mexlinux.com » gnome http://www.mexlinux.com digital memories - everything is on the net Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:15:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 How to Install gnome-shell in ubuntu http://www.mexlinux.com/how-to-install-gnome-shell-in-ubuntu/ http://www.mexlinux.com/how-to-install-gnome-shell-in-ubuntu/#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 04:04:01 +0000 mexlinux http://www.mexlinux.com/?p=632 There is a 14 weeks old snapshot of gnome-shell in the karmic repositories.
You can try it by simoky installing the gnome-shell packaged vis asynaptic or with the command:
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell
But If you want an updated version, you can do the following:

1-Install the unofficial gnome-shell ppa repository: ppa:vperetokin/unofficial-gnome-shell
You can do that with the command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:vperetokin/unofficial-gnome-shell

2-Update your sources, and then your packages either via synaptic or with the commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

3-Install gnome-shell package:
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell

OK, it’s installed, now in orden to use it:

1-Compiz (Desktop Efects) should be disabled firts, so dissabke it from the Menu:
System>Preferences>Appearances
Then go to the Visual Efects tab and select None.

2-You can now start it at any time with the command:
gnome-shell replace &

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