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96 questions linked to/from How do I install and use the latest version of GNOME?
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What kinds of desktop environments and shells are available?
This question exists as it fills a specific criterion. While you are encouraged to help maintain its answers, please understand that "big list" questions are not generally allowed on Ask Ubuntu and ...
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How to revert to GNOME Classic Desktop?
I'm used to GNOME Classic and personally don't want to change to anything else, but it seems there is no more GNOME Classic in the Oneiric release. After apt-get installed gnome-session and all, ...
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How to install Gnome 3 without breaking Unity?
I tried installing gnome 3 from the ppa, but it broke Unity and I had to reinstall Natty from scratch.
Does anyone know if there is a way to install Gnome 3 without breaking Unity?
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How to get gnome shell 3.12 on ubuntu 14.04
I know there is a distro for ubuntu dedicated to gnome and I know ubuntu 14.04 comes with gnome 3.10. But I am wondering what the steps are to:
Install the ppas for gnome 3.12
install gnome 3.12
only ...
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Will Ubuntu 11.04 use GNOME 3?
Will Ubuntu 11.04 use Gnome 3? If so, what differences for end-user is going to be? I know that there won't be Gnome shell, but what about the login screen? Will Ubuntu continue using that old (GNOME ...
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How can I update my gnome to gnome 3.18?
I'm using Gnome 15.04 currently.
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How to install the full GNOME desktop as close to upstream as possible?
Just like the title says. I don't want just Gnome Shell I want to know how to install the whole entire desktop, with the latest GDM(not the 3.0.4 currently in the repos), all the default apps, all of ...
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Gnome 3 ppa was unstable until April 28th, so is it ok now?
Everything I read said that the GNOME 3 PPA for Natty would be very experimental, cause sudden death, etc until April 28th. Well, today is April 28th, so if I start using GNOME 3 from the PPA will it ...
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Compiling latest GNOME-Shell
This question pretends to be a central place where people share info about compiling the latest and greatest GNOME-Shell environment in Ubuntu 10.10.
As GNOME-Shell now depends on gtk3 and in a lot ...
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How do I change the name of a printer in GNOME 3?
I'm using Cinnamon as my desktop environment, which is based on GNOME 3.
I've added two network printers, but I want to give them better names such as "Colour" and "Black-and-White".
The name field ...
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After the removal of Ubuntu Classic in 11.10, will I be able to install it once again?
After Ubuntu Classic is removed in 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot), will I be able to re-install it?
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Remove Gnome Shell completely after installing it?
I wanted to try gnome-shell in 11.10 (also 12.04 now)
I removed it, however, classic Gnome is still there and the battery icon is changed (too big and can't use a icon pack on it like faenza)
Also, ...
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Will I be able to switch to Gnome-Shell in 11.04?
I'm a bit confused about whether or not Gnome-shell is a new distribution or just a desktop environment? Will shell be available to install and use instead of Unity?
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How do I install GNOME Shell? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I install and use the latest version of GNOME Shell?
How to a install and use gnome shell in ubuntu 10.10?
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Will Gnome 3 be in 11.10?
I want to ask in the upcoming release of Ubuntu 11.10, are they giving Gnome 3?