Is there a way to install GNOME2, or get the repository for it?

theif519 · 06-28-2011, 03:27 PM

There are quite a few distros using GNOME2 still, and I want to know, how come they don't give you the choice between GNOME2 and GNOME3? Anyway, is there a repository I can add to download it from? I'm not a huge fan of GNOME3 and I'd rather use KDE, but GNOME2 is something which would attract me to a distro.

teckk · 06-28-2011, 03:32 PM

Arch thread
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=118991

cascade9 · 06-28-2011, 03:43 PM

For ubuntu 11.04, there is no way of getting gnome 3 there without a PPA.

http://nirajsk.wordpress.com/2011/04...-ubuntu-11-04/

I wouldnt do it, running gnome 3 on 11.04 has caused issues for a lot of users, and it will also disable unity (not a huge problem....)

Gnome3 should be in the standard ubuntu 11.10 repos. Gnome 2.X will be gone.

craigevil · 06-28-2011, 04:08 PM

Gnome2 is dead.

Debian stable and testing have Gnome2, sid has Gnome3.