How to install and test vanilla GNOME 3 in Maverick

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 28, 2010

[ Thanks to Deepak for this link.
]

“The Gnome 3 PPA has been available only for Natty
users. But now, Ubuntu Desktop team have have set up a PPA to give
Maverick users some upstream testing elements of the desktop.

“There many issues in upgrading to Gnome 3, the very fact is
that Gnome 3 hasn’t been released. This upgrade cannot be easily
revered, so be aware of what it does.”


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Web Webster

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