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2017-04-06 Science & Technology

Ubuntu Unity is dead: Desktop will switch back to GNOME next year

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Posted by Fred 2017-04-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Debian myself. Ubuntu is based off of it.
One machine uses gnome the rest KDE.
My main desktop is KDE.

Posted by 3dc 2017-04-06 00:25|| 2017-04-06 00:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Yeah, I've been using KDE for years. Don't see the need for Gnome... Or any attempt to make the desktop look and act like a phone.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2017-04-06 00:34|| 2017-04-06 00:34|| Front Page Top

#3 "After producing what was probably the most comfortable desktop interface ever to date in Ubuntu "

What are Our 3rd world users to do now on x-86 , 32 systems now?

Posted by newc 2017-04-06 01:44|| 2017-04-06 01:44|| Front Page Top

#4 Cinnamon on Linux Mint (not this box - other box). Kept having problems with Ubuntu.

Posted by Iblis 2017-04-06 11:08|| 2017-04-06 11:08|| Front Page Top

#5 I run two Ubuntu servers on a spare windows machine using VirtualBox and both use xfce: I agree to its sweetness.

Posted by ptah 2017-04-06 11:34|| 2017-04-06 11:34|| Front Page Top

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