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will1982
August 6th, 2013, 11:51 PM
This is an ALTERNATE version of the installation. If you want gnome easily, simply find it in the software center. This method may supply you with a newer version of gnome, however.

This is a very simple guide for new users.
Gnome is a desktop preferred by some over the default unity.
Here is how to install it on Ubuntu 12.04/12.10/13.04!

Note: the reccomendations section is incomplete, if you have any good gnome addons please add them!

Ubuntu 13.04-Get set up with Gnome
Copyright (C) 2013 will1982. License: CC-BY-SA http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
Revision 1, Aug 6 2013
Written for Ubuntu 12.04, 12.10, and 13.04
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First, open up a terminal window. In it, type, on different lines:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell


Reboot your computer.
Now, on the login screen, click the little Ubuntu logo. Change it to "Gnome". Proceed to login.


You now have a working gnome desktop! The rest of this guide is optional, but may help to enhance your experience.


You can download extensions from the gnome website (https://extensions.gnome.org/).


Here are some I reccomend:
Frippery: a more "classic" gnome experience. Combines the best of GNOME 2 and GNOME 3.

CharlesA
August 7th, 2013, 02:03 AM
Why not just use the version of Gnome3 that is in the default repos?

markbl
August 7th, 2013, 01:26 PM
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell

Anybody installing gnome-shell should also really install gnome-tweak-tool as well. Tack gnome-tweak-tool to the above line.