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Eh.. I think it's only more usable if you're coming from and are used to a traditional desktop like Windows. If you were introducing someone to a computer for t
by danford 12y ago
Eh.. I think it's only more usable if you're coming from and are used to a traditional desktop like Windows. If you were introducing someone to a computer for the first time, GNOME 3 is by far the most simple and easiest to use desktop on the market right now. Yes even more usable than windows 8 for someone who has never used an OS before.
As for configurability KDE has quite a few more years under it's belt, so it's not a surprise, but GNOME 3 is all JS and CSS so I would say it's pretty configurable and the number of extensions is only going to increase. I think extensions will become much more stable around GNOME 4.0, when they come out with a full OS [1]
[1]http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTE0ODg http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTE0ODg
- stesch 12y agoThe first GUI I used was Intuition (AmigaOS). What would you recommend?
- danford 12y agoI think I was still pooping my britches when you were using that, so I haven't had much experience with it, but KDE is probably more similar to it than GNOME. I would recommend you use what ever you feel most comfortable with. Of course if you have any experience with mobile OS's like iOS or android, GNOME shouldn't be too hard for you to pick up.
- aruggirello 12y agoUnity, definitely. Having window menus appear / disappear right in the top bar, much like the beloved, glorious Amiga did in the golden days of computing :) makes it probably the closest you can get - that is, without turning on your old Amiga or installing AROS :) I don't use Unity though - KDE suits my taste better. But that's the beauty of Linux, you get to choose whatever desktop you prefer.
- microwise 12y agoBut how many people have never used an OS before? Very few in my opinion, and majority have already seen other OS in action already