I was reading today on OMG Ubuntu that gnome 3.8 will offer classic mode which means running a modern gnome while getting the classic gnome look.
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/03/1...s-in-gnome-3-8
I was reading today on OMG Ubuntu that gnome 3.8 will offer classic mode which means running a modern gnome while getting the classic gnome look.
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/03/1...s-in-gnome-3-8
Install a cli only system from the mini iso then add the mate ppa and install it? Or just use mint with mate?
Whoever came up with the phrase "There is no such thing as a stupid question" obviously never had the internet.
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For a classic desktop with the latest apps, get Fuduntu!
I used CentOS for a l-o-n-g time, until the old version of Python it depends on and the old version of GTK it uses kept me from doing what I needed to do.
Red Hat will supply bug fixes to RHEL 6 for a long time. But, they are not going to change or improve Gnome 2. It's just bug fixes. Meanwhile, RHEL 7 will be based on Gnome 3.
Note, as well, that I did not trash Gnome 2. In fact, I praised Fuduntu.
But, the fact is that as an application development platform Gnome 2 is dead. I am sure that if you spoke with the Fuduntu or SolusOS devs you would find that they are already considering ways to move away from the Gnome 2 codebase while preserving its interface. (About one more year with Gnome 2, is what I recall the Fuduntu and SolusOS leads agreeing to on Google+.) MATE is already doing that.
An OS that stays with "pure" Gnome 2 will soon find itself unable to run contemporary applications. Google has already announced that RHEL/CentOS is "obsolete" and future Chrome release will not run on it.
Try Fuduntu. I'm always recommending the distro, and for good reasons: exceptional battery life, speed, cofigurability, and compatibility.
Seriously, give it a shot. You'll realize how quick gnome 2 used to be, and if you're not familiar with it, you'll realize how gnome 2 can be on par with some of the lighter De's/Window managers today
Gnome 3.8 has been released an it has a classic mode https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.8/
You should try cinnamon its pretty dang sweet last time I tried it.
Whoever came up with the phrase "There is no such thing as a stupid question" obviously never had the internet.
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