* Re: [gentoo-user] gnome 3 has landed
@ 2011-11-27 1:07 99% ` Mark Knecht
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From: Mark Knecht @ 2011-11-27 1:07 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 12:07 PM, walt <w41ter@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, at least on ~x86 and ~amd64 gnome3 is the default now. I have
> mixed feelings about gnome3, so I let gentoo install it on a VirtualBox
> VM to start with and I'll think about updating my real machines later.
>
> The new gnome-shell is the controversial piece of gnome3 and (so far)
> I find it counterproductive.
>
> I googled how to disable the gnome-shell and get my gnome-panel back,
> along with the panel applets that I refuse to give up. (The gnome-
> shell replaces the gnome-panel, so there is nowhere to run the old
> applets.)
>
> If you want to disable gnome-shell you can do it with the System Info
> function in System Settings. Click the Graphics icon and enable the
> gnome-fallback setting to disable gnome-shell. Ah, much better :)
Slashdot today had an announcement of a Linux Mint 12 release which
notably had comments about something called Mint Gnome Shell
Extensions which supposedly lets them use Gnome 3 with a 'Gnome 2-Like
Experience'. (How's that for marketing?!?)
Maybe there's something there that could help you?
Cheers,
Mark
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