Gnome – How to Install Gnome Shell 3.12 on Ubuntu 14.04

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I know there is a distro for ubuntu dedicated to gnome and I know ubuntu 14.04 comes with gnome 3.10. But I am wondering what the steps are to:

Install the ppas for gnome 3.12
install gnome 3.12
only use gnome 3.12 (with no option for unity)

Note: Other answers in the similar category show getting the supported version by ubuntu, the "already packaged version" how ever there are steps to get 3.12, which doesnt come with ubuntu 14.04 and requires PPA installation.

Those steps are the steps I am looking for, not "open the software centre and download gnome" because that 3.10

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You just need to install a couple of Gnome apps, add the gnome3-staging prepository and do a dist-upgrade:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3-staging
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get install gnome-weather gnome-maps gnome-photos gnome-music

Via http://linuxg.net/how-to-install-gnome-3-12-on-ubuntu-gnome-14-04-trusty-tahr/

When I did this myself I got errors like these:

Error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/gnome-session_3.12.1-0ubuntu1~trusty1_all.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite '/usr/share/upstart/sessions/gnome-session.conf', which is also in package gnome-session-bin 3.9.90-0ubuntu12"

Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/gnome-session_3.12.1-0ubuntu1~trusty1_all.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

To fix that if you get the same, force the package to install (which will over-write the existing gnome-session.conf file) with:

sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/gnome-session_3.12.1-0ubuntu1~trusty1_all.deb
sudo apt-get install -f
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

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If I were you, I would just run the first PPA and see how Gnome 3.8 works. If there are features missing that you want to have, then add the 2nd PPA. The testing PPA is like a 'beta' version and the staging PPA is 'alpha' - guaranteed unstable, and yes you risk a possible system 'melt-down' that can only be recovered by having extreme knowledge of the linux / unix command line (or even a possible reinstall). Also please see these 2-articles on restoring your system: ubuntu sytem restore-1and system restore article-2

As far as your query, I basically copied and pasted from the link you provided and bolded the answers. Hope this helps! Personally, I am very happy to see Gnome 3.8 and am looking forward to the release of the pure Gnome (stable version) that is now a recognized distro in the Ubuntu family! please see this article: Ubuntu GNOME Remix Joins the Ubuntu Family

Then you need to add the Ricotz testing repository that contains cutting edge git versions for the shell, gtk, glib, clutter and many Gnome applications and utilities.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/testing
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

If you want to get some more latest Gnome components and risk the stability of the system even further, then you can use the Ricotz staging repository that can be correctly used only if you added the previous two.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/staging
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

After upgrading, you will have the latest available Gnome Shell version with many applications and utilities of the corresponding version. Note that some will still stay in 3.6.x version at least for now.

Ubuntu – Preferences / Display Preferences missing in Gnome 3.12

Try gnome-control-center appearance from Terminal. If it won't launch settings paste output here.

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