Thread: Dabbling with Linux. The good, the bad and the tuxy

Originally Posted by melvbot

heres a few screenshots of what Ubuntu looks like

Technically that is what the Ubuntu implementation of the Gnome desktop environment looks like.

Good point Slack, but it's worth telling the newbie that you can start off with a conventional looking desktop and then once you've lost your training wheels you can customise Linux anyway you like (and that includes making it look like a Mac or Vista if that rocks your boat - can't really see the point!).