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Debian Switching Back To GNOME As the Default Desktop

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday September 23, 2014 @12:03PM from the go-gnome-or-go-home dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Debian will switch back to using GNOME as the default desktop environment for the upcoming Debian 8.0 Jessie release, due out in 2015. The decision is based on accessibility and systemd integration, along with a host of other reasons. Debian switched away from GNOME back in 2012 .

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Re:Systemd integration counted as a positive thing by Anonymous Coward · 2014-09-23 12:52 · Score: 0, Troll

Because random init scripts sucks, and every modern linux user (like the devs of these distros) knows that. All you grouchy gray beards with fossilized minds are the only ones complaining.