Introducing Descent|OS: Ubuntu With GNOME 2

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MyWorld said:
First thought, no 64-bit, only i386. Not a good start.
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True - but from the article:

At the moment, Brian Manderville, the developer of Descent|OS is working very hard on the next major release of the distribution, Descent|OS 3.0, which will be based off of the upcoming Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system.

Descent|OS 3.0 will be distributed as Xfce and MATE spins, alongside the existing GNOME version. Mozilla Firefox and a 64-bit edition will also be present.
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Hmm - Brian Manderville, that name sounds familiar.
 
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personally I think mint or mint cinnamon would be better- development of Gnome 2 has all but stalled. At least with cinnamon you get gnome 3 under the hood, but it still looks and feels like gnome 2 if that's what you're into.
 
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First thought, no 64-bit, only i386. Not a good start.
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OT: I'm going back to 32-bit. Still have to see any advantage of 64-bit. At least I'll be able to share debs between machines :p
 
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It is indeed a pure Gnome 2 release.

Very fast, almost instant boot time. Less than 3 seconds in the VM from start to desktop.

Slingshot gives you a more Gnome 3 feel, but much more minimalistic.

Docky, not a fan of extra docks, so will probably remove it.

Default menu very plain and functional, nothing fancy.

Now it needs to marinade a bit over time to see if it will become popular. Cinnamon has quelled the flames of hatred directed at Gnome 3 and people have started to move on to other DE's and WM's, so it will be interesting to see what happens with this, if there is still a true need out there.

In the end it is however still just Ubuntu with a skin.
 
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BigAl-sa said:
OT: I'm going back to 32-bit. Still have to see any advantage of 64-bit. At least I'll be able to share debs between machines :p
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Have a read here while sipping a cup o coffee or your fav drink.
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu_1204_3264&num=1

Personally, I believe if you have a system with more than 3gbyte memory, its quite worth it having a 64bit OS. There is no reason not to. Looking at the system I have nowadays...8gbyte memory on home pc, 6gbyte memory on my work pc...

Oh well, to each their own I believe.
 
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Yea, 4Gb is a problem in Windows but in Linux you can recompile your 32bit kernel to support 64Gb.

I just finished updating the OS and it seems really nice, well rounded. Like it.
 
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correct me if im wrong but I heard ubuntu is going to make 64kb the default on 12.04
 
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I just finished updating the OS and it seems really nice, well rounded. Like it.
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Thanks for your time and comments. It'll be interesting to see how the 12.04 spin works out given that the Ubuntu underpinning will be a LTS version - could keep die-hard Gnome2 users going for a while yet :)
 
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