Explain to me again why Unity is so great...

[chris]

On Fri, 2011-04-22 at 14:26 -0500, Zach wrote:
>     I'm asking this in all sincerity as I'm trying to grasp as to why
> Ubuntu is so hell-bent on promoting this desktop when, from what I've
> seen so far, it's nothing to write home about.  I realize that I can
> fall back onto "classic" Ubuntu but I've read that starting with 11.10
> this may no longer be the case as the "classic" Gnome desktop will not
> be a choice.
> 
>     For all practical purposes, Unity is very limited in the way it
> can be customized/personalized.  The top panel cannot be moved, hidden
> or deleted, there is no way to add panels for say, creating your own
> "launcher" (as I've done in Gnome).  Hitting the super key in Unity
> and typing a few letters is the equivalent of what can be accomplished
> with the Gnome-Do app.  There is a convoluted "menu" system that I'm
> still trying to figure out how to efficiently get around in and the
> list goes on and on.
> 
>     I was a SuSE user for roughly ten years when I tried Ubuntu for
> the first time a couple of months ago and was really impressed with
> it, so much so that I am now a former SuSE user.  Be that as it may, I
> am not the least bit impressed with Unity or the direction Ubuntu is
> headed if what I've read is true.  I suppose I can switch to X/Kubuntu
> but would prefer not to.  I guess I can always head back to OpenSuSE
> as well.
> 
>     If there is something that I've missed with Unity or if there are
> some major plans to improve/increase its usability then tell me but
> for now, I just can't believe all the hoopla surrounding what is
> essentially a step backwards in the area of productivity.
> 
>     Zach

Try Mint 10 which is based on Ubuntu with the gnome 2 Desktop

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Cheers the kiwi