What we consider interesting, my users see as a waste of their time. Versions and new Linux distros as a chance to play and learn. Please keep in mind, you who are reading this are expert computer As one summarized, “Why on earth do they keep My users who tried Windows 8Ĭomplained about it. Also, new Windows versions impose a learningĬurve for little apparent benefit.
We didn’t consider Windows or Mac OS, due to their high costs and Never considered Kubuntu, assuming that KDE might be a bit resource Timing (unrelated to Lubuntu) prevented us from switching to it. I liked it and wrote it up in OSNews, but organizational Reviewer Dedoimedo documented its shortcomings in his reviews of Xubuntuġ2.04 has since fixed the issues and calls it “a most pleasant surprise.”) Xfce-based Xubuntu, but its performance disappointed. Ubuntu-based distros with different user interfaces. Since our main issue was Unity, we started our search with Without insulating users from disruption. These changes would have been fine if the means were provided for Instead of editing the menu.lst text file, you had to change bash scripts.Īnother example: suddenly you could no longer manage the display by GRUB to GRUB 2, but failed to provide an easy way to edit the To recount just two quick examples: Ubuntu upgraded New features to the product without protecting existing users from It was a fun project but probably wasn’t worth theĬomplaints about Ubuntu. Played around with changing Unity to be more like the old GNOME 2 HUD and retrieved nothing in response… instead of the System One former Windows user typed “Task Manager” into Accustomed to fast roll-over menus, theyįound typing queries into empty boxes like Dash and Head-Up Display
The users saw no point in making their big desktopĭisplays imitate handhelds. But Canonical’s switch to UnityĬaused discord. This is critical because they are notĬomputer sophisticates some are only occasional computer users. Up, our users could employ Ubuntu on their own, without training,Īnd without seeking help. Its LTS (Long Term Support)ĭesktop releases get updates for three years, since increased toįive years with version 12.04. Ubuntu’s big user community can answer any question. Libraries, and the initial install supplies the most popular apps. Even Pentium 4’s give decent performance, and its 5Gįootprint fit any old hard disk. The users’ desktop computing requirements are straightforward:Ĭool visual effects, high-end graphics, the latest features, geekyĪpps, and rolling updates aren’t important. This article tells about our search for a replacement and why we decided on Xfce running atop Linux Mint.
For years we relied on Ubuntu on our desktops, but the users didn’t like it when Ubuntu switched to the Unity interface. I volunteer as tech support for a small organization.
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