I have just installed the final version of Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS desktop system from bionic-desktop-amd64.iso.
And I completely do not like its graphical interface – the GNOME Shell.
So I want to completely remove the GNOME Shell with all its trails from my system without re-installation.
Just want to start from scratch like it was approximately if I have installed Ubuntu from minimal network boot ISO.
Best Answer
The single long command for GNOME Shell removal is below
Note: if one have previously installed Vanilla GNOME desktop manually by
sudo apt install vanilla-gnome-desktop
and/or Ubuntu GNOME desktop bysudo apt install ubuntu-gnome-desktop
and/or GNOME FlashBack bysudo apt install gnome-flashback gnome-panel
and/or full GNOME bysudo apt install gnome
- one have to execute extra removal commands below:Then one can install any desktop environment of interest with commands like:
sudo apt install cinnamon-desktop-environment
sudo apt install kubuntu-desktop^
sudo apt install ubuntu-mate-desktop^
sudo apt install ubuntu-unity-desktop
sudo apt install xubuntu-desktop^
then reboot, select newly installed desktop session and login to it.