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I'm a software engineer and it's my favorite GUI available for Linux. I've used all the hip things like Xmonad, dwm (for a long time), XFCE (for a very long tim

I'm a software engineer and it's my favorite GUI available for Linux. I've used all the hip things like Xmonad, dwm (for a long time), XFCE (for a very long time), Gnome 2 and 3, KDE 4 and 5, i3 (which I still like a lot), et cetera. I still prefer Unity nowadays. It's simple, it's fast and stable (at least for me), and it reminds me of OS X (which I also like). Everyone who runs Linux at my job uses it. No one had to be taught how to use it. No one has had any issues with it or complains about it. It just gets the job done. I totally get that not everyone likes it, but Canonical is targeting a general audience and I think they're doing a good job. If you don't like it, just apt-get something else. It doesn't need to be super customizable and cater to everyone. Let them focus on their core features for their primary audience.

Programmatic 10y ago
Give Cinnamon/Mint a whirl; I couldn't "do" Linux desktops until Cinnamon. It works really well out of the box. It's not quite as OSX-y as Unity but Unity had a few quirks that I couldn't stand.
nightski 10y ago
As a software engineer it's hard to imagine you can't see the benefits of learning something in order to gain an edge in productivity. I mean that is the essence of programming? In order to master something, it takes effort. While lowest common denominator UIs are great for simple tasks performed by novice users, so much more can be accomplished by even putting in a little effort. I mean you did take the time to learn a programming languge, correct? Or was your programming language so natural you never had any questions? Did it just work without any effort? Or are you implying that a GUI is a distraction? That it provides no benefit and something like a tiling window manager or other system can't give you any productivity benefit? I'd find this hard to believe.

Programmatic 10y ago

Give Cinnamon/Mint a whirl; I couldn't "do" Linux desktops until Cinnamon. It works really well out of the box. It's not quite as OSX-y as Unity but Unity had a few quirks that I couldn't stand.

nightski 10y ago

As a software engineer it's hard to imagine you can't see the benefits of learning something in order to gain an edge in productivity. I mean that is the essence of programming? In order to master something, it takes effort. While lowest common denominator UIs are great for simple tasks performed by novice users, so much more can be accomplished by even putting in a little effort. I mean you did take the time to learn a programming languge, correct? Or was your programming language so natural you never had any questions? Did it just work without any effort? Or are you implying that a GUI is a distraction? That it provides no benefit and something like a tiling window manager or other system can't give you any productivity benefit? I'd find this hard to believe.