Question about Ubuntu 12 desktop

[John Moniz]

On 09/10/2012 12:49 PM, Stephen wrote:
> On 12-09-10 12:40 PM, Mel Wilson wrote:
>> 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?
>>
>
>         How to return to classic Gnome in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise
>
> https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/netcooltips/entry/how_to_return_to_classic_gnome_in_ubuntu_12_04_precise12?lang=en
>

Thanks for the link. The question is very timely also, Mel just beat me 
to it.

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?).

Thanks,

John.

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