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Ubuntu 12.10 – Installing GNOME Desktop
These instructions are for installing the GNOME Desktop in Ubuntu 12.10 running the Unity Desktop. Installation instructions may be the same or similar for other versions of Ubuntu or for other Linux distros, but no guarantee is made. If you are changing desktops because you are totally lost / confused by Unity, I suggest reading this tutorial and giving Unity a chance. The mentioned tutorial is for Ubuntu 12.04, but should be the same or very similar for 12.10. Eventually, I will have an updated tutorial for 12.10. Of course, if you really hate Unity, then GNOME Desktop is an alternative desktop. Some images may be clicked for full sized versions. What is it? GNOME Desktop is GNOME Shell bundled with a number of additional applications. GNOME Shell is not the same as the classic or traditional … Read entire article »
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Ubuntu 12.10 – Installing GNOME Session Fallback
These instructions are for installing the GNOME Session Fallback in Ubuntu 12.10 running the Unity Desktop. Installation instructions may be the same or similar for other versions of Ubuntu or for other Linux distros, but no guarantee is made. If you are changing desktops because you are totally lost / confused by Unity, I suggest reading this tutorial and giving Unity a chance. The mentioned tutorial is for Ubuntu 12.04, but should be the same or very similar for 12.10. Eventually, I will have an updated tutorial for 12.10. Of course, if you really hate Unity, then GNOME Session Fallback is an alternative desktop. Some images may be clicked for full sized versions. What is it? GNOME Session Fallback is the most basic version of GNOME you can install. The 3D features and requirements of the … Read entire article »
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Ubuntu 12.04 – How to Completely Uninstall / Remove GNOME
These instructions are for Ubuntu 12.04 running the Unity desktop on which GNOME was installed using either the Ubuntu Software Center or sudo apt-get on the command line. The instructions may be the same for other versions of Ubuntu, but no guarantee is made. When GNOME is installed in Ubuntu 12.04, it installs several packages and libraries it requires as well as some optional packages. Not all these packages and libraries are uninstalled when you uninstall GNOME. Several packages (like epiphany-browser and gnuchess) do not get uninstalled. Quick Uninstall This is not recommended because it will remove all packages normally installed with GNOME. This may include packages you previously installed (like epiphany-browser or gnuchess) or packages previously installed by other applications. Note: this uninstall command assumes GNOME was installed on a fresh Ubuntu 12.04. 1) Open … Read entire article »
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Ubuntu 12.04 – GNOME Desktop Not Working – Looks like GNOME Classic
This is for the GNOME Desktop installed on Ubuntu 12.04 The problem and solution is likely the same for all other Linux distros, but no guarantee is made. One of the alternative desktops you can install is GNOME (or, more accurately, GNOME 3). Unfortunately, in some cases, instead of getting the new GNOME desktop: you get the old GNOME Classic (no effects) desktop: You can tell it uses no 3D hardware acceleration because the text in the toolbar is white. In the GNOME Classic interface (which does use 3D hardware acceleration), the text is greyed out: NOTE: This distinction is true when you are running Ubuntu 12.04 or have installed ubuntu-artwork on your system (ubuntu-artwork is automatically installed when you install Ubuntu 12.04). This distinction may not exist if you are running some other distro or are … Read entire article »
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Ubuntu 12.04 – Cinnamon Desktop Not Working – Looks like GNOME
This is for Cinnamon Desktop 1.4 installed on Ubuntu 12.04 The problem and solution is likely the same for all other Linux distros, but no guarantee is made. One of the alternative desktops you can install is Cinnamon. Unfortunately, in some cases, instead of getting the Cinnamon desktop: you get the GNOME Classic (no effects) desktop: You can tell it uses no 3D hardware acceleration because the text in the toolbar is white. In the GNOME Classic interface (which does use 3D hardware acceleration), the text is greyed out: NOTE: This distinction is true when you are running Ubuntu 12.04 or have installed ubuntu-artwork on your system (ubuntu-artwork is automatically installed when you install Ubuntu 12.04). This distinction may not exist if you are running some other distro or are running a different flavour of Ubuntu … Read entire article »
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Ubuntu 12.04 – How to Install the GNOME Session Fallback
These instructions are for installing the GNOME Session Fallback in Ubuntu 12.04 running the Unity Desktop. Installation instructions may be the same or similar for other versions of Ubuntu or for other Linux distros, but no guarantee is made. GNOME Session Fallback is the absolute minimum GNOME desktop you can install. A slightly larger alternative (which includes the GNOME 3 desktop) is GNOME Shell. Installation instructions can be found here. The largest GNOME installation is the GNOME Desktop Environment. In addition to installing a desktop it also install numerous applications. Installation instructions can be found here. An article listing alternative desktops for Ubuntu 12.04 can be found here. If you are changing desktops because you are totally lost / confused by Unity, I suggest reading this tutorial and giving Unity a chance. Of course, if you really … Read entire article »
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Ubuntu 12.04 – How to Install the GNOME Desktop
These instructions are for installing the GNOME Desktop in Ubuntu 12.04 running the Unity Desktop. Installation instructions may be the same or similar for other versions of Ubuntu or for other Linux distros, but no guarantee is made. GNOME Desktop includes the desktop environment as well as many applications. Some of these applications perform the same or similar functions as applications already installed with Ubuntu 12.04. A smaller alternative is the GNOME Shell. This installs the GNOME Shell and fewer applications than GNOME Desktop. Some of the applications perform the same or similar functions as applications already installed with Ubuntu 12.04. Installation instructions can be found here. The lightest weight alternative is GNOME Session Fallback. It only installs the GNOME Classic desktops. Installation instructions can be found here. An article listing alternative desktops for Ubuntu … Read entire article »
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Why aren’t there Linux Upgrades?
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been playing with various Linux distros – focussing on Ubuntu based distros. After a while, you start to see how similar they all are. In fact, they are just custom tailored versions of Ubuntu (which itself is a custom version of Debian). They come with a customized GUI, have their own look and feel (and pretty background picture), but ultimately rely on the Ubuntu Software Center and Software Updates to keep running. One I tried out, Elementary OS, even prompted me to upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04. Two days ago, Linux Mint, released version 12 of its OS. I thought that was a bad idea. Not because I think there is anything wrong with Linux Mint – it’s a fine distro, just like many other Linux distros. I … Read entire article »
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