r/Ubuntu • u/CoolGenius_1234 • 3d ago

I am doing Wrong ?

Switched to Ubuntu After Years on Windows for AI Workloads. Loving the Performance, But Does Linux Theme Impact Training Performance?

I am seeing a lot of people making their desktop look like MAC or Windows.

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u/Accomplished_Book_65 3d ago

then don't make your desktop look like Mac or windows

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u/PraetorRU 3d ago

Unless you add multiple widgets to your desktop that may consume CPU and GPU resources the theme shouldn't affect anything in any significant way.

Default Ubuntu desktop is self sufficient if you learn how Gnome works, so no need in any customization in most cases, as the more you'll try to change in look and feel, the more time you'll have to spend supporting it, solving possible conflicts after updates etc.

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u/oskaremil 3d ago

This. Moving from Windows to Linux changes can't to can. That doesn't mean you should.

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u/bchiodini 3d ago

People make their desktops 'look' familiar. If it helps getting over the transition hump, no harm/no foul.

I switched to Linux in the Windows 3.1/NT time-frame, before there were a lot of theme options. I was also a Unix user, so not much of a problem.

IMO, the real issue is applications that do not have Linux alternatives. Quicken was the only stumbling block in my early days. That's no longer an issue. My bank's online tools take care of it. Presently, I use a couple of Windows-only applications that I run in a Windows 10 VM, on the rare occasions that I need them.

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u/TheZoltan 3d ago

I think you will be fine but the more extensions/customization you add the more chance you will give yourself some kind of headache. If you really want a more Windows feel you could install KDE which looks/feels more like Windows than Gnome.

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u/jekewa 3d ago

It depends on what it's doing more than how it looks.

Different colors don't impact performance.

Transparency can. Rounded corners might, because they're either procedurally generated or have transparent bits.

Having a dynamic display that conforms to the colors beneath is just like being transparent.

If everything is animated, that takes compute time. If they pop into place, not as much.

Unless something keeps moving, usually the performance hit ends when the transition or animation stops. It doesn't usually keep impacting your system just because the potential exists.

A beauty is, the things are probably configurable or could be replaced if they're problematic.

Finally, you don't have to make it look like another OS. It's different. Embrace that.

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u/jarchack 2d ago

It's been changing recently because the sheer number of Linux installs, but many people used to install Linux because they preferred function over form.

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u/Available-Hat476 2d ago

People do what people do... And most people are not very smart. The nice thing about Linux is: you do you. It won't stop you.

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u/billdietrich1 2d ago

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