Not sure which version of Ubuntu you have so I'll assume Trusty (but we should know for sure), anyway installing the meta-package 'gnome' installs a lot of other packages:
Code:
lance@lance-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install gnome --assume-no
[sudo] password for lance:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
alacarte argyll binfmt-support browser-plugin-gnash caribou caribou-antler
cli-common dconf-editor dconf-tools desktop-base evolution evolution-common
evolution-indicator evolution-plugins finger five-or-more fonts-cantarell
four-in-a-row freerdp-x11 gawk gdebi gdebi-core gdm gedit-plugins gimp
gimp-data gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0 gir1.2-caribou-1.0 gir1.2-clutter-1.0
gir1.2-clutter-gst-2.0 gir1.2-cogl-1.0 gir1.2-coglpango-1.0
gir1.2-evince-3.0 gir1.2-gck-1 gir1.2-gconf-2.0 gir1.2-gcr-3
gir1.2-gdesktopenums-3.0 gir1.2-gdm-1.0 gir1.2-gkbd-3.0
gir1.2-gnomedesktop-3.0 gir1.2-gtkclutter-1.0 gir1.2-gtop-2.0
gir1.2-gucharmap-2.90 gir1.2-json-1.0 gir1.2-mutter-3.0 gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0
gir1.2-panelapplet-4.0 gir1.2-polkit-1.0 gir1.2-rest-0.7
gir1.2-telepathyglib-0.12 gir1.2-telepathylogger-0.2 gir1.2-tracker-0.16
gir1.2-upowerglib-1.0 gir1.2-xkl-1.0 gir1.2-zeitgeist-2.0 gir1.2-zpj-0.0 gjs
gksu gnash gnash-common gnome-applets gnome-applets-data gnome-backgrounds
gnome-chess gnome-color-manager gnome-control-center
gnome-control-center-data gnome-core gnome-dictionary gnome-documents
gnome-games gnome-icon-theme-extras gnome-icon-theme-full gnome-klotski
gnome-media gnome-nettool gnome-nibbles gnome-online-accounts
gnome-online-miners gnome-packagekit gnome-packagekit-data
gnome-packagekit-session gnome-panel gnome-panel-data gnome-robots
gnome-session gnome-session-flashback gnome-settings-daemon gnome-shell
gnome-shell-common gnome-shell-extensions gnome-sushi gnome-tetravex
gnome-themes-standard gnome-themes-standard-data gnome-tweak-tool gnuchess
gnuchess-book grilo-plugins-0.2 gstreamer0.10-gconf gtk2-engines
gtk2-engines-pixbuf hamster-applet hamster-indicator iagno imagemagick
imagemagick-common indicator-applet-complete inkscape libamd2.3.1
libappindicator0.1-cil libappindicator1 libavahi-ui-gtk3-0 libavresample1
libbabl-0.1-0 libblas3 libbonobo2-0 libbonobo2-common libbonoboui2-0
libbonoboui2-common libboost-iostreams1.54.0 libboost-program-options1.54.0
libboost-thread1.54.0 libcairo-perl libcamd2.3.1 libcaribou-common
libcaribou-gtk-module libcaribou-gtk3-module libcaribou0 libccolamd2.8.0
libcholmod2.1.2 libcolord-gtk1 libdbus-glib2.0-cil libdbus2.0-cil libdiscid0
libencode-locale-perl liberror-perl libevolution libfile-listing-perl
libfont-afm-perl libgconf2.0-cil libgdict-1.0-6 libgdict-common libgdiplus
libgdm1 libgegl-0.2-0 libgfortran3 libgif4 libgimp2.0 libgjs0e libgksu2-0
libglade2-0 libglib-perl libglib2.0-cil libgmime2.6-cil
libgnome-media-profiles-3.0-0 libgnome2-0 libgnome2-bin libgnome2-common
libgnomecanvas2-0 libgnomecanvas2-common libgnomeui-0 libgnomeui-common
libgnomevfs2-0 libgnomevfs2-common libgnomevfs2-extra libgoa-backend-1.0-1
libgrilo-0.2-1 libgsf-1-114 libgsf-1-common libgsl0ldbl libgtk-vnc-2.0-0
libgtk2-perl libgtk2.0-cil libgtkhtml-4.0-0 libgtkhtml-4.0-common
libgtkhtml-editor-4.0-0 libgtkspell0 libgupnp-av-1.0-2 libgupnp-dlna-2.0-3
libgvnc-1.0-0 libhtml-form-perl libhtml-format-perl libhtml-parser-perl
libhtml-tagset-perl libhtml-tree-perl libhttp-cookies-perl
libhttp-daemon-perl libhttp-date-perl libhttp-message-perl
libhttp-negotiate-perl libicc2 libidl-common libidl0 libimdi0 libindicator7
libio-html-perl libiptcdata0 libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-0 libjemalloc1
liblapack3 liblinear-tools liblinear1 liblqr-1-0 liblwp-mediatypes-perl
liblwp-protocol-https-perl libmagick++5 libmagickcore5 libmagickcore5-extra
libmagickwand5 libmail-spf-perl libmediaart-1.0-0 libmng2
libmono-addins-gui0.2-cil libmono-addins0.2-cil libmono-cairo4.0-cil
libmono-corlib4.0-cil libmono-corlib4.5-cil libmono-i18n-west4.0-cil
libmono-i18n4.0-cil libmono-posix4.0-cil libmono-security4.0-cil
libmono-sharpzip4.84-cil libmono-system-configuration4.0-cil
libmono-system-core4.0-cil libmono-system-drawing4.0-cil
libmono-system-security4.0-cil libmono-system-xml4.0-cil
libmono-system4.0-cil libmozjs-24-0 libmusicbrainz5-0 libmutter0c
libnet-http-perl libnetaddr-ip-perl libnetpbm10 liborbit-2-0 liborbit2
libpanel-applet-4-0 libpango-perl libpst4 librygel-core-2.0-1
librygel-renderer-2.0-1 librygel-renderer-gst-2.0-1 librygel-server-2.0-1
libsdl1.2debian libsigsegv2 libsofia-sip-ua-glib3 libsofia-sip-ua0
libsys-hostname-long-perl libtracker-extract-0.16-0 libtracker-miner-0.16-0
libtracker-sparql-0.16-0 libumfpack5.6.2 libwebkitgtk-1.0-0
libwebkitgtk-1.0-common libwmf-bin libwww-perl libwww-robotrules-perl
libxcb-keysyms1 libxcb-xf86dri0 libxcb-xv0 libytnef0 libzapojit-0.0-0
lightsoff metacity mono-4.0-gac mono-gac mono-runtime mono-runtime-common
mono-runtime-sgen mutter-common netpbm nmap notification-daemon perlmagick
python-appindicator python-gnome2 python-numpy python-pyatspi python-pyorbit
python-wnck quadrapassel re2c rygel rygel-playbin rygel-preferences
sa-compile sound-juicer spamassassin spamc swell-foop tali telepathy-rakia
tomboy tracker tracker-extract tracker-gui tracker-miner-fs tracker-utils
transfig unoconv vinagre whois xserver-xephyr
Suggested packages:
gir1.2-colordgtk-1.0 browser-plugin-lightspark evolution-ews
evolution-plugins-experimental gawk-doc gimp-help-en gimp-help
gimp-data-extras dia-gnome gnome-boxes gnucash libreoffice-evolution planner
gnome-netstatus-applet deskbar-applet cpufrequtils gnome-hearts
gnome-system-tools gnome-packagekit-tools xboard eboard scid
python-evolution imagemagick-doc autotrace curl enscript gnuplot grads hp2xx
html2ps mplayer povray radiance texlive-base-bin ufraw-batch pstoedit
libsvg-perl libxml-xql-perl python-uniconvertor ruby libbonobo2-bin
libfont-freetype-perl libdiscid0-dbg monodoc-gtk2.0-manual libgnomevfs2-bin
gamin fam gnome-mime-data gsl-ref-psdoc gsl-doc-pdf gsl-doc-info
gsl-ref-html libgtk2-perl-doc libdata-dump-perl libsvm-tools liblinear-dev
libcrypt-ssleay-perl libmono-i18n4.0-all libgamin0 sofia-sip-doc
libauthen-ntlm-perl python-gnome2-doc gfortran python-dev python-nose
python-numpy-dbg python-numpy-doc python-pyorbit-dbg rygel-tracker
rygel-mediathek tumbler gstreamer1.0-lame gstreamer1.0-plugins-really-bad
razor libdbi-perl pyzor libmail-dkim-perl tasque xfig
Recommended packages:
gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg
The following NEW packages will be installed:
alacarte argyll binfmt-support browser-plugin-gnash caribou caribou-antler
cli-common dconf-editor dconf-tools desktop-base evolution evolution-common
evolution-indicator evolution-plugins finger five-or-more fonts-cantarell
four-in-a-row freerdp-x11 gawk gdebi gdebi-core gdm gedit-plugins gimp
gimp-data gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0 gir1.2-caribou-1.0 gir1.2-clutter-1.0
gir1.2-clutter-gst-2.0 gir1.2-cogl-1.0 gir1.2-coglpango-1.0
gir1.2-evince-3.0 gir1.2-gck-1 gir1.2-gconf-2.0 gir1.2-gcr-3
gir1.2-gdesktopenums-3.0 gir1.2-gdm-1.0 gir1.2-gkbd-3.0
gir1.2-gnomedesktop-3.0 gir1.2-gtkclutter-1.0 gir1.2-gtop-2.0
gir1.2-gucharmap-2.90 gir1.2-json-1.0 gir1.2-mutter-3.0 gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0
gir1.2-panelapplet-4.0 gir1.2-polkit-1.0 gir1.2-rest-0.7
gir1.2-telepathyglib-0.12 gir1.2-telepathylogger-0.2 gir1.2-tracker-0.16
gir1.2-upowerglib-1.0 gir1.2-xkl-1.0 gir1.2-zeitgeist-2.0 gir1.2-zpj-0.0 gjs
gksu gnash gnash-common gnome gnome-applets gnome-applets-data
gnome-backgrounds gnome-chess gnome-color-manager gnome-control-center
gnome-control-center-data gnome-core gnome-dictionary gnome-documents
gnome-games gnome-icon-theme-extras gnome-icon-theme-full gnome-klotski
gnome-media gnome-nettool gnome-nibbles gnome-online-accounts
gnome-online-miners gnome-packagekit gnome-packagekit-data
gnome-packagekit-session gnome-panel gnome-panel-data gnome-robots
gnome-session gnome-session-flashback gnome-settings-daemon gnome-shell
gnome-shell-common gnome-shell-extensions gnome-sushi gnome-tetravex
gnome-themes-standard gnome-themes-standard-data gnome-tweak-tool gnuchess
gnuchess-book grilo-plugins-0.2 gstreamer0.10-gconf gtk2-engines
gtk2-engines-pixbuf hamster-applet hamster-indicator iagno imagemagick
imagemagick-common indicator-applet-complete inkscape libamd2.3.1
libappindicator0.1-cil libappindicator1 libavahi-ui-gtk3-0 libavresample1
libbabl-0.1-0 libblas3 libbonobo2-0 libbonobo2-common libbonoboui2-0
libbonoboui2-common libboost-iostreams1.54.0 libboost-program-options1.54.0
libboost-thread1.54.0 libcairo-perl libcamd2.3.1 libcaribou-common
libcaribou-gtk-module libcaribou-gtk3-module libcaribou0 libccolamd2.8.0
libcholmod2.1.2 libcolord-gtk1 libdbus-glib2.0-cil libdbus2.0-cil libdiscid0
libencode-locale-perl liberror-perl libevolution libfile-listing-perl
libfont-afm-perl libgconf2.0-cil libgdict-1.0-6 libgdict-common libgdiplus
libgdm1 libgegl-0.2-0 libgfortran3 libgif4 libgimp2.0 libgjs0e libgksu2-0
libglade2-0 libglib-perl libglib2.0-cil libgmime2.6-cil
libgnome-media-profiles-3.0-0 libgnome2-0 libgnome2-bin libgnome2-common
libgnomecanvas2-0 libgnomecanvas2-common libgnomeui-0 libgnomeui-common
libgnomevfs2-0 libgnomevfs2-common libgnomevfs2-extra libgoa-backend-1.0-1
libgrilo-0.2-1 libgsf-1-114 libgsf-1-common libgsl0ldbl libgtk-vnc-2.0-0
libgtk2-perl libgtk2.0-cil libgtkhtml-4.0-0 libgtkhtml-4.0-common
libgtkhtml-editor-4.0-0 libgtkspell0 libgupnp-av-1.0-2 libgupnp-dlna-2.0-3
libgvnc-1.0-0 libhtml-form-perl libhtml-format-perl libhtml-parser-perl
libhtml-tagset-perl libhtml-tree-perl libhttp-cookies-perl
libhttp-daemon-perl libhttp-date-perl libhttp-message-perl
libhttp-negotiate-perl libicc2 libidl-common libidl0 libimdi0 libindicator7
libio-html-perl libiptcdata0 libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-0 libjemalloc1
liblapack3 liblinear-tools liblinear1 liblqr-1-0 liblwp-mediatypes-perl
liblwp-protocol-https-perl libmagick++5 libmagickcore5 libmagickcore5-extra
libmagickwand5 libmail-spf-perl libmediaart-1.0-0 libmng2
libmono-addins-gui0.2-cil libmono-addins0.2-cil libmono-cairo4.0-cil
libmono-corlib4.0-cil libmono-corlib4.5-cil libmono-i18n-west4.0-cil
libmono-i18n4.0-cil libmono-posix4.0-cil libmono-security4.0-cil
libmono-sharpzip4.84-cil libmono-system-configuration4.0-cil
libmono-system-core4.0-cil libmono-system-drawing4.0-cil
libmono-system-security4.0-cil libmono-system-xml4.0-cil
libmono-system4.0-cil libmozjs-24-0 libmusicbrainz5-0 libmutter0c
libnet-http-perl libnetaddr-ip-perl libnetpbm10 liborbit-2-0 liborbit2
libpanel-applet-4-0 libpango-perl libpst4 librygel-core-2.0-1
librygel-renderer-2.0-1 librygel-renderer-gst-2.0-1 librygel-server-2.0-1
libsdl1.2debian libsigsegv2 libsofia-sip-ua-glib3 libsofia-sip-ua0
libsys-hostname-long-perl libtracker-extract-0.16-0 libtracker-miner-0.16-0
libtracker-sparql-0.16-0 libumfpack5.6.2 libwebkitgtk-1.0-0
libwebkitgtk-1.0-common libwmf-bin libwww-perl libwww-robotrules-perl
libxcb-keysyms1 libxcb-xf86dri0 libxcb-xv0 libytnef0 libzapojit-0.0-0
lightsoff metacity mono-4.0-gac mono-gac mono-runtime mono-runtime-common
mono-runtime-sgen mutter-common netpbm nmap notification-daemon perlmagick
python-appindicator python-gnome2 python-numpy python-pyatspi python-pyorbit
python-wnck quadrapassel re2c rygel rygel-playbin rygel-preferences
sa-compile sound-juicer spamassassin spamc swell-foop tali telepathy-rakia
tomboy tracker tracker-extract tracker-gui tracker-miner-fs tracker-utils
transfig unoconv vinagre whois xserver-xephyr
0 upgraded, 305 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
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After this operation, 606 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] N
Abort.
But we'll need to check your /var/log/apt logs to be sure where we're at.
Anyway you may now be using 'gdm' to login rather than 'lightdm'. I compiled a collection of pics here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...2#post12929682
So you could start by telling us what your login screen looks like and what sessions you see offered. Also what version of Ubuntu you're running.
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