GNOME 3 in Ubuntu 11.04

[NoOp]

On 04/17/2011 06:40 PM, NoOp wrote:
> On 04/16/2011 08:38 PM, Paul Sladen wrote:
...
>> GNOME 3 is not shipped in Ubuntu 11.04;  the user needs to explicitly
>> install a PPA to use GNOME 3.  Eg. unless you actually manually ran:
>> 
>>   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
>>   sudo apt-get update
>>   sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
>> 
>> ...then you are /very/ unlikely to be running GNOME 3 accidentally!
> ...
> When you post such commands I think it's always a good idea to also post
> a link to the PPA:
> 
> https://launchpad.net/~gnome3-team/+archive/gnome3
> <quote>
> GNOME3
> 
>     “GNOME3 Team” team
>     GNOME3
> 
> PPA description
> 
> This package contains packages from GNOME3 and their dependencies so
> they can be used in Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty). This PPA is EXPERIMENTAL and
> MAY BREAK YOUR SYSTEM. There is no downgrade process.
> </quote>
> 
> The 'experimental' et al is standard for just about any PPA (*Personal
> Package Archive*). The most relevant part in that quote is:
> *There is no downgrade process*. So before using any of those commands,
> read, and reread, the last sentence from the PPA description. Then
> proceed at your own risk.

Sorry, forgot to add:
<http://askubuntu.com/questions/22946/how-do-i-install-the-latest-version-of-gnome-3>
<quote>
Using GNOME3 on 11.04 will upgrade major parts of the desktop
infrastructure, if you are not familiar with how to do package
management then we recommend you try this on a virtualized installation
or a non-production system, reverting back to vanilla 11.04 is not trivial.
</quote>