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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 09/10/2012 12:49 PM, Stephen wrote:<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12-09-10 12:40 PM, Mel Wilson
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<pre wrap="">I audited Ubuntu 12 a couple of months ago, and seemed to see the new
Gnome that treats desktops as though they were cellphones. I hated what
I saw, and stuck with 10.04 LTS. That has become a software backwater
with regard to packages like git, scratch et.al.
Is there a way to upgrade to 12.04 and keep my traditional desktop? Or
should I just revert to Slackware times and do my own package installs?
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<h4>How to return to classic Gnome in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise </h4>
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href="https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/netcooltips/entry/how_to_return_to_classic_gnome_in_ubuntu_12_04_precise12?lang=en">https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/netcooltips/entry/how_to_return_to_classic_gnome_in_ubuntu_12_04_precise12?lang=en</a></p>
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Thanks for the link. The question is very timely also, Mel just beat
me to it. <br>
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I have installed 10.04 LTS for a few friends and family, none of
whom seem to be interested in Unity. Has anyone tried this "fix"? Is
there any loss in functionality to be concerned about? I did see
something about installing gnome shell from the gnome team
repository (ppa: gnome3-team/gnome3) instead of using the default
Ubuntu repository gnome package (too old apparently?). <br>
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Thanks,<br>
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John.<br>
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