Warning: uber geek alert. This is not your grandma’s user-friendly blog post…
This blog seems more of an anti-Unity blog than one that promotes Ubuntu but really, it is such a pain. With all of my going on about how Ubuntu is not scary, well, Unity makes it a bit scary. At least, if one tries to get rid of it.
I had started using Xubuntu because I just didn’t like how Unity made the Ubuntu I knew and loved so… different.
But I soon missed my good old Ubuntu, so I uninstalled the X and reinstated the latest version of plain old Ubuntu (11.10) but there was that nasty Unity! So I followed the directions found here…and borked it all up. DON’T follow these directions. Just DON’T. But here they are –> Remove Unity and use Gnome Classic by Default
At this point I can no longer boot Ubuntu, it gets stuck at the splash. And I can’t even alter anything in recovery mode as root because… no Internet before logging in, it seems! Urgh. Looks like I will have to do a fresh install. What a pain.
And I have decided to try Unity out for at least 1 full month. Yes! 1 full month. Things can’t always stay the same. Maybe it is time to embrace the change.
1. Pingback by Ubuntu is not always easy. There. I said it! « Ubuntu is not Scary | Pici's Ubuntu Blog
14/Feb/2012 at 21:12
[…] the rest here: Ubuntu is not always easy. There. I said it! « Ubuntu is not Scary This entry was posted in all, an, bit, blog, EA, east, get, go, going, hat, how, id, in, is, it, […]
2. Comment by John Campbell
15/Feb/2012 at 12:09
I’ve grown to really like Unity, but have been frustrated at times by little bugs. Personally, as someone who is easily distracted by too many open windows, applications, and application tabs, Unity is a good thing. It helps me focus on what I’m doing, assuming what I’m doing doesn’t involve a browser. I’ve got huge problems with tabs – I’m a tab maniac!
But the simple, clean look of Unity is appealing but is a pretty major shift away from standard interface paradigms. Yet….it’s closer the the Mac look/feel, no?
3. Comment by TracyRosen
15/Feb/2012 at 12:44
I think that is why I’ve been poo-pooing it. I wish it weren’t so close to Mac 🙂 but, I’ve promised to try it out for a month and once I re-install this weekend that is exactly what I will do. It does make me feel a bit better about it that you like it, John!