[SOLVED] Gnome classic starts Unity

[daniel-clement]

Hello,

I have just received a Dell laptop with Ubuntu 12.04 preinstalled, and I'd rather not use Unity. So I installed gnome-session-fallback, but if I select "Gnome classic", I get a Unity desktop. But at least I know the desktop effects work.

OTTH, "Gnome classic - no effects" does start the good old gnome desktop, but without any desktop effect.

How could I enable desktop effects under the Gnome classic desktop? TIA for ideas.

Best regards, Daniel

[grumblebum2]

When logged in to the Gnome classic session use compizconfig-settings-manager
to disable the unity plugin.
May need to install ccsm.

[daniel-clement]

Yes, that was it. I couldn't find this setting because it was in CCSM, which was not installed. Thanks a lot Grumblebum2!