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How to remove and move icons on the panels of Ubuntu 12.04 in Gnome Classic

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http://www.linuxandlife.com – In a survey on the linux subreddit, the majority of Linux users still love Ubuntu but Unity is also the most hated desktop environment and Gnome2 is the most favorite (here is the survey result in details). Therefore it is no surprise that many Ubuntu users still tend to use Gnome Classic instead of Unity. One of the nice features of Gnome Classic is that it allows users to drag applications into the panels to create a shortcut icon for quick launching: However, unlike in the old Gnome2 environment. It is pretty cumbersome to remove these icons out of the panel. When you right click on t (Distributions)

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This tutorial will explain how to install classic gnome desktop in ubuntu 12.04.By default ubuntu 12.04 loads in to unity desktop some of the users didn’t like unity desktop so they want to get back the old classic gnome desktop. (...)Read the rest of How to install classic gnome desktop in ubuntu 12.04 (Precise) (77 words)

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Hello ubuntuforums, I recently installed ubuntu 12.04 on my desktop, I started out with ubuntu 10.04 so gnome classic was the desktop environment of my choice, I dislike unity and gnome 3 isn't my cup of tea so to say.

After I installed a package called gnome-panel to enable gnome classic I went on to try to get my eyefinity setup to work, without success.

I have just got a new netbook and decided to do a clean install of Ubuntu 12.04, I then proceeded to install the gnome shell.

Ubuntu 12.10 comes with Unity Desktop environment/shell (based on GNOME 3). A lot of users love unity, they like the cools features of unity (Unity dash, lens, launcher etc) , but there are lots of haters too.

Ubuntu 11.04 Natty uses Unity as default desktop environment, but this by no means the classic Gnome 2 desktop has been discarded.

My desktop environment is not using gnome-panel and when I run gnome-panel from the terminal, it ruins the interface (black areas show up, can't right click and remove panels, and more).

I do want to be able to use its "run application" dialog box though. Is there a way to enable the panel just for this one feature?

i am new to Linux and this may be an elemental question but since i am not sure of the terms to search for an answer, i am posting this question:

I think that with cinnamon there is a chance to make Linux a more user friendly desktop environment.

I have install Ubuntu 12.10 and by installing cinnamon 1.61, gnome was installed, now I have in my login screen the following: (I ma not sure if they a

The following tutorial will teach our readers, and all Ubuntu users out there, how to switch their Ubuntu 11.04 desktops to the classic GNOME session, used in previous Ubuntu releases. Don't like Unity? You want to use your old classic GNOME desktop in Ubuntu 11.04? Look no further, we have the tutorial for you. It's easier than... (read more)