Installation of older ubuntu

[JD]

On 04/25/2013 06:21 PM, bryan hamilton wrote:
> I would like to start off by saying that "I love ubuntu" but i'm not a 
> fan of the new user interface (ubuntu 12.04).  I see that most other 
> OS dev's seem to be going in a similar route in gui design. anyway 
> I've recently upgraded to 12.04 (fresh install) and would like to 
> downgrade
>
> my question is,
>
> if i was to 'downgrade' to say any older and now unsupported 'LT' will 
> i be able to download applications and such forever-ever-ness ? 
> meaning are the repo's staying online/accessible via apt?  and if so, 
> can i get the repo links  ?
>
>
> I had planned on downgrading to 10.04.
>
>
> I hoped i was able to explain that well enough.
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> bryan
Hi Bryan,
It would help all members of this list if you explained which "new 
interface"
you are referring to?
Gnome?
If Gnome (i.e Gnome 3), then I do sympathize because I loath Gnome3.
That is why I installed Mate (which is Gnome2 reborn.
Hats off to the Mate developers.