As much as my general first impressions were positive, I must admit I wasn’t too impressed on the look of the default Ubuntu. If you’re used to something a bit more shiny, like Vista for example, you might be disappointed.

All very surface I realise, but aesthetics are increasingly important as expectations are raised by new and ever more spangly offerings. It is obviously all a matter of personal taste, but whatever your taste, you want your GUI to be a handsome one. I was amazed by the extent to which you can customise Ubuntu/GNOME (Ubuntu’s graphical desktop environment).

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