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maniat1k
Asked: 2012-03-07 05:21:04 +0800 CST

Is there a way to install Unity or Gnome Shell along with Lubuntu?

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I'm using Lubuntu for a while now, but found a couple of details that I wanted to view with Unity (that's another story).

Ok, the thing is: I've tried on a VM with Lubuntu to install Unity (sudo apt-get install unity) When the installation is over. I selected in the Lubuntu login Unity/Unity2D but did not work.

Right now I'm installing ubuntu-desktop, I am presuming that will work, but also it will change my login for example.

Is there a way to do a "clean" installation of Unity but not make major changes on my Lubuntu?

I would prefer Gnome-Shell instead of Unity.

gnome unity lubuntu

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  1. Best Answer

    To install unity, run the following command in a terminal:

    sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

    To install gnome-shell, do the same in a terminal:

    sudo apt-get install gnome-shell

    You can choose the default login manager as per your preference.

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  2. It is very easy to install Gnome-shell in Lubuntu 12.10.

    Open Synaptic Package Manager, reload it, search for Gnome-shell and install it. There is no need to install Ubuntu-desktop.

    You can also agree to install GDM, which would give you a nice log in screen.

    Restart and log into Gnome.

    I am writing from Lubuntu + Gnome shell. No crashes.

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