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Unity2D was super fast. So sad that they didn't continue to develop it, and instead went for GNOME. If Ubuntu GNOME is now quick, good – it took a long while to get there. It's important for Linux and FOSS to have well known and widely used software. Without Ubuntu, we would probably have no Steam Linux client.

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> So sad that they didn't continue to develop it

You can run MATE with the Mutiny desktop preset, if performance is an issue. It's essentially the same workflow as on the old Unity 2D, and it isn't even Ubuntu specific.

> Without Ubuntu, we would probably have no Steam Linux client.

SteamOS is actually based on Debian, and Steam is even in the Debian non-free repos.

The distribution of the proprietary Steam client you can install on GNU/Linux systems ships a 32-bit Ubuntu runtime, I believe based on 12.04.

> You can run MATE with the Mutiny desktop preset, if performance is an issue.

No. In comparison it is unstable in ways that make Gnome look like NASA software.

It often forgets it is Mutiny and no other of the presets.

Quality wise it is still way below Unity.

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