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Re: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

#15

Post by sandGorgon »

I really recommend trying out the Ubuntu Gnome flavor [1] - I really like it as being more usable than Unity.

Plus https://extensions.gnome.org/ is incredible.

P.S. - [2] this is my personal optimization script for a lean and developer friendly Gnome Ubuntu 14.04 install. YMMV.

[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/GetUbuntuGNOME

[2] https://gist.github.com/sandys/6030823#file-lean_install_ubu...

Re: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

#16

Post by fauigerzigerk »

vanderZwan wrote: post #5
NathanOsullivan wrote: post #2

I really don't get the intention with the default visual style Ubuntu has settled on. I'm sure a lot of work has gone into it but it's just not attractive. I previously thought it was growing pains and they would eventually land on a great style that was still "theirs", but at this point it feels like a lost cause. Personally I've stopped recommending Ubuntu on the desktop because I already know what the initial reac…

You give zero arguments for what you consider wrong with the visual style of Ubuntu. I'm sure there are flaws that graphic designers and other people trained in the topic can point out, but until you do it's just... yeah, well, like... your opinion man. And the lack of a flat UI does not count as an argument - that's just a fashion trend. Also, my own anecdotal experience does not match yours. I often get surprised (…

Interestingly though, it seems perfectly acceptable on here to express positive feelings about style and esthetics. No one gets downvoted several points below zero for not providing "arguments" for such opinions. It's simply accepted as a matter of taste.

Re: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

#18

Post by sanswork »

fauigerzigerk wrote: post #16
vanderZwan wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You give zero arguments for what you consider wrong with the visual style of Ubuntu. I'm sure there are flaws that graphic designers and other people trained in the topic can point out, but until you do it's just... yeah, well, like... your opinion man. And the lack of a flat UI does not count as an argument - that's just a fashion trend. Also, my own anecdotal experience does not match yours. I often get surprised (…

Interestingly though, it seems perfectly acceptable on here to express positive feelings about style and esthetics. No one gets downvoted several points below zero for not providing "arguments" for such opinions. It's simply accepted as a matter of taste.

When someone is agreeing you already know what they are looking for as they've expressed it in their agreement. When someone says something is ugly you don't know what they think is ugly about the design so it doesn't provide any thing but a comment.

Re: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

#19

Post by StavrosK »

pan69 wrote: post #7

I just took XUbuntu for a spin. It's just as great as the 13.10 release. If you're a GNOME refugee and looking for an excellent desktop then I can't recommend XUbuntu enough.

I'm having weird issues with Gnome-Do, sometimes it just won't show up. It will run, but it won't show up, and killing it and relaunching it doesn't do anything. I think the hotkey just bugs out sometimes, and I have to relog for it to work. Weird.

Re: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

#20

Post by leaveyou »

sandGorgon wrote: post #15

I really recommend trying out the Ubuntu Gnome flavor [1] - I really like it as being more usable than Unity. Plus https://extensions.gnome.org/ is incredible. P.S. - [2] this is my personal optimization script for a lean and developer friendly Gnome Ubuntu 14.04 install. YMMV. [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/GetUbuntuGNOME [2] https://gist.github.com/sandys/6030823#file-lean_install_ubu...

I'm a Unity & Xface (short time) user and honestly I find the latest Unity version to be well suited for my needs&habits but your recommendation made me curios but not curios enough to wipe out my current (fresh) Unity install in order to try out Gnome. I think I checked Gnome some time in the past and it didn't convince me to stay with it. If you would like to enumerate some of the (newer?) differences and strong points of Gnome over Unity it will be appreciated. Thanks.
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