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    Quote Originally Posted by glenfordwilliams View Post
    today i installed it to my girlfriends' machine tried sudo apt-get install gnome-shell and got a message saying it was no longer supported or deprecated from the apt-sources
    Code:
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    sudo apt-get upgrade
    try this before you install gnome. I did install gnome but it didnt look as good as unity
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    Quote Originally Posted by wiel View Post
    that was posted almost a year ago and i dont see anyone on the net having any luck with it for ubuntu 12. have you tried it?
    I haven't because I don't use Unity. However, if it doesn't work you could probably just hide it and use AWN or Docky.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wiel View Post
    Code:
    sudo apt-get update 
    sudo apt-get upgrade
    try this before you install gnome. I did install gnome but it didnt look as good as unity
    thanks i got it to work only problem now is that i really was leaning towards gnome 2...i hate both unity and gnome 3 might as well go back to xfce or kde
    Last edited by glenfordwilliams; May 2, 2012 at 02:43 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by glenfordwilliams View Post
    thanks i got it to work only problem now is that i really was leaning towards gnome 2...i hate both unity and gnome 3 might as well go back to xfce or kde
    Log out and select Gnome Classic before logging in.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ramesh View Post
    Log out and select Gnome Classic before logging in.
    thanks i forgot about that

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    12.04 up and running.............time to re-tweak everything......ughhhh

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    Quote Originally Posted by wiel View Post
    Code:
    sudo apt-get update 
    sudo apt-get upgrade
    try this before you install gnome. I did install gnome but it didnt look as good as unity
    ....wait what?!?!? gnome is ******* awesome lol. all boils down to preference i guess.

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    Ok I upgraded pretty much trouble free here. Dunno why AA so salt lol.

    I dont see much of a difference though. Happy with what I'm seeing.
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    Reviews looking great so far. This is going to require a special desktop build for this one.
    "Every step we can take to secure ourselves from a government that no longer respects our privacy is a patriotic act." .. (whistleblower Edward Snowden)

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    Quote Originally Posted by lojikal View Post
    This is going to require a special desktop build for this one.
    ditto.... .....................
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