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Thoughts on 14.10, Unity, Gnome, Mate, and the meaning of life, which as we all know, is installing an OS on your hardware again and again because it is so much fun!
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Ubuntu 14.10 will be released shortly and I know you are chomping at the bit and want to know all about it.
There is some important news, for some, and there is some exciting news for others, and there is some boring news, and frankly, some bad news.
Before diving into the shallow pool of Ubuntu 14.10 (shallow in a good way) I want to go over some other ground first. I want to address this question:
“I have installed Linux and I don’t like the default desktop. How do I change that without ruining stuff?”
If you are a long time Linux user you know the answer has two parts. First, “Oh, hey, don’t worry, this is why Linux is so great!” and second, something like “sudo apt-get install yadayada, then log out and then log back in again with your new desktop” where “yadayada” is the new desktop. Easy peasy.”
Now, let is rephrase the question, and in so doing reveal the bad news.
“I have installed Ubuntu 14.04 and I don’t like the default desktop. How do I change that to gnome?”
The answer to the question is actually pretty simple,... Full Story |
