Timeline for Why is this considered to be a valid answer?
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| Nov 28, 2016 at 4:37 | comment | added | Elder Geek | When I'm faced with issues such as this (where the OP is asking one thing but I'm convinced it's not what they really want, I try to answer A) the question asked, and B) What I think they really need. | |
| Nov 25, 2016 at 19:51 | comment | added | Andrea Lazzarotto | @Serg to be precise the OP also wants to remove XFCE but OK. | |
| Nov 25, 2016 at 19:26 | comment | added | Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy | @AndreaLazzarotto There's no judgement of OP's decisions. What is asked in a question is what they want, but sometimes isn't what OP really needs. And it still answers the question suffiently because end goal of OP is to get Ubuntu with Unity desktop. | |
| Nov 25, 2016 at 15:05 | comment | added | Andrea Lazzarotto | Thank you for the constructive exchange. Knowing a mod's reasoning in reviewing flags helps to cast better flags. | |
| Nov 25, 2016 at 14:58 | comment | added | terdon Mod | @AndreaLazzarotto understood. And, as I said, this was basically my own, personal opinion. Your point of view is equally valid. This sort of thing can go both ways. | |
| Nov 25, 2016 at 14:57 | comment | added | Andrea Lazzarotto | @terdon does it attempt to answer the question or does it attempt to answer a different question? :) That's a nice philosophical question that will make me wondering for a while. :D Nevertheless I am not trying to argue here, just wanted to clarify my view. | |
| Nov 25, 2016 at 14:46 | comment | added | terdon Mod | @AndreaLazzarotto that's just it. In my (and Serg's, apparently) opinion, the core question is actually not "how do I create a USB" but "how can I get Unity back". More importantly, perhaps, the answerer clearly read the OP and is providing what, to them, seems like a reasonable answer to it. So the answer is, in fact, trying to answer the question. It may be wrong, it may even be irrelevant but since it is clearly an attempt to answer the question, I felt it should remain. Of course, I have to. My highest voted answer is doing exactly the same thing. | |
| Nov 25, 2016 at 14:19 | comment | added | Andrea Lazzarotto |
@Serg cleaning up a DE (+ default programs recommended by *buntu-desktop packages) to switch to another one is no easy task. See for instance here. The OP might very well know that you can install the Unity desktop on top, but they decided to reinstall instead. It's not our role to judge their choices. :P I agree one can add it as a final remark but the core question is "how do I create a bootable USB from Xubuntu?" which is a fine question and should require an answer that addresses the "how" part, not only the "possible alternatives" part.
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| Nov 25, 2016 at 3:25 | comment | added | Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy | @AndreaLazzarotto original question, the way I personally see it, is XY problem: " I tried Xubuntu, it looks different and I want my default Ubuntu desktop back; oh, well, probably gotta reinstall". To which the acceptable response of an experienced user is "You know that Ubuntu is still Ubuntu regardless of desktop environment, right ? Just install a different desktop and don't mess with reinstalling". It also is the path of least resistance, so to speak - no need to backup files, no need to reinstall programs again and again. Sometimes best answer gives simplest solution not the rightest | |
| Nov 24, 2016 at 17:26 | vote | accept | Andrea Lazzarotto | ||
| Nov 24, 2016 at 17:26 | comment | added | Andrea Lazzarotto | Ok thanks. I still believe the main question is where OP says "can't figure out how to make a bootable usb on Xubuntu" and "come on you don't need to do it" could be added as a comment or a remark at the end of an answer, but... well no problem. | |
| Nov 24, 2016 at 17:13 | history | answered | terdonMod | CC BY-SA 3.0 |