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Disabling Unity 1
I was informed by someone called The Doctor on my Ubuntu article at DanLynch.org that Unity is just a Compiz plugin and you can disable it. Here's what happens when you do. You lose the top toolbar and all the main functionality. I assume you could add a Gnome panel back if you wanted. Why you would do this I'm not sure. I was just experimenting. You can read more at DanLynch.org/blog
Disabling Unity 1
I was informed by someone called The Doctor on my Ubuntu article at DanLynch.org that Unity is just a Compiz plugin and you can disable it. Here's what happens when you do. You lose the top toolbar and all the main functionality. I assume you could add a Gnome panel back if you wanted. Why you would do this I'm not sure. I was just experimenting. You can read more at DanLynch.org/blog