Ubuntu 12.04 LTS removing unity and installing GNOME

[Albert Wagner]

On 06/06/2012 09:42 AM, Ryan Gauger wrote:
> On 06/06/2012 09:39 AM, Albert Wagner wrote:
>> On 06/06/2012 08:28 AM, Ryan Gauger wrote:
>>> Is Unity also a shell for GNOME? It's a bit confusing... :)
>>>
>> That is because so many here erroneously use the phrase "Gnome 3" to 
>> refer to the "Gnome 3 Shell".  Unity, Gnome 3 Shell, Kubuntu, and 
>> Xubuntu all sit on top of Gnome 3.  Several other distros dirivative 
>> of Ubuntu also, obviously, use Gnome 3 (not the Shell).  Also, Mint 
>> has two Debian based distros that use Gnome 3, but use XFCE or 
>> Cinnamon for the desktop.  SolusOS  currently ships Gnome 2 and has 
>> begun development on a Gnome2  exact lookalike, but sitting on top of 
>> Gnome 3.
>>
> KDE isn't built off GNOME 3. GNOME 3 has nothing to do with KDE, XFCE, 
> or LXDE.
>
Really?  One of us is definitely confused :)