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$ apt-get install lightdm xorg gnome-session-fallback nautilus
Please note I know about XFCE and MATE so no need to suggest these.
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$ apt-get install lightdm xorg gnome-session-fallback nautilus
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$ apt-get install gnome-session-fallback -s
NOTE: This is only a simulation!
apt-get needs root privileges for real execution.
Keep also in mind that locking is deactivated,
so don't depend on the relevance to the real current situation!
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
evolution-data-server-common gnome-desktop3-data gnome-icon-theme gnome-icon-theme-symbolic gnome-menus gnome-panel
gnome-panel-data gnome-session-bin gnome-session-common gnome-settings-daemon libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13
libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16 libedataserverui-3.0-1 libgnome-desktop-3-2 libgnome-menu-3-0 libgnomekbd-common
libgnomekbd7 libgtk-3-bin libgtop2-7 libgtop2-common libgweather-3-0 libgweather-common libjson-glib-1.0-0
libmetacity-private0a libpanel-applet-4-0 libtelepathy-glib0 libwacom-common libwacom2 libwnck-3-0 libwnck-3-common
libxklavier16 libxres1 metacity metacity-common nautilus-data policykit-1-gnome
Suggested packages:
yelp gnome-user-guide nautilus evolution epiphany-browser gnome-keyring gnome-screensaver xdg-user-dirs
Recommended packages:
gnome-applets gnome-session gnome-control-center evolution-data-server alacarte gvfs gnome-power-manager pulseaudio
hwdata gnome-themes-standard
The following NEW packages will be installed:
evolution-data-server-common gnome-desktop3-data gnome-icon-theme gnome-icon-theme-symbolic gnome-menus gnome-panel
gnome-panel-data gnome-session-bin gnome-session-common gnome-session-fallback gnome-settings-daemon libcamel-1.2-33
libebook-1.2-13 libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16 libedataserverui-3.0-1 libgnome-desktop-3-2 libgnome-menu-3-0
libgnomekbd-common libgnomekbd7 libgtk-3-bin libgtop2-7 libgtop2-common libgweather-3-0 libgweather-common
libjson-glib-1.0-0 libmetacity-private0a libpanel-applet-4-0 libtelepathy-glib0 libwacom-common libwacom2 libwnck-3-0
libwnck-3-common libxklavier16 libxres1 metacity metacity-common nautilus-data policykit-1-gnome
0 upgraded, 39 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
I would use --no-install-recommends option or be sure apt is configured to not install recommends.A_T wrote:Code: Select all
$ apt-get install lightdm xorg gnome-session-fallback nautilus
You could use LXAppearance to change the icon theme, as well as the GTK2 and GTK3 theme.A_T wrote:the icons provided by Gnome 3 really are ugly and I can't find how to change them,
for sure, mind though things can get a bit messy in the sense that this option "leaves a lot to be desired" packages-wise ... I have installed gnome-shell that way and had to install extra packages myself such as "menu" just to have a descent gui functionality. But you do get what you want, no more no less and that is a good thing. For the record, I never saw gnome-failback as an alernative to good old gnome2 - the alternative for me is a net-install image of squeeze ..--no-install-recommends
I'd love to do this. I have apt-get installed xfce, but there is no way to choose the windows manager on startup - which I vaguely remember is when I choose it. Anyone got some tips?Wondering about trying a minimal install with the latest Gnome without the gnome-shell so that I have the traditional panels with a login manager. Would
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$ apt-get install lightdm xorg gnome-session-fallback nautilus
give me what I want?
Please note I know about XFCE and MATE so no need to suggest these.