Issue #146
Ubuntu 12.10 Gnome Remix & Linux Mint 13 KDE
Gnome Ubuntu Remix 12.10 and Linux Mint 13 KDE Canonical’s persistent efforts to perfect the new age Unity desktop for Ubuntu Linux has gotten them in trouble with lots of long-term users, but the Ubuntu project is always quick to point out to the critics: “This is Linux. If you don’t like the desktop, change it!”
As it turns out, the Ubuntu project actually builds its own Gnome-based Ubuntu, and we are bringing it to our readers with this month’s DVD. Gnome Ubuntu Remix 12.10 is a full version of the latest 12.10 “Quantal Quetzal” Ubuntu release that boots to a default Gnome 3.6 desktop.
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