The Gnome Flashback desktop environment is a simple and great way to get back the old style classical desktop if you do not like Unity desktop, like many.
Gnome Flashback is based on GTK 3 and provides a desktop interface visually similar to the old gnome desktop.
Another alternative to gnome flashback is the MATE desktop from linux mint and XFCE desktop, but both of them are based on gtk 2.
Install Gnome Flashback
Install the following package on your Ubuntu system and you are done.
$ sudo apt-get install gnome-session-flashback
Now logout and at the login screen press the settings button on the box that asks for password. There would be 2 options, Gnome Flashback (Metacity) and Gnome Flashback (Compiz).
Metacity is lighter and faster, whereas Compiz gets you the more fancy desktop effects. Here is a screenshot of my gnome flashback desktop.
It uses a wallpaper from elementary OS and also Plank dock with no bottom panel. This tutorial explains every bit of it.
After installing Gnome Flashback desktop you need to do a couple of more things to finetune it.
1. Install Gnome Tweak Tool
The Gnome Tweak Tool allows you to customize things like fonts, themes etc, that are otherwise difficult or impossible with the...
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Install the Gnome Flashback classical desktop on Ubuntu 14.10/Linux Mint 17
Gnome Flashback is based on GTK 3 and provides a desktop interface visually similar to the old gnome desktop.
Another alternative to gnome flashback is the MATE desktop from linux mint and XFCE desktop, but both of them are based on gtk 2.
Install Gnome Flashback
Install the following package on your Ubuntu system and you are done.
$ sudo apt-get install gnome-session-flashback
Now logout and at the login screen press the settings button on the box that asks for password. There would be 2 options, Gnome Flashback (Metacity) and Gnome Flashback (Compiz).
Metacity is lighter and faster, whereas Compiz gets you the more fancy desktop effects. Here is a screenshot of my gnome flashback desktop.
It uses a wallpaper from elementary OS and also Plank dock with no bottom panel. This tutorial explains every bit of it.
After installing Gnome Flashback desktop you need to do a couple of more things to finetune it.
1. Install Gnome Tweak Tool
The Gnome Tweak Tool allows you to customize things like fonts, themes etc, that are otherwise difficult or impossible with the...
Read full post here
Install the Gnome Flashback classical desktop on Ubuntu 14.10/Linux Mint 17