[Bug 1090788] [NEW] Please do not use plasma-netbook for netbooks (wishlist)

[Rafael Belmonte]

Public bug reported:

I know that plasma-netbook was designed to be used in netbook computers, but the reality is that it is buggy, less responsive than plasma-desktop and in my personal experience, nobody likes it.
I own a 10 inches  Asus EeePC netbook with a 1024x600 native resolution and it is very functional using plasma-desktop in it.
I'd understand that you want to use some specific configuration for Kubuntu where it is used in a netbook with small screen, but please do it with plasma-desktop, because people who install Kubuntu and find that it is starting with plasma-netbook by default, get a bad first impression about Kubuntu and many people abandon it before to discover the possibility to activate the plasma-desktop mode.
Note also that any other distribution has decided to use plasma-netbook by default.

This is a wishlist bug.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: kubuntu-default-settings 1:12.10ubuntu10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-19.30-generic 3.5.7
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-19-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu9
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Dec 15 20:42:54 2012
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-14 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.1)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: kubuntu-default-settings
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: kubuntu-default-settings (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 quantal

** Description changed:

  I know that plasma-netbook was designed to be used in netbook computers, but the reality is that it is buggy, less responsive than plasma-desktop and in my personal experience, nobody likes it.
- I own a 10 inches  Asus EeePC netbook with a 1024x600 native resolution and it very functional using plasma-desktop in it.
+ I own a 10 inches  Asus EeePC netbook with a 1024x600 native resolution and it is very functional using plasma-desktop in it.
  I'd understand that you want to use some specific configuration for Kubuntu where it is used in a netbook with small screen, but please do it with plasma-desktop, because people who install Kubuntu and find that it is starting with plasma-netbook by default, get a bad first impression about Kubuntu and many people abandon it before to discover the possibility to activate the plasma-desktop mode.
  Note also that any other distribution has decided to use plasma-netbook by default.
  
  This is a wishlist bug.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: kubuntu-default-settings 1:12.10ubuntu10
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-19.30-generic 3.5.7
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-19-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu9
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sat Dec 15 20:42:54 2012
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-14 (1 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: kubuntu-default-settings
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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