Issues it Gnome Shell not installing..

[Hl5tory]

Post the output of the following .

 cat /etc/apt/sources.list

historically@Hl5tory:~$  cat /etc/apt/sources.list
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 14.04 LTS _Trusty Tahr_ - Release i386 (20140417)]/ trusty main restricted


# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty main restricted


## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates main restricted


## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates universe


## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu 
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to 
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in 
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty multiverse
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates multiverse


## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-backports main restricted universe multiverse


deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty-security multiverse


## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu trusty partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu trusty partner


## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
## developers who want to ship their latest software.
deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty main
deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty main
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-proposed restricted universe multiverse main

[Frogs Hair]

Do you have PPA.s other than Numix ?

[Hl5tory]

Do you have PPA.s other than Numix ?

I have nooblab, ricotz, diesch, numix, and linrunner.

[Frogs Hair]

The ricotz testing PPA is the problem and It would need to be purged before installing a repository version of the Gnome Shell. Use the PPA or Repository version not both. I have had nothing but problems with Gnome Shell PPAS and don't even try anymore .This gets more complicated if you upgraded with the PPA enabled.

https://launchpad.net/~ricotz/+archive/testing


WHILE USING THIS PPA MAKE SURE YOU ALSO ADDED THE GNOME3 PPAs!
ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3 (https://launchpad.net/~gnome3-team/+archive/gnome3)
ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3-staging (https://launchpad.net/~gnome3-team/+archive/gnome3-staging)

[Hl5tory]

Am sorry I don't understand what exactly am suppose to do.

[Frogs Hair]

Did you install the following PPA before Upgrading to 14.04 ?

https://launchpad.net/~ricotz/+archive/testing

[Hl5tory]

Did you install the following PPA before Upgrading to 14.04 ?

https://launchpad.net/~ricotz/+archive/testing

All I did was download Ubuntu 14.04 from the Ubuntu website and made a bootable flash drive.. not sure when ricotz was installed. Is it the problem?

[Frogs Hair]

I thought it was an upgrade because of the 13.10 icon theme PPA being installed . The testing PPA includes experimental packages for Gnome 3.12 and is most likely the problem. Follow the instructions on the linked page and add the other two PPAS or remove the testing PPA . If you are inexperienced I would opt for removing the testing PPA and install the Gnome shell 3.10 from the repository. There was a PPA Purge available for 13.10 , but I have been unable locate a version for 14.04 so you might have to do some searching or wait until a purge is available.


Another options is to disable the testing PPA and run the following commands to remove un-needed package from the system and fully reinstall the ubuntu-desktpp . This is not without some risk, but completely installing Gnome 3.12 is also risky.

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get autoremove

sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop