Ubuntu 12.04 LTS removing unity and installing GNOME

[Colin Law]

On 7 June 2012 00:12, Albert Wagner <albertwagner at cox.net> wrote:
> 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 :)

I think for once Ryan is right, unless I am also confused.  I thought
that GNOME (on which Unity runs), KDE, XFCE and LXDE are alternative,
independent, desktop environments.  Can you provide a reference
showing how KDE "sits on top of" Gnome, as you stated above?

Colin