So I'm sure some of you have heard the news, but Mark Shuttleworth decided to ditch the Unity interface for GNOME with the next Ubuntu LTS release. Unity is dead. Long live Unity.
https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/04/05/ ... nvergence/
Ubuntu Unity is dead
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vivalarevolución
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vivalarevolución
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But convergence!davkol wrote: ↑Good riddance.
Actually, a smart business decision to focus on the things that work rather than hope that Apple and Android addicts will adopt to a different platform.
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davkol
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This is about NIH syndrome and lack of cooperation with upstream communities. Now, the problem is that GNOME and their stack (incl. Wayland and what not) isn't all that great either. Some of the most vocal GNOME guys are concerned about keeping their brand image pure more than anything else.
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Findecanor
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Unity is the reason why I did not upgrade my Ubuntu system for years.
But Gnome 3 is not an improvement either. Cinnamon or Mate are the only reasonable options.
But Gnome 3 is not an improvement either. Cinnamon or Mate are the only reasonable options.
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That's the point. I never understood that neither.andrewjoy wrote: ↑Wait people used unity ? Why would anyone use anything other than i3 ?
Anyway, does it really matter about Unity? I've always been able to apt-get install whatever wm/DE I wanted.
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I prefer Mint (Cinnamon WM), I think Unity is what spawned Linux Mint in the first place. I used xmonad+arch in college but grew tired of modifying my configs all the time
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vivalarevolución
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Unity was there for mass adoption and convergence with mobile devices, it was never going to satisfy nerds like us. Considering that Linux Mint has become more popular than Ubuntu Unity, probably because it is a lot more familiar and usable for the average user, I don't think it really matters. I don't anticipate thousands of users banging on the doors of Canonical, demanding that Unity stays alive.
By the way, GNOME is the most useful for touchscreens, if anyone tries to use Linux with a touchscreen.
By the way, GNOME is the most useful for touchscreens, if anyone tries to use Linux with a touchscreen.