will gnome3 install from the gnome3 site ok

[sdowney717]

http://www.gnome.org/getting-gnome/

says one click to get, 11.10 and onwards,
do this instead of the adding ppa thing?

[cariboo]

http://www.gnome.org/getting-gnome/

says one click to get, 11.10 and onwards,
do this instead of the adding ppa thing?

Oneiric is built on Gnome 3, if you meant gnome-shell, it's in the repositories. If you want something a little more cutting edge, try the Ricotz ppa (https://launchpad.net/~ricotz/+archive/testing)