I use Ubuntu as my sole desktop operating system and I'm not completely comfortable with the Unity desktop. Unity was fine on a netbook but it has no place on a desktop machine in my opinion.
I had used the Fluxbox window manager years ago and, while it was a great window manager, I liked GNOME enough to keep going back to the full desktop environment.
I recently revisited the Fluxbox window manager and am highly impressed. GNOME 3 will usher in the gnome shell, similar to Unity in look and feel, so it seems our beloved GNOME is getting a facelift and I have to find a new environment in which to work. I've even created my own Fluxbox style.
Click here a larger view (offsite link).
A huge thank you to the Fluxbox development team for the improvements, this is one nice window manager![Smile :) :)](/styles/smilies/google/smilie.png)
I'd like to hear what other Linux fans use as an alternate work environment.
I had used the Fluxbox window manager years ago and, while it was a great window manager, I liked GNOME enough to keep going back to the full desktop environment.
I recently revisited the Fluxbox window manager and am highly impressed. GNOME 3 will usher in the gnome shell, similar to Unity in look and feel, so it seems our beloved GNOME is getting a facelift and I have to find a new environment in which to work. I've even created my own Fluxbox style.
Click here a larger view (offsite link).
![scr-desktop-20110526.png](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0Kg-Up15vsQ/Td69Y7AdyiI/AAAAAAAAE40/ivUolN7ha0g/s400/scr-desktop-20110526.png)
A huge thank you to the Fluxbox development team for the improvements, this is one nice window manager
![Smile :) :)](/styles/smilies/google/smilie.png)
I'd like to hear what other Linux fans use as an alternate work environment.