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Compactman
March 17th, 2008, 01:21 PM
I know it's not in the repos yet for ubuntu but is there still a way to install it so I can check out the features?
prince_niceguy
March 17th, 2008, 01:34 PM
upgrade to hardy and you will have 2.22. but i must warn you as hardy is still in alpha phase and it is not advisable to use it for production system.

PS: I am using it on my laptop and seems pretty stable so far.
fjgaude
March 17th, 2008, 02:56 PM
I wouldn't advise installing an Alpha, they are incomplete and depending which version you install, and then update, you will have issues, beleive me.

The Beta which comes out this Thursday or Friday would likely be safe to try, but I wouldn't put it into a critical environment.
Tux0r
March 17th, 2008, 03:16 PM
It's pretty solid already.
fjgaude
March 17th, 2008, 03:35 PM
It's pretty solid already.

Well, depends... on what you are doing with it and on what hardware.

I had to delete Alpha 4, what with updating it almost daily, and finally it wouldn't load. I downloaded Alpha 6 to start again, and have been updating it daily. It is now is a state where Nautilus will not run. So I await more updates. Font are not right... Tracker is broken... plus many more things I can't remember this moment.

I've been testing Alphas and Betas since 1995, and I can say that it can be all-okay or one big reinstall after another. <smile>

We each have to do as we will.
kindofabuzz
March 18th, 2008, 02:49 AM
back to the original question, how do we install gnome 2.22? any debs for it or do we have to build it ourselves?
Temüjin
March 18th, 2008, 07:55 AM
Try gargnome: http://www.gnome.org/projects/garnome/ if you're really interested. My recommendation would be to wait for the release of Ubuntu 8.04.
Tux0r
March 18th, 2008, 09:32 AM
gnome 2.22 itself is a collection of apps and can't just be updated as a deb
jespdj
March 18th, 2008, 10:19 AM
You could install Hardy alpha 6 in a virtual machine via VirtualBox or VMWare, so that you don't need to change your existing Ubuntu installation.
fjgaude
March 18th, 2008, 11:22 AM
Alpha 6 CD when installed will notify you that over 200 updates are ready! <grin>

And if you update, the system will be broken, one way or another. <sigh>

Wait for the Beta, this Thursday, or maybe Friday.