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I'm not even sure why there is this hatred of Unity, like its the only option. I don't like Unity I think it sucks, I just use KDE, but you could also use XFCE

I'm not even sure why there is this hatred of Unity, like its the only option. I don't like Unity I think it sucks, I just use KDE, but you could also use XFCE or Cinnomon or Awesome or any of billion other choices.

noisy_boy 14y ago
This is probably why Linux has been and is such a draw for me. I've moved between FVWM, Fluxbox, Gnome 2 and KDE before finally (& happily) settling for KDE 4.9. I don't believe Windows or OS X would have give me this choice. This is not a not a criticism on their desktop environments but that their desktop environments may not be suited to my needs. Linux gives me this choice. I would like to emphasize couple of points which have hit closer to home for me: - Everything is not related to hardware compatibility; same hardware works fine on some distros and doesn't on others. Trying various distros may be time consuming and frustating for some. - Its the "tinkerability" of Linux that draws people for whom degree of customization/control trumps most other factors. Ironically even when they have spent weeks getting the setup perfect, the exact same mentality leads them continuously trying new/latest things/"improving" et. all and that leads to breakage. Sometimes telling them to stick with what works and not tinker is a like asking a player to not play. Of course, this is not a generalization and there are users across the spectrum ranging from out-of-the-boxt to compulsive-tinkerer. When Unity didn't leave me with any other choice to move from Ubuntu (and the main reason I stuck around wasn't Gnome 2 as most would say; it was apt-get), I tried XFCE/LXDE etc. For me, none of these provided the right mix of customization, aesthetics, features and stability as much KDE did. Though its eats up a bunch of RAM, it leaves plenty room in my almost 7 year old Compaq nx6320 laptop with 3GB RAM. I use OpenSuse 12.2 and not withstanding Yast etc., they sure know how to integrate KDE in a distro to provide a smooth & seamless experience.

noisy_boy 14y ago

This is probably why Linux has been and is such a draw for me. I've moved between FVWM, Fluxbox, Gnome 2 and KDE before finally (& happily) settling for KDE 4.9. I don't believe Windows or OS X would have give me this choice. This is not a not a criticism on their desktop environments but that their desktop environments may not be suited to my needs. Linux gives me this choice. I would like to emphasize couple of points which have hit closer to home for me: - Everything is not related to hardware compatibility; same hardware works fine on some distros and doesn't on others. Trying various distros may be time consuming and frustating for some. - Its the "tinkerability" of Linux that draws people for whom degree of customization/control trumps most other factors. Ironically even when they have spent weeks getting the setup perfect, the exact same mentality leads them continuously trying new/latest things/"improving" et. all and that leads to breakage. Sometimes telling them to stick with what works and not tinker is a like asking a player to not play. Of course, this is not a generalization and there are users across the spectrum ranging from out-of-the-boxt to compulsive-tinkerer. When Unity didn't leave me with any other choice to move from Ubuntu (and the main reason I stuck around wasn't Gnome 2 as most would say; it was apt-get), I tried XFCE/LXDE etc. For me, none of these provided the right mix of customization, aesthetics, features and stability as much KDE did. Though its eats up a bunch of RAM, it leaves plenty room in my almost 7 year old Compaq nx6320 laptop with 3GB RAM. I use OpenSuse 12.2 and not withstanding Yast etc., they sure know how to integrate KDE in a distro to provide a smooth & seamless experience.