Ubuntu Promising Smooth Migration from Unity to Gnome
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With Ubuntu 17.10 due to arrive on October 19, 2017, Canonical is working hard to prepare the process of migrating users over from the existing Unity desktop to the new, default Gnome 3 desktop. This will be a big transition for users who have been on Unity for many years now, but Canonical is doing what they can to make the process as painless as possible.
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@mlnews It still looks nearly the same, and here they had my hopes up.
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Unity and normal Gnome 3 are not all that different already.
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@scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Promising Smooth Migration from Unity to Gnome:
Unity and normal Gnome 3 are not all that different already.
Why Gnome, why? You were so much more usable in your Gnome2. I feel like I need to pull my pants up to the middle of my chest and walk around all hunched over now.
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@travisdh1 said in Ubuntu Promising Smooth Migration from Unity to Gnome:
@scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Promising Smooth Migration from Unity to Gnome:
Unity and normal Gnome 3 are not all that different already.
Why Gnome, why? You were so much more usable in your Gnome2. I feel like I need to pull my pants up to the middle of my chest and walk around all hunched over now.
I disagree. Meta button access with fuzzy searches is awesome. Gnome 2 was too menu driven for me. Plus the new extensions give a lot of awesome possibilities.
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Is everyone still stuck on Windows XP like Desktop? I keep hearing why not mate, cinnamon and so on. I've always felt at home using Unity/Gnome3. Heck, I wouldn't mind using Gnome 3 on Windows.
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@black3dynamite said in Ubuntu Promising Smooth Migration from Unity to Gnome:
Is everyone still stuck on Windows XP like Desktop? I keep hearing why not mate, cinnamon and so on. I've always felt at home using Unity/Gnome3. Heck, I wouldn't mind using Gnome 3 on Windows.
Because it is a good model. I have Unity on my Ubuntu machine and it is okay, but it's not as nice to find applications as with the old menu system. If you don't know what you want, it is hard to find and it can take a bit longer to track things down. And the ability to find running apps doesn't seem as intuitive.
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Linux had desktops of this type long before there was Windows XP. XP is a copy of KDE, really.
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I tried Gnome 3 recently, but went back to Cinnamon. Gnome 3 was too "busy". Too much stuff on the screen and too many jarring things that make me forget what I was working on. Cinnamon is better designed for continuous workflow.
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@scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Promising Smooth Migration from Unity to Gnome:
@black3dynamite said in Ubuntu Promising Smooth Migration from Unity to Gnome:
Is everyone still stuck on Windows XP like Desktop? I keep hearing why not mate, cinnamon and so on. I've always felt at home using Unity/Gnome3. Heck, I wouldn't mind using Gnome 3 on Windows.
Because it is a good model. I have Unity on my Ubuntu machine and it is okay, but it's not as nice to find applications as with the old menu system. If you don't know what you want, it is hard to find and it can take a bit longer to track things down. And the ability to find running apps doesn't seem as intuitive.
I agree about finding running apps. For me, finding applications is no different from finding applications on my iPhone.
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@scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Promising Smooth Migration from Unity to Gnome:
Linux had desktops of this type long before there was Windows XP. XP is a copy of KDE, really.
I always like using Windows Classic when I used XP. I also like KDE3 but when KDE4 was released I couldn't stand all that plasma crap that was introduced.
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@scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Promising Smooth Migration from Unity to Gnome:
I tried Gnome 3 recently, but went back to Cinnamon. Gnome 3 was too "busy". Too much stuff on the screen and too many jarring things that make me forget what I was working on. Cinnamon is better designed for continuous workflow.
Do you like Cinnamon (vanilla) in general or the style that is offered on Korora and Linux Mint?
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@black3dynamite said in Ubuntu Promising Smooth Migration from Unity to Gnome:
@scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Promising Smooth Migration from Unity to Gnome:
I tried Gnome 3 recently, but went back to Cinnamon. Gnome 3 was too "busy". Too much stuff on the screen and too many jarring things that make me forget what I was working on. Cinnamon is better designed for continuous workflow.
Do you like Cinnamon (vanilla) in general or the style that is offered on Korora and Linux Mint?
I like the Korora / Mint style specifically. It's really slick.
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@black3dynamite said in Ubuntu Promising Smooth Migration from Unity to Gnome:
@scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Promising Smooth Migration from Unity to Gnome:
Linux had desktops of this type long before there was Windows XP. XP is a copy of KDE, really.
I always like using Windows Classic when I used XP. I also like KDE3 but when KDE4 was released I couldn't stand all that plasma crap that was introduced.
Same, I was a die hard KDE fan until they did that.
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@black3dynamite said in Ubuntu Promising Smooth Migration from Unity to Gnome:
@scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Promising Smooth Migration from Unity to Gnome:
Linux had desktops of this type long before there was Windows XP. XP is a copy of KDE, really.
I always like using Windows Classic when I used XP. I also like KDE3 but when KDE4 was released I couldn't stand all that plasma crap that was introduced.
I think you're preaching to the choir!
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So I just came off of using Plasma 5 for a few months. It's not bad. It's not as in your face about everything as 4 was. However, dual monitor support seemed a little flaky.
