Error with Unity and classic Gnome

[Mohammad AbuShady]

Gnome classic is installable on oneiric isn't it?
On Sep 4, 2011 10:47 PM, "Mohammad AbuShady" <coalwater5 at gmail.com> wrote:
> it's just not in installed by default but you can still install it if you
> want
> On Sep 4, 2011 10:38 PM, "Виктор Погребняк" <avtomaton at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Now you mean that I can't use GNOME 2 as a desktop in Oneiric at all? In
>> fact, ubuntu became OS with hardly integrated desktop. It's a great
>> pity, I think.
>>
>> 04.09.2011 22:25, Carl Ansell пишет:
>>> 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, Виктор Погребняк 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 пишет:
>>>>> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> С уважением, Виктор Погребняк
>>>> avtomaton at gmail.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> С уважением, Виктор Погребняк
>> avtomaton at gmail.com
>>
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