Should Ubuntu use Gnome 3.6 or 3.8 for Raring 13.04 ?

[Stinger]

Well, still waiting but I don't mind I think Gnome 3.8 is worth waiting for, as you can se in yet another nice review from Muktware.

Gnome 3.8 review: it's almost there

Still cant use it though due to my GDM bug 'GDM wont start on Ubuntu GNOME using Gnome3 ppa' bug #1162466' , but 'someone' is working on it
Please add yourself if you are trying Gnome 3.8 from Gnome3 ppa, and you are affected too.
I can see that three more are affected here, here and here so there may be more.

[dino99]

you should use Apport to get more complete info; and add the required tags to populate the bug's queues

[Stinger]

you should use Apport to get more complete info; and add the required tags to populate the bug's queues

I would have done if I could login, can't even get a terminal working, sorry.
Will of course provide Jeremy or others with all the info they find necessary.

[Rukiri]

If you're using Gnome 3.8 for just classic please just use XFCE, personally XFCE is an awesome project that's active and already does everything Gnome2 did and is going further so eventually either by XFCE5 we should see what gnome should have been but gnome 3.8 is a solid release.

I never found gnome-classic in any settings... is it a session only? I had gnome-shell-extensions installed oh well.

I would personally give the classic mode a few more releases, until I can customize it like xfce or the original gnome 2 I'll stick to xfce but will keep it around mainly as GTK3 has awesome shell themes.

[Stinger]

Well, still waiting but I don't mind I think Gnome 3.8 is worth waiting for, as you can se in yet another nice review from Muktware.

Gnome 3.8 review: it's almost there

Still cant use it though due to my GDM bug 'GDM wont start on Ubuntu GNOME using Gnome3 ppa' bug #1162466' , but 'someone' is working on it
Please add yourself if you are trying Gnome 3.8 from Gnome3 ppa, and you are affected too.
I can see that three more are affected here, here and here so there may be more.

Bug solved.
When adding the Gnome3 ppa, you need to sudo

apt-get dist-upgrade

to resolve the dependency problems.

[dino99]

Bug solved.
When adding the Gnome3 ppa, you need to sudo

apt-get dist-upgrade

to resolve the dependency problems.

That is not true: the problem was due to the so many packages not installed on your system, meaning that some normal missed dependencies have pushed out that trouble; so finally a dis-upgrade was required to get a stable installation.

[Stinger]

@ dino99
I downloaded the Ubuntu-GNOME daily live CD and and installed it.
I would expect the Ubuntu-GNOME daily live to be updated and containing all the packages needed to install Ubuntu-GNOME, right ?

Can you please explain to me how the problem can be "so many packages not installed on your system" ?

Furthermore, when I add the Gnome3 ppa I would expect to do 'apt-get-update' and 'apt-get upgrade'
No where on the Gnome3 ppa page it says any different.

[jbicha]

@ dino99
Furthermore, when I add the Gnome3 ppa I would expect to do 'apt-get-update' and 'apt-get upgrade'
No where on the Gnome3 ppa page it says any different.

I've added that information now to the PPA page. This will also be added to the Beta 2 Release Notes.

Part of the problem is that this is the first time since Natty that the GNOME3 PPA has shipped a completely different version of GNOME than is shipped in the corresponding Ubuntu release.

[sgage]

I've added that information now to the PPA page. This will also be added to the Beta 2 Release Notes.

Part of the problem is that this is the first time since Natty that the GNOME3 PPA has shipped a completely different version of GNOME than is shipped in the corresponding Ubuntu release.

I did a regular apt-get upgrade, and all seems to be working fine. Should I issue an apt-get dist-upgrade command?

[Stinger]

@ jbicha
Thanks again much appreciated

@ sgage
What does

gnome-shell --version

give you ? it should say

GNOME Shell 3.8.0.1

If it says GNOME Shell 3.6.3.1 , you should do 'sudo apt-get dist-upgrade' to avoid conflicting packages.