[Tfug] Linux Mint 12/Gnome 3

[Mike Patrick]

I have to agree with this. I just installed Mint 12, and was dreading
the Gnome experience after a pretty sketchy time using G3 when it was
first released, but this implementation is really slick. It works
great on a netbook screen, but has enough detail to keep it functional
on a full size desktop. Mint 12 also has MATE (a Gnome 3 compatible
version of Gnome 2) and MGSE which are extensions for things like a
panel and dock on top of Gnome 3 which make it WAY more useable. I
heartily endorse.

MP

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Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:55:51 -0700
From: Jim March <1.jim.march at gmail.com>
To: Tucson Free Unix Group <tfug at tfug.org>
Subject: Re: [Tfug] Linux Mint 12 with whole disk encryption - just
       got it  running..
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If you use Mint12 in "Gnome Classic" mode (select at login) it's not a
terrible departure from Gnome2.x.  There's minor differences but
there's also some improvements.

For some of us (such as those in need of the newest video drivers) we
basically have to go forward like this.

Fedora16's Gnome3 implementation is a stenchful mess compared to even
Ubuntu's "Gnome Classic" mode - Mint12 is even better and likely the
best Gnome3 setup in existence.

Gnome3 will improve soon, I think...they're putting a lot of work into it.

Ubuntu's "Unity" on the other hand...I don't think there's any saving
that.  It's grotesque.  Somebody drank the Mac OSx cool-aid and
drowned in it, and then on dying shit in what was left.

Jim