[clug] Alternative desktop view for Ubuntu 16

[Tony Lewis]

Consider XFCE.  I have a similar enough setup to yours and am very 
confident you could configure XFCE easily to your needs.  The panel 
position and contents are very configurable.

I've been using Xubuntu for the last few years now because I was a 
refugee from GNOME to KDE many years ago, and from there to XFCE.

Your easiest way to test run might be a Xubuntu LiveCD, or to spin up an 
install in a VM.


On 24/04/18 11:43, jhock via linux wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have finally bought myself a 64 bit computer to replace my old 32 bit
> one since Ubuntu no longer supports 32 bit architecture.
>
> I have loaded Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and copied my data onto the new computer
> but I still don't like the Gnome 3 or Unity looking desktop. I rather
> liked the old Gnome 2 or Mate version of Ubuntu but found that Mate had
> little problems that weren't on the standard Ubuntu version.
>
> I've tried to put up with the Gnome 3 desktop but after a week of
> frustration I've had enough. I want the following:
>
> 1. A panel at the top that shows in a drop down menu all the
> applications that I have on my computer. Cairo provides this but
> applications crash for no apparent reason.
>
> 2. Add to the top panel applications that I often use.
>
> 3. Four windows that I can switch between with Alt + ctrl left and
> right arrows. I don't like the two above and two below layout because I
> have to think in which window I'm in when I want to switch between
> them.
>
> 4. A panel down the bottom that shows the applications that I have open
> and allows me to switch between them by clicking on their icons in that
> panel.
>
> Can my requirements be configured in Gnome 3 or do I need to install
> another desktop?  I've tried Cairo but it just doesn't quite make the
> grade and I don't like applications crashing all of a sudden.
>
> I've tried Docky but I can't seem to configure a drop down menu as in
> requirement 1. above.
>
> Thanks in advance for any helpful suggestions.
>
>
> John.
>