[aklug] Re: Ubuntu/Unity : was Re: Re: (no subject)

From: adam bultman <adamb@glaven.org>
Date: Fri Jun 08 2012 - 11:24:16 AKDT

* David Prentice <ak.prentice@gmail.com>
>> Ubuntu 12.04 has Gnome. It doesn't have Metacity. Therefore it doesn't
>> have the same windowing environment that many people associate with
>> Gnome. Gnome is still there.
>>
>> Before Metacity, Gnome commonly shipped with Enlightenment. Some
>> people still like Enlightenment. Some people still like Metacity.
>>
>> Currently, Ubuntu ships Gnome with Unity instead of Metacity, but the
>> "old gnome look" is still there in hiding waiting to be installed.
>>
>> sudo apt-get install gnome-panel
>>
>> Then logoff and from the Unity Greeter panel, change your session
>> preference to "Gnome Classic".
>>
Sadly, it's not the same, though. I did that on my laptop, and there
are still *some* aspects of unity that remain. I just make do as best I
can.

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Adam
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