction.
Re: Default File Manager with Unity8 in future desktops
#5Is Ubuntu replacing everything above the Kernel one piece at a time?
You're thinking of Mint.
Re: Default File Manager with Unity8 in future desktops
#6Is Ubuntu replacing everything above the Kernel one piece at a time?
Would that necessarily be a bad thing?
Yes. See my earlier comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7083763
Re: Default File Manager with Unity8 in future desktops
#7I don't like the NIH syndrome, but I like using what's probably the most popular distro and especially the software variety in the community PPAs. So what's the best way to get a more vanilla Linux desktop experience without losing the convenience of the Ubuntu PPA ecosystem? Use a Ubuntu remix? Can you use PPAs with Debian? Or do you not even need them with the cutting-edge Debian variant (whatever it's called again…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NIMBY
I don't understand how it applies in this context?
Re: Default File Manager with Unity8 in future desktops
#8I don't like the NIH syndrome, but I like using what's probably the most popular distro and especially the software variety in the community PPAs. So what's the best way to get a more vanilla Linux desktop experience without losing the convenience of the Ubuntu PPA ecosystem? Use a Ubuntu remix? Can you use PPAs with Debian? Or do you not even need them with the cutting-edge Debian variant (whatever it's called again…
If you like a DE use the remix they are pretty vanilla (ubuntu gnome, lubuntu, kubuntu, xubuntu) you can make them more vanilla if you forgo installing a desktop cd and just install the DE without the *-desktop package from a minimal or alternative cd install.
Otherwise give up on ppas (they may or may not work on debian) and look at maybe open build service or something.
Mint i think is compatabile with ppas but mint is very not vanilla
Re: Default File Manager with Unity8 in future desktops
#9Is Ubuntu replacing everything above the Kernel one piece at a time?
Would that necessarily be a bad thing?
In theory: No, but it might make sense to make the difference between Ubuntu and all other Linux distributions clear. Maybe Ubuntu should not be called "Linux" anymore, just like android which also uses the kernel but has it's own userland.
In practice: Yes, Cannonicals questionable open source policy could throw free software desktops a few years back. Just look at Mir for an example. EDIT: or hdevalences comment below!
Re: Default File Manager with Unity8 in future desktops
#10I don't like the NIH syndrome, but I like using what's probably the most popular distro and especially the software variety in the community PPAs. So what's the best way to get a more vanilla Linux desktop experience without losing the convenience of the Ubuntu PPA ecosystem? Use a Ubuntu remix? Can you use PPAs with Debian? Or do you not even need them with the cutting-edge Debian variant (whatever it's called again…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NIMBY I don't understand how it applies in this context?
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