Upgrade 10.10 to 11.04 Keeping Gnome Desktop

[lildigiman]

I'm not a huge fan of Unity. I have it installed right now on one of my computers just so I could see what it was like. I've determined I do not want to use Unity on my main computer (Ubuntu 10.10), and would like to keep the current Gnome desktop I have right now, and I would appreciate if anyone could help me figure out how to do this. I haven't dared trying to do the upgrade yet, fearing loss of my current desktop completely.

Note: I have seen others who say that to use the Gnome Desktop, you can just select "Ubuntu Classic" from the login screen. I wonder though, is this going to be my Current Desktop I have on my 10.10 (as in, having my current customizations such as theme and compiz settings), or is it going to be the stock Ubuntu/Gnome Desktop?

Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!

[elliotcroft]

It should be the same, considering that Ubuntu most likely just installs Unity on the desktop with Gnome already installed.

[dino99]

if you boot with "classic" then on the next boot your previous choice is automatically set, no worry

but you can remove/purge unity completly too with synaptic (and the ubuntu-desktop package)

[lildigiman]

So if I do boot with "Classic" it will be my Current Desktop? It will have all of my customized settings and theme that I already have right now on 10.10?

[elliotcroft]

So if I do boot with "Classic" it will be my Current Desktop? It will have all of my customized settings and theme that I already have right now on 10.10?

That is correct.
(The boot option menu is on the login screen)

[lildigiman]

Okay... I'm going to start the upgrade now... let's hope this works!

[bowens44]

I'm not a huge fan of Unity. I have it installed right now on one of my computers just so I could see what it was like. I've determined I do not want to use Unity on my main computer (Ubuntu 10.10), and would like to keep the current Gnome desktop I have right now, and I would appreciate if anyone could help me figure out how to do this. I haven't dared trying to do the upgrade yet, fearing loss of my current desktop completely.

Note: I have seen others who say that to use the Gnome Desktop, you can just select "Ubuntu Classic" from the login screen. I wonder though, is this going to be my Current Desktop I have on my 10.10 (as in, having my current customizations such as theme and compiz settings), or is it going to be the stock Ubuntu/Gnome Desktop?

Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!

I have found the 'gnome classic' implementation in 11.04 to be incredibly buggy. I tried for several hours to get it to function like my desktop in 10.10 and had no luck.

[ratcheer]

I have found the 'gnome classic' implementation in 11.04 to be incredibly buggy. I tried for several hours to get it to function like my desktop in 10.10 and had no luck.

Hmmm. I am running Natty with Classic Gnome and I notice nothing strange, at all. Except that clicking both mouse buttons simultaneously does not emulate a middle button click, for which I long ago filed a bug report.

Tim

[dino99]

classic is running fine on my end , no trouble

[lildigiman]

Well, I've canceled the upgrade for now... I'm only getting ~100 kB/s right now. =[

I'll continue doing more research on 11.04's Gnome Desktop, and if you guys have any more information, please let me know! Thanks!