On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 9:28 AM, Bev Nicolson lumos60@gmail.com wrote:
Gnome desktop may update itself correctly, but you might have to re-install if it goes wrong. Just to be clear - you'll end up with the new-style Gnome 3 desktop, not the old style Gnome 2, with a top and bottom toolbar. That is what you want isn't it?
Steve
Hunting around, one of the other distros has Gnome 3 behaving like Gnome 2 which would be exactly what I want if I made the switch. Although if that's not possible 'n' years down the line, I'd be prepared to look at KDE. Anything but Unity.
Bev.
Why not look at xubuntu? I changed after ubuntu 9.04 and since then i've had no problems... none with Openoffice/Libreoffice. As for your monitor if you try CD (run without installing) you'll know. I'm still using a CRT as i find it easier on the eyes.
Mint xfce i'd avoid. It is maintained by one person (well was a couple of years ago) who then had domestic trouble and so it wasn't worked on for a year.... i wondered why i didn't get anu updates after a couple of weeks!
I've never looked at Unity but a lot of folk have happily switched to xubuntu... yet more seem to switch to Mint to stay with gnome.... which is strange when one can install the xfce desktop on ubuntu.
james