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Hi i have problem while i want install gnome shell in linux mint ,iam using this command:

sudo apt-get install gnome-shell gnome-shell-extensions gnome-tweak-tool

and its display this:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
gnome-shell : Depends: libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.11.1) but 3.10.8~8+qiana is to be installed
gnome-tweak-tool : Depends: gir1.2-gtk-3.0 (>= 3.12) but 3.10.8~8+qiana is to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

I cant install newer verision of libgtk.

Please help me how to install gnome shell!

Thanks!

[Sory for my english]

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    Questions about Linux Mint should be asked on Unix & Linux.
    – muru
    May 12, 2015 at 17:15
  • If you would like to try Gnome Shell, it would be easier to go this way: ubuntugnome.org -- especially considering that Ubuntu is based on Debian and Gnome, with Unity Desktop Environment, and Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu, with Cinnamon Desktop Environment ;-)
    – Sadi
    May 12, 2015 at 18:16

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From this post at Linux Mint Community:

"Gnome isn't extremely compatible with Linux Mint. It works but other operating systems probably work better. Ubuntu 14.04 for example. You can even download a gnome version for it. http://ubuntugnome.org/ Another operating system that is gnome-based is Fedora.

Also, I haven't managed to install extensions other than the ones through terminal below. I'm guessing it is possible but extra complicated than in the original gnome version.

Personally, I've removed gnome again, for now. I liked it, but it just isn't as compatible as I'd want it to be... By the way, when I installed gnome I installed it alongside cinnamon; I did not remove cinnamon."

It is really necessary to install the gnome shell on your Mint build? It seems like the pain is not worth it.

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  • I was tried Ubuntu gnome a several months ago and all the time lags in the installation : ( May 12, 2015 at 20:56

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