Very informative answer. Currently on Ubuntu 10.10 and answered a lot
about the next up 11.04.
I really like the 10.10 over the Ubuntu 10.04 LTS rock solid standard.
Have tried Debian and another ditty now gone for support - the EEE PC
Ebuntu 2.0 and 3.0 which both have the wide open desktop background. I
believe the OpenSuse is like that but heard a bit sluggish for mobile.
I had hoped maybe Ubuntu 10.10 will get adopted somehow into a LTS (Long
Term Support) release. Super speedy navigation compared to the
predecessor 10.04 - less bulky interface.
On 06/19/2011 06:37 AM, Roy wrote:
> It depends on what you dislike. If it is just Unity then change to GNOME
> Classic which is what Ubuntu 10.10 uses. However, if it is something else
> then you will have to re-install to go back to 10.10. There is no downgrade
> option. Switching distros may or may not solve your problem. Most distros
> use either GNOME 3 which is as bad as Unity (or worse) or KDE. KDE is
> available for Ubuntu 11.04 and is just a matter of installing the
> kubuntu-desktop package. Installing a different desktop environment is far
> easier than re-installing or switching distros. The DE that is closest to
> GNOME Classic (old GNOME) is XFCE and you would install the xubuntu-desktop
> package to get that.
>
> These are times of flux for GNOME and Ubuntu users. Not all users are happy,
> but both GNOME 3 and Unity will get better, but both require users to
> re-learn the desktop and change their workflow. I don't think that users
> should have to do this, but both Unity and GNOME 3 are following a different
> path and the metaphor is changing from traditional desktop computer to
> device computing and both are set up to take advantage of smaller screens
> and touch screens. That is the way of the future as far as GNOME and
> Canonical see it. The best desktops for traditional users is either KDE or
> XFCE, I think.
>
> Mint is one distro that uses Ubuntu that has stuck with classic GNOME, but
> even GNOME will phase out GNOME 2.32 at some point in the near future. The
> only way to avoid that will be the use an older distribution like Debian
> which is two years behind the times because it runs stable or to switch to
> another desktop environment. Even Mint will have to bite the bullet and
> switch to something else. The best they can do as stall for time which is
> what they seem to be doing.
>
> People who use Unity or GNOME 3 and like it say that it takes about 10 days
> of daily use to get the way that it works and they think that it is worth it
> in the end. I think that new users will come to Linux and leave if they
> think that all Linux is like Unity or GNOME 3. It just is not what people
> especially coming form Windows are used to. Mac and smartphone users may
> find it an easier transition.
>
> Roy
>
> Using Kubuntu 11.04, 64-bit
> Location: Canada
>
>
> On 18 June 2011 11:13, Ron Osborne<majorridge67@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
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>> I have recently upgraded to the latest Ubuntu and thoroughly dislike it.
>> I've used Ubuntu for years and am not up on all of the current distros out
>> there, and I would like to know if it would be better to downgrade to 10.10
>> or to look for another distro? If another distro, which one?
>>
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