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Downloaded Ubuntu rather than Xubuntu

2011-05-27 00:21:10.769231+02 by Dan Lyke 3 comments

Downloaded Ubuntu rather than Xubuntu, by mistake. Installed it anyway. Who thought Unity was a good idea?

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#Comment Re: made: 2011-05-27 03:31:58.651679+02 by: JT

I got the idea it was geared toward a touch interface. It didn't seem very intuitive for a mouse driven interface. It also sort of reminds me of a gnome/droid mashup for some reason. I just went back to 10.04 again... I had no need for new eye candy.

#Comment Re: made: 2011-05-27 04:07:35.959174+02 by: Dan Lyke

I could see it making sense on a tiny screen, but on a 26" 1920x1200 it was kinda like using the Mac with multiple monitors. I mean, the menu bar made sense back in the days of 320x240, but in 2011?

#Comment Re: made: 2011-05-27 11:59:01.101583+02 by: JT

My phone is 854x480 and a touch screen. Could be pretty nice in an application like that.

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