Comment Ubuntu 14.04 with KDE, XFCE or LXDE (Score 1) 210
You are not alone in your dislike for Unity.
I did install Ubuntu 14.04 Server edition on newer (2014) PCs that require UEFI, and it works fine.
But you have options: kubuntu (KDE desktop, which I am using now), xubuntu (XFCE desktop) or lubuntu (LXDE desktop). If you use the 14.04 from any of those, then you probably wouldn't have any issues compared to older versions.