Why I switched to Debian with Gnome 2 vs Ubuntu 11.10 with Unity or Gnome Shell

In this video I will show you why I switched from Ubuntu to Debian.
All Linux Geeks knows Debian is more stable. But, there are other cool features that got my attention. Gnome 2 is surprisingly light on Debian. There is this feature called Deskbar Applet, which is my new favorite for now. Global menu is also cooler on gnome 2. Compiz is a plus with its expose and stuff. Just watch the video and you will see what I mean.

My desktop is now stable, prettier, safer, and faster.

go to my website:
http://www.necopost.com

Check out my Youtube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/necopost

Linux system: Debian 6 (squeeze)
Desktop environment: Gnome 2.30.2
More features added with Compiz, deskbar-applet and gnome-applet-globalmenu

Video HD details:
Format: WEBM
Dimensions: 1280 x 800 px
Video codec: VP8
Audio codec: VORBIS

screencast app: personal ffmpeg script.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• necopost
• Ubuntu (operating System)
• gnome
• unity
• Debian
• OS
• Computer
• Desktop
• Linux

[jesuisbenjamin]

Thanks man, I'm getting fed up with Canonical's Unity and Gnome 3. Now in Ubuntu 11.10, there is no Gnome Classic pre-installed, and it's really putting me off. It's so bad I'm working on developing my own DE :) But on the short term I think Debian + Gnome 2 is the best.

How's Debian with drivers and all? I've tried Fedora and couldn't get Internet right away at install because it didn't provide drivers at install. (What can I do with a computer without internet?)

[necopost]

@jesuisbenjamin I don't use any DE anymore. Because, I have no need for them. As for drivers, make sure the non-free repos are added. You can set Synaptic to do that automatically.

A wired internet connection is recommended during installation.

[jesuisbenjamin]

@necopost You don't use any DE? Now you are getting me confused: you show in your video how you are using Gnome 2 :)

[necopost]

@jesuisbenjamin This video is a couple of months old. In my new videos you might saw some gnome based applications like gnome-terminal which is just a terminal or gnome-panel which is just a panel, not to be confused with Gnome itself (the Desktop Environment).

[AndyTurfer]

What a beautiful thing! Thanks for posting. I too went back to Gnome 2 on two of my computers (include my work laptop). Ubuntu 11.04 and 11.10 graphics performance was really bad.

[necopost]

@AndyTurfer Check out my other videos. Now, I don't even use a DE anymore. Only Xorg and a wm.

I went below 50MB

[jesuisbenjamin]

@ImageJPEG Well, since Gnome-Shell's been progressing, especially thanks to extensions, I've given up doing something from scratches and will try to work on meaningful extensions instead (but I need to learn Java first). Now website nope.

[ImageJPEG]

@jesuisbenjamin You have a website or anything? Will you be making it fork off from Gnome 2.3*.*? Or will you make something completely separate?

[thenatobourne]

you are Jamaican?

[TheUserUndefined]

I really like your accent O.O

[hakkai153]

Awesome. Glad to see some good reviews of Debian.