Android's new ally against the iPhone: Ubuntu

[LuigiAntoniol]

You would prefer a traditional desktop design?????????????????????????

When Ubuntu made Unity the default desktop, I moved over to Lubuntu. Much cleaner desktop environment, in my opinion.

Also not very impressed with the new Gnome 3 look , which is a pity as Gnome has been my preferred DE since Hardy.

[3rdalbum]

On the desktop? Well -- yes. (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

You're not using Ubuntu on the phone, but Android. When you're using the phone as a glorified CPU, then you're using it as a desktop.

So...

Yes, I'd prefer a traditional desktop.

You'll probably be able to use LXDE as well as it's in the ARM repositories, but you'd lose access to the tight integration between Android and Ubuntu. You might even lose access to the Android programs on the Lubuntu desktop.

You see, things that are difficult to implement in an old-fashioned desktop such as LXDE, are very easy to implement in Unity.

[3rdalbum]

i though ubuntu was made for people with experience in computing?

quoting someone's signature:
"ubuntu assumes you know what you're doing"

You misunderstood slightly. Ubuntu is totally suitable for beginners. The phrase "Ubuntu assumes you know what you're doing" means that Ubuntu won't assume that it knows better than you. Ubuntu isn't easy to break, but if you start doing stuff as root (for example, removing packages) Ubuntu won't try to stop you. Being root means "Stand back, I know what I'm doing".

You can use Ubuntu and know very little about computers. But if you know just enough to be dangerous (you know 'sudo'), and are foolhardy enough, Ubuntu won't stop you from doing system-breaking things.

[wolfen69]

You misunderstood slightly. Ubuntu is totally suitable for beginners. The phrase "Ubuntu assumes you know what you're doing" means that Ubuntu won't assume that it knows better than you. Ubuntu isn't easy to break, but if you start doing stuff as root (for example, removing packages) Ubuntu won't try to stop you. Being root means "Stand back, I know what I'm doing".

You can use Ubuntu and know very little about computers. But if you know just enough to be dangerous (you know 'sudo'), and are foolhardy enough, Ubuntu won't stop you from doing system-breaking things.

Well put. Ubuntu is great for beginners and experienced alike.

[HappinessNow]

That Ubuntu mobile mock-up is looking pretty nice

agreed.