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Ubuntu Unity: The Great Divider

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the line-in-the-sand dept.

Barence writes "Canonical's decision to impose the new Unity interface on Ubuntu 11.04 users appears to have split the Linux distro's users, according to PC Pro. Features such as a moving Launcher bar and invisible scrollbars have angered many users, with one claiming that 'Ubuntu is doing a great job throwing away years of UI experience.' The rush to meet the six-monthly release schedule also appears to have harmed the release, with many users reporting graphical glitches with the new user interface."

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  1. another cycle by digitalsushi · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Let's all remember how much we hated XP when it came out, and then how much we wanted Windows 7 to be XP when it came out.

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    1. Re:another cycle by hawguy · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Let's all remember how much we hated XP when it came out, and then how much we wanted Windows 7 to be XP when it came out.

      And let's remember how much we hated Office 2007's "ribbon" interface when it came out... and how many of us still hate it today.

  2. Perhaps for other distros. by pavon · · Score: 5, Insightful

    But the original selling point of Ubuntu was that it was the distro that "just worked". You didn't have to spend days tracking down hardware problems, or hours figuring out how to change all defaults to something that worked. That meant the defaults were set to those that would be most familiar and comfortable to most computer users.

    It is nice to have a distro like that to recommend to Linux Newbies, but Ubuntu is moving in a direction where it no longer is that distro.

  3. Re:Unstable by systematical · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is why I've told everyone not to immediately update to Ubuntu's latest version. In fact, your best bet is to just stick with the LTS releases. Ubuntu has certainly proven not to be an option for production level servers and is starting to make me question its viability as a work station.