[ubuntu-uk] classic interface and ubntu

[Simon Greenwood]

On 6 September 2011 19:50, Rob Beard <rob at esdelle.co.uk> wrote:

> On 06/09/11 11:50, Alan Pope wrote:
>
>> On 6 September 2011 11:48, paul sutton<zleap at zleap.net>  wrote:
>>
>>> Is the classic interface using gnome 3?
>>>
>>
>> The Classic interface in 11.04 uses GNOME 2.x, because 11.04 ships
>> with GNOME 2.x not GNOME 3.x.
>>
>>  and is this going to remain an
>>> option, i currently run 11.04 with classic will i still have this option
>>> if i upgrade to 11.10?
>>>
>>>
>> No.
>>
>> Ubuntu 11.10 will ship with GNOME 3.x and Unity 3D as the default
>> desktop with Unity 2D as the alternative option, not Classic.
>>
>> Al.
>>
>>
> Just a thought, would it be possible to install the xubuntu-desktop package
> to install Xubuntu then upgrade to Xubuntu 11.10 from there?
>
>
In theory, yes, although I have done a similar thing in the past (installed
xubuntu-desktop on server 10.04, then installed ubuntu-desktop) and while
they can then be selected from the login menu, the two systems aren't
separate. With the right sources it should be able to update one path rather
than the other.

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