Error with Unity and classic Gnome

[Carl Ansell]

The next release (Oneiric) uses Unity 2D as a fallback option and Unity 
3D by default. So in the current preview releases for Oneiric (which I 
am using) GNOME 2 is not installed, and Unity is based on GNOME 3 rather 
than GNOME 2.

On 04/09/11 19:18, ?????? ????????? wrote:
> It's clear that Ubuntu is moving away from GNOME 2? Why? This package 
> is still available even in new release, and it's a lot of people using 
> it. Now you mean that if unity is main desktop option, it is one and 
> only option?
>
> 04.09.2011 22:08, Carl Ansell ?????:
>> On 04/09/11 08:20, Oddvar Kvernevik wrote:
>>> I report this as a bug because what happened was highly unexpected.
>>> I have Used Ubuntu with Classic Gnome desktop in all the years w Ubuntu.
>>>
>>> My computer has Pentium D processor, 80GB harddisk and
>>> Nvidia graphic card with 2GB Ram.
>>>
>>> This is what happened when I first time used the Ubuntu 11.04.
>>>
>>> First I burned the Ubuntu 11.04 CD.
>>> During boot I got message saying my Hardware is not good enough for 
>>> Unity
>>> and Gnome Classic will be used.
>>> Thats all fine because I prefer Gnome Classic over Unity.
>>>
>>> The problem started when I wanted to use my Ubuntu as I am used to.
>>> First I waned to Add to Panel; Dictionary Lookup.
>>> That choice suddenly did not exist. After asking the Ubuntu 
>>> Community I got to know
>>> this option has been removed from Unity.
>>> But I did not use Unity, only classic Gnome desktop?
>>> After some investigation I found there were programs installed on my 
>>> system
>>> that refer to Unity.
>>>
>>> After removing those programs I am back to Gnome Classic
>>> and no more problems about Unity.
>>>
>>> I report this as a bug because this should not happen during install:
>>>
>>> First my 2-3 years old Pentium D computer is not too old to run 
>>> Ubuntu whether
>>> Unity or Classic. I personal prefer Classic but I never got the 
>>> opportunity to
>>> choose during install.
>>> After classic installed, it seemed there where still some annoying 
>>> traces from Unity
>>> like Dictionary Lookup is not on the list over applications "Add to 
>>> Panel"
>>>
>>> Only after search and remove all programs in my system that seems to be
>>> related to Unity did my system function as a normal Ubuntu Gnome 
>>> classic desktop.
>>>
>>> This was highly annoying and  disturbing to me
>>> and it should indeed be reported as a bug.
>>>
>>> Regards from Oddvar Kvernevik
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> I would recommend that you try one of the many GNOME 2 Ubuntu based 
>> distros out there such as Mint. It is clear that Ubuntu is moving 
>> away from GNOME 2 and Oneiric will not even provide the GNOME 2 
>> desktop as an option, but there are many distributions that still use 
>> it as their main interface.
>>
>>
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