Over time you will get use to it, it's actually good if you have to move from using OS/X on and off since the two are very similar in some areas.
My lighting talk next month will be on Cinnamon 2.0<http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/>( now 100% free of Gnome 3.0 dependencies in that it's a true desktop ) that is delivered via Mint 16 <http://www.www.linuxmint.com/>. Thus if you use Windows Server and/or Windows 7 I would say Mint 16 with Cinnamon 2.0 is a more comparable interface methodology. I have found that Cinnamon solves some issues I've had with Unity and Gnome, in that you can right-click on any window object and get "sudo" like options. By that I mean in Cinnamon I can right click on a directory ( mounted by root ) and say "open as root" and then after issuing my PW move files to and from said directory. Please note that Mint uses the Ubuntu packages, so you will not lose compatibility. If on the other had your using Windows 8.x and or OS/X better to stick with Ubuntu/Unity On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 11:13 AM, John Mort <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone use Unity? How long did it take you to get used to it? I > remember when Ubuntu moved the minimize/maximize/close buttons on windows > from the right to the left. I resisted at first and changed the UI to put > it back on the right, but eventually I bit the bullet and accepted change > and got used to it over the course of a week or so. > > Unity has been more difficult. My memory sucks, so it's nice having a > menu I can scan down and look at all the options of software that's > installed and tools for editing system configuration, etc. In Unity, I > need to know the name of what I'm looking for. The menu when you hit the > Ubuntu button in the upper left corner doesn't always overlay the program > I'm in, and a myriad of other stupid little things like this bother me and > have me going back to gnome. But I feel like I'm just resisting change > when there could be some real advantages to using Unity that I'm missing > out on since I'm not giving it a real shot. > > Just looking for other's experiences. > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College > Jan 8 - Wireless Authentication: From Home To Large Campus Environments > Feb 5 - Nginx > Mar 5 - March Meeting: 11th Anniversary > > -- Joe /** ** Joseph T Apuzzo ** GPFS SME (Linux, Windows, AIX), Linux LPI-c1 ** http://www.linkedin.com/in/japuzzo/ **/
_______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College Jan 8 - Wireless Authentication: From Home To Large Campus Environments Feb 5 - Nginx Mar 5 - March Meeting: 11th Anniversary
