Re: Ubuntu Unity desktop

2017-12-04 Thread Rob Dawson
I made the switch to the Gnome desktop in 17.04 and it was the best 
thing I could have done.  I never felt really comfortable with Unity and 
I find Gnome is much more suited to how I work.  I added the Gnome 
extension "Dash to Dock" and I find it superior to the Unity dock in 
that I can place it in any location (I use the bottom of the screen) and 
I can duplicate it across multiple monitors.  Gnome uses the Window key 
for a similar functionality to the HUD and it's quick and responsive.  
In a nutshell Gnome just feels like it's integrated much better with the 
OS and I don't miss anything about Unity now; in a very short space of 
time I was comfortable with Gnome and have been even happier with it as 
time passes.


Rob


On 04/12/17 10:48, Geoffrey Combes wrote:
I have been asked what do I think of Ubuntu's Gnome desktop. I am 
using 16.04 LTS and will continue to do so until it is no longer 
supported.


I like the Unity desktop. All my favourite programs are quickly 
accessed from the toolbar at left and others can be found in Dash. 
Unity gives me fast access to programs and I would be disappointed at 
losing it. Is there a choice?


Please tell me what is going on.

Geoffrey Combes





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Re: Ubuntu Unity desktop

2017-12-03 Thread Gregory Storer
I have Unity on my desktop computer and find it very easy to use, and  I
have gnome on my laptop after updating that to 17.10.

Can't say I'm loving Gnome, I find it clunky and ugly.

I put this down to familiarity, and I'm sure in a few months I'll wonder
what all the fuss was about.

It may sort of look like Unity, however I don't think it mimics it very
well at all.


Gregory.



On 4 Dec 2017 12:22, "Chris Debenham"  wrote:

There are many articles about this (such as http://www.makeuseof.com/
tag/ubuntu-gnome-unity-similarities/ )
Basically the newer Ubuntu makes gnome look and act pretty much the same as
unity was.
Give it a try and you may be pleasantly surprised

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On 4 Dec. 2017 12:18 pm, "Geoffrey Combes"  wrote:

> I have been asked what do I think of Ubuntu's Gnome desktop. I am using
> 16.04 LTS and will continue to do so until it is no longer supported.
>
> I like the Unity desktop. All my favourite programs are quickly accessed
> from the toolbar at left and others can be found in Dash. Unity gives me
> fast access to programs and I would be disappointed at losing it. Is there
> a choice?
>
> Please tell me what is going on.
>
> Geoffrey Combes
>
>
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Re: Ubuntu Unity desktop

2017-12-03 Thread Chris Debenham
There are many articles about this (such as
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ubuntu-gnome-unity-similarities/ )
Basically the newer Ubuntu makes gnome look and act pretty much the same as
unity was.
Give it a try and you may be pleasantly surprised

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On 4 Dec. 2017 12:18 pm, "Geoffrey Combes"  wrote:

> I have been asked what do I think of Ubuntu's Gnome desktop. I am using
> 16.04 LTS and will continue to do so until it is no longer supported.
>
> I like the Unity desktop. All my favourite programs are quickly accessed
> from the toolbar at left and others can be found in Dash. Unity gives me
> fast access to programs and I would be disappointed at losing it. Is there
> a choice?
>
> Please tell me what is going on.
>
> Geoffrey Combes
>
>
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Ubuntu Unity desktop

2017-12-03 Thread Geoffrey Combes
I have been asked what do I think of Ubuntu's Gnome desktop. I am using 
16.04 LTS and will continue to do so until it is no longer supported.


I like the Unity desktop. All my favourite programs are quickly accessed 
from the toolbar at left and others can be found in Dash. Unity gives me 
fast access to programs and I would be disappointed at losing it. Is 
there a choice?


Please tell me what is going on.

Geoffrey Combes


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