Restoring the old gnome desktop

[Bill Stanley]

On 04/26/2012 02:39 AM, G. wrote:

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> And here I am in Gnome classic in 11.04.
>
> After you install gnome all you have to do is logout, choose gnmome
> from the menu on the bottom,  and log back in.
>
> garyk

This is sort of the gnome classic but not exactly.  I was hoping to 
restore my desktop to exactly like it was before the Unity takeover of 
my desktop.  I really miss being able to right click on an app in the 
menu and being able place a launcher for that app on the desktop or on 
the panel bar on the top of the desktop.  Also there doesn't seem to be 
a was of adding or removing apps from the preferences or administration 
menus like there was in Gnome 2.  (example:  I don't use bluetooth I 
want to remove it or at least hide it on the menu.)  The Gnome classic 
is better than Unity but it isn't Gnome 2.

< RANT ON >
I just want to work efficiently!  Changing the layout of the desktop 
ruins my work flow until I learn all the ins and outs.  Just when I am 
comfortable with the new way of doing things, they change things.  Using 
Linux is all about having choices, why not offer a true Gnome classic 
for all of us that don't want change just for the sake of changing.  You 
could do internal things to improve the efficiency of the desktop 
without changing the look and feel.  Unity does have its place on 
tablets or other devices with small screens.  It just doesn't make sense 
on desktops with a big monitor.  If this means that there are two types 
of desktops, so be it!
<RANT OFF>

Bill Stanley