Is GNOME user friendly?

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Today, we're going to start a new series, exploring each desktop environment, and seeing if we could call them "user friendly", or not. We'll begin with GNOME, one of the most interesting to study, because it doesn't do things as other, more well known desktop experiences.

00:00 Intro 01:21 Methodology 02:08 GNOME for pure beginners 07:10 GNOME for Windows Users 10:28 GNOME for Mac Users 13:31 So, is it User Friendly?

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Fresh new user

Let's put ourselves in the shoes of a hypothetical person that gets handed their first computer running GNOME.

Desktop

For someone who never used a computer before, GNOME is really simple: the only thing you'll see out of the box is the top bar, so you can't really get lost.

Applications

In terms of apps, GNOME couldn't be more simple. Even someone who never used a computer before will be able to understand what things do. You don't get overwhelming menu bars, toolbars, or extensive preferences: it's all super streamlined and simple to figure out.

The GNOME headerbar style is, IMO, an excellent way to make sure your app is simple and easy to understand.

Store

Here, GNOME Software does its job very nicely as well. The 3 tab layout, with "Explore / Installed and Updates" explains very simply what you can do. A few recommended apps might not be what you're looking for, but it also focuses the user on the fact that, yes, this thing lets them find apps. It's all rooted in familiarity.

For a Windows user

Now, for someone who is used to Windows, vanilla GNOME is a lot more confusing. The conventions you're used to just don't apply here: you don't get a taskbar, or a menu, all the desktop components are located on the top of the screen, not the bottom.

You'll probably try and use alt + tab, which works here as well, but managing your windows and starting applications will probably be a learning process.

The applications will also probably feel ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gfYlcddixo