[11.10_Alpha1]-Will Classic Gnome Be An Option?

[Jesse Palser]

On 05/06/2011 02:10 PM, Alan Pope wrote:
> On 6 May 2011 19:00, Jesse Palser<SLNTHERO at aol.com>  wrote:
>> Will classic Gnome desktop be an option in upcoming Ubuntu 11.10?
>>
> That's not the plan, no.
>
> The plan for 11.10 is to have Unity 3D by default, with Unity 2D as
> the fallback.
>
> GNOME Shell will be in the repository for installation, and I suspect
> the traditional GNOME 2-panel interface will be possible too. Neither
> of those will be 'default' though.

I did not mean default, just wondering if Gnome classic desktop
will be an available choice after user clicks on user name in 11.10?
(like how it was designed for current 11.04 version)

Jesse

>> If your at all curious on how my Ubuntu 11.04 64Bit desktop looks
>> then take a quick look at this screenshot:
>> http://16bitsoft.com/images/UbuntuDesktop05-06-2011ML2.png
>>
> I see no reason to think you won't be able to do something similar to
> that in 11.10.
>
> Given we only just released 11.04, and UDS starts next week, where
> plans for 11.10 are laid out, it might be worth waiting and seeing
> what happens before jumping ship.
>
> Al.