Ubuntu: Install Gnome - Here's how
Almost every Unix system works with its own desktop environment. You can also install the Gnome desktop on Ubuntu, although the distribution is set to Unity by default. We'll show you how to do this.
Install Gnome 3 later on Ubuntu
If you only want to use Gnome and no longer Unity, you can also use the Ubuntu Gnome variant. If you only want to install Gnome parallel to Unity, you have several options:
- First you have the choice whether you want to install Gnome version 3 with or without the typical additional programs. These include LibreOffice, GIMP or Transmission.
- If you want to keep these programs of the Gnome project, enter the command "sudo apt-get install gnome" in the terminal and confirm with [Enter]. Then enter your user password and confirm again. You can also see the first line in the screenshot.
- You can also just install the Desktop Manager and do without the programs. This works with the command "sudo apt-get install gnome-core".
- The least ballast is the package "Gnome-Shell. Here you install only the graphical user interface of Gnome. The command for this is" sudo apt-get install gnome-shell ".
- Regardless of whether you have carried out step two, three or four, at the end you can choose whether you want to start Gnome or Unity when you log in. With Ubuntu 14.04 this does not always work in connection with Gnome-Shell (point 4), so you also have to execute this command in the terminal: "sudo apt-get install gnome-session".
However, Ubuntu is also available in other versions without an abbreviation, so we will explain the difference between Ubuntu and Ubuntu LTS. The commands were tested with version 14.04 LTS.