What are the desktop Environments in screenshot attached

**c2tarun** · March 6th, 2013

Hi friends,

In this screenshot:

IMG_20130306_201647.jpg Sorry I don't know why is it rotated

I can figure out all options, but what is GNOME Classic(No Effects)-second option, and how is it different with Ubuntu 2D?

**ibjsb4** · March 6th, 2013

If you want to see the difference in gnome-classic, just install it to your current desktop and try it.

Code:

sudo apt-get install gnome-session-fallback

Or do you have it installed? Is that a pic of your login?

**c2tarun** · March 6th, 2013

Originally Posted by ibjsb4

If you want to see the difference in gnome-classic, just install it to your current desktop and try it.

Code:

sudo apt-get install gnome-session-fallback

Or do you have it installed? Is that a pic of your login?

Yeah that is the pic of my Login

I was not able to find the difference between Gnome Classic (No Effects) and Ubuntu, i.e. Unity 3D. But there must be some difference right, otherwise why two different options?

**ibjsb4** · March 6th, 2013

Yes, theres a big difference.

https://www.google.com/search?q=gnom...w=1024&bih=604

https://www.google.com/search?q=unit...w=1024&bih=604

**c2tarun** · March 6th, 2013

Originally Posted by ibjsb4

Yes, theres a big difference.

https://www.google.com/search?q=gnom...w=1024&bih=604

https://www.google.com/search?q=unit...w=1024&bih=604

No no... you got me wrong. There is obviously difference between Unity and Gnome classic. Ok, let me rephrase my question.

From that menu in screen shot, what is difference between GNOME Classic, GNOME Classic (No effects) and Ubuntu.

Try GNOME Classic (No Effects) once it looks just like Unity, with all the feature animations.

**schragge** · March 6th, 2013

If you are curious what entry on the screenshot executes which command, try

Code:

egrep -i '^(name|exec)=' /usr/share/xsessions/*.desktop

**grahammechanical** · March 6th, 2013

May I try to guess what you are asking about?

The Ubuntu option gives you the Unity user interface. It runs on graphic adapters that are capable of 3D effects. If a machine does not have a graphic adapter that can run Unity (3D) then it would get Ubuntu 2D = Unity 2D without special effects. This is true for Ubuntu 12.04 but from Ubuntu 12.10 onwards Ubuntu (Unity) 2D is no longer available. Another method of giving a Unity 3D experience is used for lower specified graphic adapters.

Some people did not like the look of Unity. They use Gnome Classic which is how Ubuntu used to look up to about 2 years ago. Machines that had graphic adapters that could not display 3D (special) effects would run Gnome Classic (without effects).

Openbox is a window manager that can be used on machines they do not a powerful graphic adapters and CPUs. Xfce is a desktop environment that can be run on machines that do not have powerful graphic adapters and CPUs.

Ubuntu by default uses the Gnome Desktop Environment with the Unity user interface.

**ibjsb4** · March 7th, 2013

Stinkeye has it. They use different window managers. You get basic eye candy with classic-no effects (metacity window manager) and classic-w/compiz you can have max eye candy (even the cube).

https://www.google.com/search?client...utf-8&oe=utf-8