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How do I install and use the latest version of GNOME 3?
What is the easiest way to install Gnome 3 and Gnome-Shell in Beta 1 of 11.10? Also is it worth doing and is it stable enough to do so?
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closed as exact duplicate by Oli♦ Oct 18 '11 at 22:31
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According to a quick Google search, Gnome-shell should be in the 11.10 repos, so you should be able to install it via apt-get. Then, you just log out, set your shell to Gnome, and log back in. I can't speak for certain about Gnome-shell on 11.10, but I installed the entire Gnome 3 setup on 11.04 and it was quite stable (as long as you don't do what I did and dig through all the settings and extensions and try playing with them and try to force incompatible extensions to run and whatnot). It's also stable enough that Fedora uses it, and you should be using Gnome 3 as a base already. Whether it's worth it depends on what you're looking to get out of it. It follows the same paradigm as Unity, but I found it more enjoyable to use, personally, in part for the insane customization ability (if you're willing to get your hands dirty in CSS and/or JavaScript). It also felt more intuitive as far as that paradigm goes. If you're unsure whether you'd like it, you could fire up Fedora 15 in a virtual machine, or just dive into it directly and see. Since 11.10 should be running on a Gnome 3 base, it shouldn't be an issue to switch between Unity and Gnome-shell. tl;dr - It should be easy to install via apt-get and it should be quite stable for you to do so. It should also be easy to switch between it and Unity, since 11.10 should be on Gnome 3. | |||
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