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scott-ian
April 28th, 2011, 06:20 PM
Is there a way to install Gnome 3 in Ubuntu 11.04 WITHOUT damaging anything? So that it replaces the classic mode and leaves Unity alone?
jonnjo
April 28th, 2011, 06:29 PM
Dono if this helps but I am trying this now.

http://blog.sudobits.com/2011/04/26/how-to-install-gnome-3-on-ubuntu-11-04/
scott-ian
April 28th, 2011, 07:08 PM
Is that stable? Will it damage Unity?
jonnjo
April 28th, 2011, 07:27 PM
Sorry to say that it appears to damage unity. :-( However Gnome 3.0 is nice.

In my case I did not care too much as I installed 11.04 on a seperate machine.
irv
April 28th, 2011, 07:46 PM
Dono if this helps but I am trying this now.

http://blog.sudobits.com/2011/04/26/how-to-install-gnome-3-on-ubuntu-11-04/

OK, how did it go? Did you get gnome 3 installed and running on 11.04.

Also there is a link in your link to install it on 10.04 and 10.10. Did anyone try this yet?
jonnjo
April 28th, 2011, 08:07 PM
Irv,

Got it to install ok.. However as stated it did muck up Unity.
irv
April 28th, 2011, 08:30 PM
Irv,

Got it to install ok.. However as stated it did muck up Unity.

I read something somewhere about this happening. If you don't use Unity does gnome 3 look and work OK? And is it better than Unity?

Right now I am waiting for a new wireless card because 11.04 does not like my Broadcom card I have now.
scott-ian
April 28th, 2011, 09:29 PM
I think I will install it. I don't really care much about Unity.
irv
April 28th, 2011, 10:07 PM
I think I will install it. I don't really care much about Unity.

I guess I feel like you. I don't care for Unity either. I see Full Circle Magazine is looking for input on Unity. I may have to give them my 2 cents worth.