Installing Gnome 3.6 on Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal

If you prefer to use Gnome desktop environment on Ubuntu 12.10 you can install it after installation of Ubuntu completed. Ubuntu 12.10 will compatible with the new Gnome 3.6. Anyway, Gnome Classic is still there.

I'm still not comfortable using Unity, so I installed the latest gnome 3.6 and very excited to use it.

Lets share how to install gnome 3.6 on Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal.

01. Adding gnome3 ppa, sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3

02.  "Enter" to continue.

03. Update it, sudo apt-get update

04. Start to install it, sudo apt-get install gnome-shell gnome-tweak-tool

05. "Y" to continue.

06. Enter (Ok).

07. Enter either (gdm) or (lightdm).

08. Gnome 3.6 installation completed.

09. Login screen of new Gnome 3.6. Gnome classic still there.

10. Gnome 3.6 applications screen.

11. Some setting can be change by using Tweak Tool.

12. Gnome 3.6 screenshot with Cairo Dock and Cairo Clock.

13. System Monitor Info.

14. Gnome 3.6 lock screen. Slide up to unlock and relogin.

Gnome 3.6 have some new features that you can find at their release notes page here.

Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal - Installations

Lets share my experience installing Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal on my small extra hard drive. As normal the procedure we need to download it from Ubuntu download site. Then make live CD or bootable usb drive for Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal. After that we can start to install it. Here some screenshot from my installation.

01. Start Live CD/USB.

02. New default wallpaper of Ubuntu.

03. Installation menu.

04. Installation preparation.

05. Installation type.

06. Setting your location.

07. Setting information about yourself.

08. Main installations starts.

09. Installation completed.

10. Information from System Monitor.

11. Unity is default desktop environment for Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal.

Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal only have Unity for desktop environment. If you prefer gnome or other desktop environment please install later. Other desktop environment can be install from Ubuntu Software Center.

Sabily 12.04 LTS Ibn Al-Baytar Promotion Banner

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Therefore, I spend a little time to create banner ads to promote it.

Here's an example.
1. 150 x 180 pixels.

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You can download both from here.

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