Window Managers for Kubuntu and Ubuntu

[Jared Norris]

On 9 January 2012 20:34, David Bowskill <david at bowskill.net> wrote:
> Dear All
>
> I hope that this does not sound like a big whing but I do not like how the
> presentation of the later versions of Ubuntu and Kubuntu are going
>
> I have been using Ubuntu 10.04 with Gnome interface and I find it very good.
> Then upgraded to 11.10 and I really don't like Unity at all.
> I then switched to Kubuntu 11.10 and the interface while better than Unity,
> is still not as good as Ubuntu 10.04
>
> What are my complaints ??
>
> The philosophy that the computer should be a functional working tool - easy
> to use,  fast in operation and requiring minimal resources.   These ideals
> seem to be being abandoned and the 'graphic arty types'  are taking over.
> Flashy interfaces ( which of course must be 'original' ) seem to be the go,
> causing bloat, slows down operations and demands more RAM and CPU power.
>
> For my part, I am not at all impressed by fancy interfaces - I want a
> machine which is minimal in presentation, quick in operation, easy to use,
> in other words totally utilitarian in design and presentation.
>
> The ideal interface in my opinion is that used by Apple; lots of drop down
> menus; icons which can be placed on the Desktop if required AND the tool bar
> with the sliding magnifier - truly brilliant !!
>
> Does any know of a simple window manager like that of Apple's which can be
> used to replace Unity - especially the sliding magnifier tool bar
>
> I would be quite happy to stay with 10.04 window manger but that will be
> phased out in the future.
>
> Does anyone else out there feel this ?
>
> Hope that this does not put too many noses out of joint.
>
> Cheers
> David Bowskill
>
>
>
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I'm sorry you don't like Unity, it seems to be very much a polarising
topic. People either love it or hate it and it seems very evenly
split. I personally like the Unity interface on any machine that can
run it.

The thing I like most about Ubuntu and other open source software in
general is that there is a plethora of choice out there for you. As
far as more "gnome 2 like interfaces" I would personally suggest
Xubuntu or Lubuntu. Xubuntu is more a drop in gnome 2 look alike where
as Lubuntu is more aimed at a really cut down interface and
application set. For example if you have a P4 or older I'd highly
recommend giving Lubuntu a try.

I actually had a 1.6Ghz P4 Celeron M Laptop with 512MB ram as the main
server for the installfest on the weekend in Brisbane. It started out
as a Lubuntu laptop that I added the server packages to but anyone
that was there could see that despite running the server applications
on top of the desktop applications it was really snappy still.

So my suggestion is to have a play with some of the other mature
desktops and see what you like, let us know how it goes.

-- 
Regards,

Jared Norris JP(Qual) BBehSc(Psych)
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