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How to use Gnome instead of Unity in Ubuntu 11.04

Unity sucks. Here's how to get gnome 2 back.


1) Go to the power button in the top right of the screen, click and go down to "System Settings"

2) When System Settings come up, click Login Screen

[Image: ubuntu-11.04-gnome-01.png]


3) Click Unlock when it's all greyed out.. It'll ask you to enter your password.

[Image: ubuntu-11.04-gnome-02.png]


4) Select [ ____ ] as default session. Select Ubuntu Classic

[Image: ubuntu-11.04-gnome-03.png]


5) Logout and log back in.

[Image: ubuntu-11.04-gnome-04.png]


Notes
On the login screen make sure you select "Ubuntu Classic" from the drop down at the bottom as well.

Make a guide for switching to Xfce for Gnome2 lovers.