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Why would you use Ubuntu if you think Unity is ridiculous? That's like getting a Mac and saying that Apple should drop OS X. It's very clear that Unity isn't f
by jfoster 13y ago
Why would you use Ubuntu if you think Unity is ridiculous? That's like getting a Mac and saying that Apple should drop OS X.
It's very clear that Unity isn't for everyone, but I don't understand why people who know it's not for them seem to still want to use Ubuntu.
- dagw 13y agoUbuntu is a fairly decent base for a desktop no matter your favorite DE. Their packaging XFCE, KDE and Gnome are as good as any. They are pretty good at getting things working out of the box. Their software is reasonable up to date, and their collections of PPAs are in my experience really up to date on even the most obscure packages. Basically Ubuntu does a lot of things right totally unconnected to Unity.
- unicornporn 13y agoTrue dat. If unity does not appeal, there are *buntu options. IMO, Xubuntu is the way forward.
- zanny 13y agoXubuntu doesn't have the flashy mass market appeal. For power users its great due to its low footprint, but if I was trying to sell Linux I'd show them Cinnamon or Zorin or KDE, and maybe Gnome, because they all have eye candy and the first three work a lot like Windows (albeit KDE is a lot more powerful than the rest in that regard and would probably scare newbies off).
- andrey-p 13y agoXubuntu is definitely my favourite of the bunch. I find it's the only *buntu the looks of which I don't find jarring.
- retube 13y agoBecause, despite my complaints above, it has the best hardware support, the best knowledge base, the largest community of users and it's pretty trivial to switch to another desktop.
- slgeorge 13y agoYou don't like Unity and you are an advanced user who can change the set-up to match your needs. I think that's good and it means the default DE doesn't even impact you. But I don't think you can extrapolate from your personal use-case to what is best for all the users (ie replace Unity). It's like a racing driver saying that a Ford Focus doesn't handle corners the way they like it. Guess what they are probably right - but car is designed for the majority of users and wouldn't as usable for them if you set it up to suit the 1% that are racing car drivers. As an aside, you do realise that Ubuntu has the best "hardware support" because we ship on the most OEM's. It's the shipping millions of units a year that ensures that the supply chain cares about Desktop Linux - Intel, Nvidia, Broadcom etc aren't charities. And, we ship on the most OEM's because we have the largest set of 'general users' - and Unity works for them. ps I work for Canonical but this is my personal opinion.
- chez17 13y agoOne of the benefits of Linux is it's easy to customize. I like to install Ubuntu and the first thing I do is get rid of Unity. I prefer i3. I still benefit from the vast amount of repositories and the large community Ubuntu has. Unity is not necessary to benefit from Ubuntu, in fact, I think it holds Ubuntu back.
- rlpb 13y ago> I like to install Ubuntu and the first thing I do is get rid of Unity. If you do that, why not start from one of Xubuntu or Lubuntu instead?
- chez17 13y agoBecause I would just uninstall those window managers and install i3. For me, i3 is just so vastly superior to the others, there is no reason to use anything else right now.
- leephillips 13y agoI follow your practice, except I use dwm. The interesting extra feature that i3 seems to have is the IPC: I was curious if you've ever found a use for this.
- thescrewdriver 13y agoBecause like many others (including me) he used Ubuntu for years until unity came along?
- adl 13y agoAs far as I know, Lubuntu/Xubuntu/Ubuntu GNOME are just plain old Ubuntu with a different set of default packages for the desktop environment, they can use the same PPAs. (FWIW I use Ubuntu GNOME as my default desktop distribution)