Moving to Linux Mint.

Hey guys,
I just moved to Linux mint!
Don't worry, I'll still be posting here, because mint is based off Ubuntu the steps should work on either.

If I make an article for just mint, it will be labeled [Mint]

As for why I'm leaving Ubuntu, it's noting personal, I don't dislike it, or hate unity.
I've spent some time in both, unity, and Gnome 3.

It's just with all the issues I've had to fix by hand, and all the half installed drivers, broken dependencies, and messed up config files, (all caused by me) it began to have some issues.

I won't go in to details. but I saw some video about mint. and I liked the gnome2/3 hybrid desktop.
and some of it's cool features, so instead of re-installing ubuntu for the 3rd time on this laptop,
I decided to try something new. the past two years I was ubuntu->debian->ubuntu->fedora->ubuntu.
So I'm trying something else.

Install the FULL version of Gnome 3 on Ubuntu!

Ok, so like many people, I'm not a huge fan of Unity,
I understand that it has it's place, I've spend some time with it, and it's not terrible, I just fine Gnome 3 to make me more productive.

I'm running Ubuntu 12.10 64Bit but this should work on any version of ubuntu!

...Anyway, you can install Gnome 3 on Ubuntu by running:

sudo apt-get install gnome-session

But, the one in the Ubuntu repo is not the Full version, it's had some features removed, and if you install it you'll be stuck with some of unity's version of apps, such as the file manager nautilus.
here are some examples of the visuals.

Ubuntu's gnome 3 (nautilus)

In order to get the full version of gnome 3, you must add the PPA:


sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3

If you already have gnome 3 installed you can upgrade to the Full version using the built in updater:

Ubuntu (12.10's) update manager. 

Or if you want to do it via the command line:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade

If you do not have gnome 3 installed yet you can run this:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install gnome-session


Either way, reboot, your computer afterwards, and  log in to gnome, and you'll be at the full version:

Gnome 3 Full version (nautilus)

And You're Done!

[Fix] Ubuntu 12.10 Can't Log in to unity or Gnome3?

Hey everyone,

I just upgraded to Ubuntu 12.10 and I forgot the little thing about, not downloading the ubuntu distro updates the day they come out.... may programmers may have not made compatibility patches, and ubuntu it's self can be a little bit unstable...

Any way, what's done, is done.

So after the install was complete, I rebooted. And I was greeted with the ubuntu 11.04 grub menu (the all purple one {boring!}  )  and then a new, fancy log in screen.

So I typed my password, and about halfway through the a wifi Login box came up, asking for a Wep key for a access point I accidently clicked on months ago {neighbors wifi} anyway,
I closed the box, turned off WiFi and hit enter.

After this the screen flash back for a second, and returned me to the login screen, so I typed it again, making sure Capslock was off. Same outcome, black screen then back to login,

I tried to use Unity, and it would just hang, I'd type my password, and it would just sit their with the spinning circle thing.

So, I rebooted and tried again. Same outcome on unity/gnome3

Luckily I had LXDE installed.
(you can do this with {Ctrl}{Alt}{F6} but you'll need to be connected to the internet,
wired works better, because for some reason, it could not load my wifi setup)

--The Fix--
I was able to fix this by first turning back on the sources that the update turned off,
from 'software sources'

then I ran:
sudo apt-get update --install-missing
followed by:
sudo apt-get upgrade
And I verified Gnome was still installed with:
sudo apt-get install gnome-sessionand it should say:
gnome-session is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

then Just Reboot, and you should be able to login.
It will take some time for the first boot,
Your favorites may not show up for around 2-3mins.

Also your extensions will need to be updated, so may of them will be disabled.

Enjoy!

And I hope this helps you out!

-BOBdotEXE