Ubuntu 12.04 LTS removing unity and installing GNOME

Albert Wagner albertwagner at cox.net
Thu Jun 7 15:26:35 UTC 2012


On 06/07/2012 04:44 AM, Tom H wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 7:12 PM, 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:
>>>> 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 :)
> Yes, you are!
>
Hi, Tom.  Do you have anything more specific to offer?




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