Linked Questions
154 questions linked to/from What kinds of desktop environments and shells are available?
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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 do I install and use the latest version of GNOME?
I followed the instructions for compiling GNOME Shell and it did compile with a few errors here and there but it didn't run. I installed GNOME Shell using sudo apt-get install gnome-shell but I got ...
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How do I install and manage GNOME Shell extensions?
How do I install GNOME Shell extensions?
Is it possible to update, remove and manage the extensions?
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How do I install the Cinnamon Desktop?
I have read that there is a new Gnome-2 like interface called Cinnamon produced by the Linux Mint developers.
Is this available for Ubuntu users - and if so how do I install it?
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What is KDE, GTK, GTK+, QT, and/or GNOME?
I'm new to Ubuntu (and Linux in general). Sometimes when looking at programs in the Ubuntu Software Center, I see things about the programs being 'for the GTK+ environment', or 'for GNOME', or a ...
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Difference between Unity and GNOME
I often come across the terms Unity and GNOME while reading about Ubuntu. I understand that Unity is the default desktop environment for Ubuntu. What is GNOME and how is it related to/different from ...
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"Not a COM32R image" error when trying to install from a USB key [duplicate]
Not a COM32R image
boot
This is the message that the console infinitely spits out when I try to install Ubuntu 10.04 from a USB. I created the USB using StartupDiskCreator in 11.04.
What is the ...
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How to install the Pantheon desktop environment?
I want to install Pantheon desktop environment from elementaryOS on Ubuntu, is that possible?
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How do I install MATE (the desktop environment)?
I have seen several youtube videos that are showing MATE (The Gnome 2.x fork) installed in 11.10. How can I install it to test it out in 11.10 and above.
If it helps the only sources I know of are:
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How to install Unity 8?
I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 and found out that we can install Unity 8 on it. Will Unity 8 replace Unity 7 once I install it? And if it does can I switch back to Unity 7 if I want? How would one go about it?...
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Two keyboards two language layouts
I want to connect two keyboard sets to my computer. Is it possible to set each for a specific language. So that there's no need to change language each time.
For example:
keyboard 1 types russian
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How do I know if my video card can run Unity?
I have an old laptop which has some 3D graphics support, how do I know if this will be enough for Unity to run?
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How do I install Enlightenment (E17)?
Has anybody tried E17 on Ubuntu, as an alternative to Gnome/KDE? How does one install it?
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Can I change my Ubuntu Desktop into a different flavour (like Kubuntu)?
Can I convert Ubuntu into another form of Ubuntu like Kubuntu or Ubuntu Studio and the system recognize itself as the new form?
UPDATE: After getting an answer and talking with people, I managed to ...
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How do I decide what version of Ubuntu to install?
This question is here just to avoid you choosing the wrong Ubuntu version number.
So, this is not about:
Which flavour of Ubuntu to choose?
nor about choosing the Server or Desktop version...
nor ...