[TriLUG] Onerous Ocelot

[Igor Partola]

Igor
On Oct 14, 2011 8:41 AM, "Chris Knowles" <cknowles2112 at gmail.com> wrote:

> OK, I installed 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot yesterday.
>
> And I get why unity is the way it is.  Tablets and touch screen devices are
> cool.  Looks like if I were navigating with a touch interface this would be
> OK.
>
> <RANT opt=ignoreifyoulike>
> However, I have 2 big monitors, a nice ergo keyboard and a good trackball
> attached to my relatively well powered system.
>
> I like running many apps at once.  I like having an applet with the list of
> everything I'm running for ease.
>
> I also like the left and right sides of my screen clear... I prefer system
> bars at the top and bottom.
>
> Most of all, one of the things I enjoy about Linux is that many things are
> configurable.  Perhaps it's my crotchety old man status, but it seems that
> Ubuntu has been steadily removing those choices.
>
> </RANT>
> <REQUEST-FOR-HELP>
>
> So, since they've removed the "gnome classic" option from this distro...
> what options can I see... can anyone recommend how to make this work more
> like a desktop?  Or, barring that, what distro I should try?  (I like apt,
> but am not fond of debian pure.)
>
> Or is there a tutorial out there on using the onerous ocelot on a desktop
> without scratching my eyes out?
>
> </REQUEST-FOR-HELP>
>
> Thanks,
> CJK
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