Here’s the Deal
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When comparing theShell vs UKUI, the Slant community recommends UKUI for most people. In the question“What are the best desktop environments?” UKUI is ranked 19th while theShell is ranked 21st.
Specs
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LicenseGPL
PriceFree
Programming LanguageC
Widget ToolkitGTK
Ranked in these QuestionsQuestion Ranking
Common Questions
Pros
Pro Easy to describe
Have you ever tried guiding a person through advanced settings in a GUI only using text? Especially for software that uses icons instead of text on buttons.
Pro GUI is bloat
GUI is bloat. Why use the GUI when you can achieve everything you want to do on the command line?
Pro Simplified MATE
Pro Nice feel
It's more like Windows 8 but besides that, it looks great.
Pro Stylish
Cons
Con lost
Con Not fully translated
Con UI isn't optimized for lower end pc/laptops
Super slow UI that could take 3-6 seconds to popup. Gnome was slow but UKUI was very sluggish in comparison.
Con Looks like Windows 8
It just looks like Windows 8.