Ubuntu 12.04 LTS removing unity and installing GNOME

[Ryan Gauger]

On 06/07/2012 10:26 AM, Albert Wagner wrote:
> 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?
>
I think what Tom meant was that you (Albert) are incorrect... But I 
think we have gotten that figured out. As I stated above, KDE is not 
built off GNOME 3, nor are XFCE, or LXDE.