workstation spin

[Amadeus W.M.]

On Mon, 08 Jun 2015 07:55:21 +0200, Peter Boy wrote:

>> Am 07.06.2015 um 22:28 schrieb Amadeus W.M. <amadeus84 at verizon.net>:
>> 
>> Someone please enlighten me. What does the current workstation spin
>> actually have to do with work?
>> 
>> On a workstation one might want to do some development, C/C++, java,
>> web,
>> python, latex, modeling, engineering, whatever. One might want to have
>> at least windows that come with minimization buttons already, to
>> configure our own shortcuts. I mean, really, do I have to get/enable
>> extensions just to get minimization/maximization buttons on my windows?
> 
> ….
> 
> 
>> I know this will be classified as a rant, and there will be those who
>> say "why don't you do it?". I don't mean to be negative, I just want to
>> point out the need for an actual workstation spin, in the hope that
>> someone in the steering committee would agree.
>> 
>> 
> It might be qualified as rant, yes. That discussion is closed and in
> some way lost for those who try to use Fedora for real productive work.
> 
> And „workstation“ is not a spin but a kind of „product“ or „edition“ in
> contrast to server and cloud. You must not take it literally. „desktop“
> might have been more appropriate
> 
> On the login screen you can switch to „Gnome Classic“ (the round symbol
> besides the login button) which gives you a desktop better for real work
> (the same as with the current enterprise line). With F22 the Classic
> desktop is quite ok, again, and easier to use as having to configure all
> that extension stuff by yourself.
> 
> At the end you may better switch to a „real“ spin, i.e. XFCE or KDE
> desktop. In particular, XFCE has obviously benefited greatly from the
> disappointment of Gnome 3 in recent years and has "grown up“. For me
> it's really become usable. The Gnome community is a lost case.
> 
> 
> 
> 

I'm not talking about the desktop, choosing one or another is trivial. 
I'm talking about install time. I installed F22 from the live iso 
(the only available), and I had no choice of customizing what's being 
installed. Maybe I missed something or maybe I chose the wrong install 
source.