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Originally Posted by bill_mchale
I think people need to keep in mind that unlike say Windows or OS-X, Linux does not tie you to a particular desktop environment. If you want to run Ubuntu with a different desktop, there is Kubuntu, Xubuntu and Lubuntu (there might even be an Ubuntu that ships with something from the Gnome family). And as you pointed out, installing an alternate desktop environment is not that big of a deal.
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Bill
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There is also Linux Mint, which I intend to try out myself. It is based off Ubuntu (and uses their repo's) but with a few tweaks and a choice between the MATE and Cinnamon desktop install versions, both of which sound pretty good. MATE is a fork of gnome2 and should be much closer to the good old days, GUI-wise.