using GNOME in ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Question

I have installed and used Ubuntu, and now I want to try the GNOME desktop environment.

I don't know where to start. Could you give me some guidance?

Thanks!

dufte · Answer 1 · 2016-06-03T22:30:14.267

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Installing Gnome-Shell

Open a terminal and first of all fetch the latest package informations via

sudo apt update

Then install gnome-shell via the following command

sudo apt install ubuntu-gnome-desktop

If that finished, logout and back in the login-dialog (most likely lightdm) choose your session type and relogin to a new session - this time using Gnome.

You'll find some documentation for the gnome project here.

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answered Jun 03 '16 at 22:19

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The package is called ubuntu-gnome-desktop on 16.04 LTS. – Videonauth Jun 03 '16 at 22:21
@Videonauth: fixed it – dufte Jun 03 '16 at 22:25
Please mark the thread as solved then & enjoy Gnome. Have fun ;) – dufte Jun 03 '16 at 22:36
No, there is no such button at least on 16.04, which is what the original poster is using. – NoBugs Aug 07 '18 at 07:58
@dufte I have installed gnome-shell by following the above, but how do I update it? – Kasun Siyambalapitiya Aug 20 '18 at 11:48
@KasunSiyambalapitiya - updates are handled like for any other package installed via apt. So running ´sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade´ should result in installing all available updates for your situation. – dufte Aug 21 '18 at 10:01
@NoBugs are you talking about the selection in LightDM? – dufte Aug 21 '18 at 10:01
@dufte There was no selector that I saw in standard Ubuntu login screen. – NoBugs Aug 23 '18 at 03:27
@NoBugs The screenshot above shows the selection in LightDM which is afaik the default in 16.04 – dufte Aug 29 '18 at 08:13

score 8 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 03 '16 at 23:35

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Go to the terminal and type this command:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-gnome-desktop

Logoff, then select the Gnome Desktop at the login screen.

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answered Jun 03 '16 at 22:20

using GNOME in ubuntu 16.04 LTS

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Installing Gnome-Shell

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