Post by cjm on Mar 8, 2015 5:36:56 GMT
For those not with the battles of the PC world: Shuttleworth, a few years ago, raised the ire of the Linux Community by introducing a new-look desktop for Ubuntu (called Unity) and scrapping the old Gnome one. The one problem with the Unity one is that one needs a graphics card. Big deal, you might say, but many Linux enthusiasts (on account of matters of finance) run old systems and in terms of money they often are at the younger (geek) end of the spectrum. Personally, I run Gnome 3 in the Classics mode and will probably switch to MATE!
www.pcworld.com/article/2893647/gnome-2-is-back-ubuntu-mate-is-now-an-official-flavor.html#tk.rss_all
GNOME 2 is back: Ubuntu MATE is now an official flavor
Ubuntu MATE is now an official flavor of Ubuntu.
Yes, that means Ubuntu is giving a stamp of endorsement to GNOME 2 once again. You don’t need to switch to Linux Mint—just install the Ubuntu MATE disc and get a desktop that works like it did before Ubuntu's Unity and the GNOME Shell came along.
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GNOME 2 is back: Ubuntu MATE is now an official flavor
Ubuntu MATE is now an official flavor of Ubuntu.
Yes, that means Ubuntu is giving a stamp of endorsement to GNOME 2 once again. You don’t need to switch to Linux Mint—just install the Ubuntu MATE disc and get a desktop that works like it did before Ubuntu's Unity and the GNOME Shell came along.
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