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I have installed KDE on my Ubuntu 12.04 before, and it worked fine for me until I tried to update it. When I tried to update, the Ubuntu Software Center broke, and I can't install anything.

I have asked this on this site but no one answered it. Then I have installed Ubuntu 13.04, and I want to know is it safe and stable to install GNOME 3.8 on my Ubuntu?

karel
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HOS
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    If you prefer Gnome Shell, try installing Ubuntu GNOME. Well, notice that Gnome 3.8 is not in the official repos, so the logical conclusion is that it is not a stable setup (unless you uninstall/upgrade Unity, thus it'd be better to just install Ubuntu GNOME). – edwin Aug 01 '13 at 23:41
  • Every PPA in Launchpad has this warning "You can update your system with unsupported packages from this untrusted PPA..." – NickTux Aug 01 '13 at 23:54
  • no i asked about installing (adding) Gnome to Ubuntu 13.04 , I checked Ubuntu Gnome site & i don't want just gnome with even no Ubuntu software center & Firefox ! , I want to have choice to select between gnome & Ubuntu in Ubuntu 13.04 start screen (like the way Ubuntu 12.04 was) – HOS Aug 02 '13 at 00:33

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I have been running Gnome-shell 3.8 from the Gnome3 Team PPA (https://launchpad.net/~gnome3-team/+archive/gnome3) for a number of months now without issue.

If you already have gnome-shell installed, then running the following commands should upgrade to 3.8: 

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

OMG! Ubuntu! has a detailed article on installing Gnome 3.8 in Ubuntu: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/04/gnome-3-8-ppa-for-ubuntu-gnome

James McMinn
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  • thanks , I need something like this (a user that tested before) but i haven't installed gnome-shell manually yet. – HOS Aug 02 '13 at 00:36
  • but in the above link (OMG! Ubuntu!) many users have issues ! – HOS Aug 02 '13 at 00:50
  • I've tested this before, it broke my Unity desktop. – Nim Aug 03 '13 at 13:14
  • i have installed it 5 days ago & it causes some (small) issues in my Unity desktop , but gnome is working perfect ! (THANKS) – HOS Aug 08 '13 at 00:54