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Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts) Sun Jun 30, 2013, 04:44 PM Jun 2013

Hello Mate.

For those like myself who have been screaming over Gnome 3 and wish for the return of Gnome 2

http://www.howtogeek.com/110052/how-to-install-the-mate-desktop-go-back-to-gnome-2-on-ubuntu/

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Hello Mate. (Original Post) Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 OP

Will it take compiz as the window manager? (nt) Recursion Jul 2013 #1

It does. Including Emerald. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #2

Ugh. Don't want to add the Sid repos, but it might be worth it Recursion Jul 2013 #3

Gnome 3 has all the charm of a phone. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #4

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

1. Will it take compiz as the window manager? (nt)

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 01:29 AM

Jul 2013

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

2. It does. Including Emerald.

Reply to Recursion (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 01:35 AM

Jul 2013

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

3. Ugh. Don't want to add the Sid repos, but it might be worth it

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 01:36 AM

Jul 2013

I'd love to go back to compiz + avant-window-navigator.

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

4. Gnome 3 has all the charm of a phone.

Reply to Recursion (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 01:41 AM

Jul 2013

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