Comment 5 for bug 705187

Indeed... the real shame is that Unity was stopped... it was by far
the best DE I've used over the years (except for maybe old-school
WindowMaker back in the day).

On Sun, Aug 8, 2021 at 3:05 AM Adolfo Jayme <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> It’s a shame this never got addressed when Unity was still relevant.
>
> ** Changed in: ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu (Ubuntu)
> Status: Triaged => Won't Fix
>
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> Title:
> None of the slides in Ubiquity give ANY info on how to actually USE
> Unity
>
> Status in ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu package in Ubuntu:
> Won't Fix
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: ubiquity
>
> I'm doing a desktop install test of Natty and was looking through the
> slide show and I realized that there is not a single slide warning
> users that they're about to be faced with a desktop system that no one
> has ever really used before.
>
> Unity on netbooks doesn't really count as I think this impacts a far
> greater number of first time users and will make for a rather
> unpleasant experience.
>
> Honestly, I've been using Ubuntu for years and even I have a hard time
> using Unity. I can't even being to imagine what a new user or
> unseasoned user will think when presented with Unity for the first
> time with no warning or introduction.
>
> There really should be at least 3 or 4 slides introducing Unity and
> giving basic usage instructions. At least enough to get the users
> going once they finish installing and realise that they no longer have
> the menu structure and UI format that they are most likely used to.
>
> Any chance we can get some extra slides in there?
>
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