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I know it's meant to be a hippopotamus, but the default desktop background just reminds me of a couple of hairy testicles. https://res.cloudinary.com/canonical

I know it's meant to be a hippopotamus, but the default desktop background just reminds me of a couple of hairy testicles. https://res.cloudinary.com/canonical/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto,fl_sanitize,c_fill,w_1440/https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/O2LmMKBNNiBhLGjEvGLySkJA-cO_ZqiS8uVTDGK1fCCfhhfOMkDrUDhpeE9l6WQfEDwpTgbSxe2fH5LpbaDhBvIW-jn1DLkixH2E8kWb_lLsLOAVB1DWNEI4-yFoTZctB6I7QY5R https://res.cloudinary.com/canonical/image/fetch/f_auto,q_au... Definitely changing that after install, I don't want to be greeted by a giant parcel of pubes when I log in.

axaxs 6y ago
While I don't see that right away, I do think the image could have done without the hair.
Uehreka 6y ago
I thought the same thing, except my brain thought it looked like a hairy butt. I know this is a really dumb thing to comment on when there's so much actual substantive change in this release, but this image is literally the first impression new users will get for the next six months, and will be the thumbnail for tons of tutorials and such during the next year. It probably could've done with another revising pass.
ufo 6y ago
I miss the Hardy Heron wallpaper. That one was very beautiful and invited me to switch to Linux.
- kd913 6y ago
  Disco dingo had some amazing wallpapers and name.
neither_color 6y ago
Do hippos even have notable amounts of hair? lmgtfm Unlike most other semiaquatic animals, hippos have very little hair. The skin is 6 cm (2 in) thick, providing it great protection against conspecifics and predators.
- ncann 6y ago
  That's actually the first thing I noticed. Hippo is totally not hairy like that at all. In all the videos of hippos that I've seen they always have smooth skin.
- jamhan 6y ago
  The codename for Ubuntu 21.04 is "Hirsute Hippo" and "hirsute" means "Covered with hair; hairy."
- weberer 6y ago
  Now google "hirsute"
young_unixer 6y ago
That was my first thought was well. Glad I'm not the only one with a dirty mind.
flurdy 6y ago
I saw something different from the other gender, still hairy. Though now I can't stop seeing the testicles. How did this pass any UX testing?
- pbhjpbhj 6y ago
  Hairy Hooters ... owls of course!
_fat_santa 6y ago
thanks. now I can't unsee it.
cryptica 6y ago
It looks terrible. What were they thinking?
fomine3 6y ago
I love Groovy Gorilla, the words and wallpaper.
chronolitus 6y ago
Could've been worse, they could have called it "Horny Hippo" instead

axaxs 6y ago

While I don't see that right away, I do think the image could have done without the hair.

Uehreka 6y ago

I thought the same thing, except my brain thought it looked like a hairy butt. I know this is a really dumb thing to comment on when there's so much actual substantive change in this release, but this image is literally the first impression new users will get for the next six months, and will be the thumbnail for tons of tutorials and such during the next year. It probably could've done with another revising pass.

ufo 6y ago

I miss the Hardy Heron wallpaper. That one was very beautiful and invited me to switch to Linux.

kd913 6y ago
Disco dingo had some amazing wallpapers and name.

neither_color 6y ago

Do hippos even have notable amounts of hair? lmgtfm Unlike most other semiaquatic animals, hippos have very little hair. The skin is 6 cm (2 in) thick, providing it great protection against conspecifics and predators.

ncann 6y ago
That's actually the first thing I noticed. Hippo is totally not hairy like that at all. In all the videos of hippos that I've seen they always have smooth skin.
jamhan 6y ago
The codename for Ubuntu 21.04 is "Hirsute Hippo" and "hirsute" means "Covered with hair; hairy."
weberer 6y ago
Now google "hirsute"

young_unixer 6y ago

That was my first thought was well. Glad I'm not the only one with a dirty mind.

flurdy 6y ago

I saw something different from the other gender, still hairy. Though now I can't stop seeing the testicles. How did this pass any UX testing?

pbhjpbhj 6y ago
Hairy Hooters ... owls of course!

_fat_santa 6y ago

thanks. now I can't unsee it.

cryptica 6y ago

It looks terrible. What were they thinking?

fomine3 6y ago

I love Groovy Gorilla, the words and wallpaper.

chronolitus 6y ago

Could've been worse, they could have called it "Horny Hippo" instead