[sf-lug] alternatives to ubuntu?

[Michael Shiloh]

good idea, and thanks for reminding me of xfce - i used it long ago and 
really like it. i might give that a shot right now.

thanks everyone for all the excellent advice

On 11/14/2011 12:00 PM, Larry Cafiero wrote:
> If you really like Ubuntu, but don't like Unity -- and, believe me,
> you have to get in line (but I'll let you cut in front of me) -- there
> are other 'buntus you can use, like Kubuntu (Ubuntu with the KDE
> desktop), Xubuntu (one of my favorite distros, utilizing the Xfce
> desktop) and Lubuntu (LXDE desktop).
>
> In fact, you may not have to reinstall, as I know you can change the
> desktop environment, but I don't know how exactly to do that on
> Ubuntu/Debian-based distros. I know it's in the Ubuntu forums at
> ubuntuforums.org (forgive me, but while I use Xubuntu, I'm really a
> Fedora guy). Anyone else know where the instructions/tutorial is to
> change the desktop environment on Ubuntu?
>
> There are a lot of distros out there -- about 320-something active,
> according to DistroWatch -- so take your pick.
>
> Larry Cafiero
>
> On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Michael Shiloh
> <michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> long as it doesn't use unity
>>
>> On 11/14/2011 11:35 AM, Dan Murphy wrote:
>>>
>>> I like Linux Mint..... Though it's ubuntu based...
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 11:27 AM, Michael Shiloh
>>> <michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com<mailto:michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>     i'm really hating unity, and i'm exploring alternatives to ubuntu.
>>>
>>>     the main reason i chose ubuntu was that i use it as a platform for
>>>     teaching various foss tools, and i need a distro that for the most
>>>     part just works for my students.
>>>
>>>     any recommendations?
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