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Alex Poulos
Asked: 2012-01-18 00:44:01 +0800 CST

When you install Gnome, do you still have access to Ubuntu standard desktop?

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I recently installed gnome-fallback-session because it is a lot like ubuntu classic for 11.10 - my question is, am I able to go back to using the standard Ubuntu GUI that came out of box as well as gnome? or am I permanently stuck with Gnome?

11.10

2 Answers

  1. Unity, Gnome Shell and Gnome Fallback Sesion are just different GUIs for the Gnome3 desktop. You can choose at login which one you want to use by clicking on the "gears" symbol.

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  2. Yes

    You can switch between them at the login screen by selecting the little gear icon.

    If you dont have your login screen enabled it means your system is set to auto login. You will need to enable this setting in

    System setting>>User Accounts and selecting

    User Password required

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