Ubuntu 12.04 LTS removing unity and installing GNOME

[Ryan Gauger]

On 06/06/2012 09:39 AM, Albert Wagner wrote:
> On 06/06/2012 08:28 AM, Ryan Gauger wrote:
>> Is Unity also a shell for GNOME? It's a bit confusing... :)
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> That is because so many here erroneously use the phrase "Gnome 3" to 
> refer to the "Gnome 3 Shell".  Unity, Gnome 3 Shell, Kubuntu, and 
> Xubuntu all sit on top of Gnome 3.  Several other distros dirivative 
> of Ubuntu also, obviously, use Gnome 3 (not the Shell).  Also, Mint 
> has two Debian based distros that use Gnome 3, but use XFCE or 
> Cinnamon for the desktop.  SolusOS  currently ships Gnome 2 and has 
> begun development on a Gnome2  exact lookalike, but sitting on top of 
> Gnome 3.
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KDE isn't built off GNOME 3. GNOME 3 has nothing to do with KDE, XFCE, 
or LXDE.