Schedule Alarms Or Reminders Under GNOME Shell With Remindor Shell

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Indicator Remindor, an application that can be used to schedule alarms or reminders has been <a href="http://indicator-remindor.tumblr.com/post/37905144123/12-12">updated</a> to version 12.12, getting some new features and GNOME Shell support.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Indicator Remindor can remind you of various events using notifications, a popup window (so you don't miss the reminders), it can change the AppIndicator icon, can play a sound and everything is highly configurable.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><b>Indicator Remindor 12.12 changes:</b><br /><ul><li>specify dates relating to Christmas, for example: "every day from today to christmas"</li><li>specify AppIndicator icon: light, dark or the original app icon</li><li>"Inserts", a new option to add various data to your notes, like the current time, etc.</li></ul><br />There's also a new <b>Remindor GNOME Shell extension that supports GNOME Shell 3.6 and 3.4:</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/remindor-shell.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Indicator Remindor GNOME Shell" src="http://img.netupd8.com/remindor-shell_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indicator Remindor main UI and GNOME Shell extension (the UI colors can be changed)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The extension is currently in beta and it adds the Indicator Remindor icon on the top GNOME Shell bar, which you can use add normal or quick reminders, stop all reminder sounds or manage reminders. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Since using this GNOME Shell extension, you won't be needing the AppIndicator icon to show up in the Message Tray, you can disable it</b> from the Indicator Remindor preferences: <i>Edit > Preferences > Interface</i> and set Hide Indicator to ON.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If later on you want to re-enable the Indicator and you're not using GNOME Shell (so you can't access the preferences), run "<i>indicator-remindor -p</i>" in a terminal to launch its preferences and set "Hide Indicator" to OFF.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For how to install the Indicator Remondir GNOME Shell extension, see below.</div><br /><br /><h2>Install Indicator Remindor in Ubuntu</h2><br /><b>To add the Indicator Remindor PPA and install it in Ubuntu Quantal or Precise, use the following commands:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bhdouglass/indicator-remindor<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install indicator-remindor</code></pre>For other Linux distributions, you can download Indicator Remindor from <a href="https://launchpad.net/indicator-remindor/+download">Launchpad</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The GNOME Shell extension is not available on extensions.gnome.org, but it can easily be installed - (for GNOME Shell 3.4 and 3.6 - note that I've only tested it on GS 3.6 though), use the commands below:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>mkdir -p ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions #just in case<br />sudo apt-get install git<br />git clone https://github.com/bhdouglass/remindor-shell.git ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/remindor-shell@bhdouglass.tk/</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Then, restart GNOME Shell and activate the Remindor Shell extension via GNOME Tweak Tool, then launch Indicator Remindor from the Activities Overview.</div><br />If you encounter bugs, report them @ <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/indicator-remindor">Launchpad</a>.

Schedule Alarms Or Reminders Under GNOME Shell With Remindor Shell

Indicator Remindor, an application that can be used to schedule alarms or reminders has been updated to version 12.12, getting some new fea...

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Evernote Linux Client `Everpad` Available For GNOME Shell, KDE

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/everpad-unity.png" rel="image_group" title="Everpad in Unity (with previews)"><img alt="Everpad Unity" src="http://img.netupd8.com/everpad-unity_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/everpad-integrates-evernote-with-ubuntu.html" title="Everpad Integrates Evernote With Ubuntu Unity (AppIndicator, Lens)">Everpad</a>, an Evernote (note taking service) client for Linux, has reached version 2.3, getting GNOME Shell support (TopIcon extension is recommended), along with other new features and improvements.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><b>Everpad features:</b><br /><ul><li>supports Evernote notes, tags, netbooks, resources, places</li><li>Unity lens with previews support</li><li>Ubuntu AppIndicator</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The latest Everpad 2.3 should now work with GNOME Shell</b>, however, since the GNOME Shell Message Tray is not intended for applications such as Everpad, it's recommended to use it with the <a href="https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/495/topicons/">TopIcon</a> extension.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/everpad-gs.png" rel="image_group" title="Everpad in GNOME Shell (with the TopIcon extension)"><img alt="Everpad GNOME Shell" src="http://img.netupd8.com/everpad-gs_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/everpad-gs_2.png" rel="image_group" title="Everpad in GNOME Shell (with the TopIcon extension)"><img alt="Everpad GNOME Shell" src="http://img.netupd8.com/everpad-gs_2.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">That's not all that's new in the latest Everpad 2.3. <b>The new version also brings drag'n'drop for images and files, printing and RTL support</b>.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Since our <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/evernote-ubuntu-client-everpad-gets.html">last post</a> on Everpad, the application has improved a lot!</b> For instance, <b>Everpad works under KDE and it even comes with Krunner integration </b>(press ALT + F2 to open Krunner, then type "create note" to quickly create a new note with Everpad, or you can search for existing notes, etc.). </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/everpad-krunner.png" rel="image_group" title="Everpad Krunner integration"><img alt="Everpad Krunner Kubuntu" src="http://img.netupd8.com/everpad-krunner_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There's also support for hotkeys, in note search, option to pin notes, light/dark panel icons support as well as new options to insert tables, images, checkboxes and lists in editor or change font.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Note: in my test Everpad worked under Kubuntu 12.10, but fails under Kubuntu 12.04 (I've reported the bug <a href="https://github.com/nvbn/everpad/issues/172">HERE</a>).</div><br /><br /><h2>Install Everpad in Ubuntu</h2><br /><b>The Everpad Ubuntu PPA supports Ubuntu 12.10, 12.04 and 11.10. Add the PPA and install Everpad using the commands below:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nvbn-rm/ppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install everpad</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To install it on other Linux distributions, see the Everpad GitHub <a href="https://github.com/nvbn/everpad/wiki/how-to-install">installation page</a>.<br /><br />Report any issues you may encounter @ <a href="https://github.com/nvbn/everpad/issues?state=open">GitHub</a>. </div>

Evernote Linux Client `Everpad` Available For GNOME Shell, KDE

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Zukitwo, Adwaita Cupertino Themes Ported To GTK 3.6

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Two pretty popular GTK3 themes have been updated to work with the latest stable GTK 3.6 recently: Zukitwo and Adwaita Cupertino (now called Gnome Cupertino).</b></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Gnome Cupertino (previously known as Adwaita Cupertino) </b>is a GTK2/3 theme pack based on the colors of Mac OSX Snow Leopard and Lion, each with variations optimized for either GNOME Shell or Unity.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/gnome-cupertino.png" rel="image_group" title="Gnome Cupertino GTK 3.6 theme"><img alt="Gnome Cupertino theme" src="http://img.netupd8.com/gnome-cupertino_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Because Adwaita Cupertino was practically re-written from scratch in the transition to GTK 3.6 and also, since the theme doesn't uses the Adwaita Engine for several versions, its designer decided to rename it to Gnome Cupertino.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The package available in our PPA has two themes: the default Gnome Cupertino and a variant optimized for Unity, but inside the theme folder (e.g. /usr/share/themes/Gnome-Cupertino) you'll find some alternate Metacity / Unity buttons which you can use, but you must make the changes manually - see the readme.txt file inside the theme folder. In the same file you can also tweak the theme to use a custom style for Nautilus 3.4 because by default, it's optimized for Nautilus 3.6.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Since the theme has just been ported to GTK 3.6, there are some bugs. For instance, the GNOME Classic indicators have a weird white border at the bottom. Hopefully this will be fixed in future versions.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/gnome-cupertino_2.png" rel="image_group" title="Gnome Cupertino - GTK3 widget factory"><img alt="Gnome Cupertino theme" src="http://img.netupd8.com/gnome-cupertino_2_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To add the WebUpd8 themes PPA and install Gnome Cupertino in Ubuntu 12.10 or 13.04, use the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/themes<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install gnome-cupertino-gtk-theme</code></pre>As a reminder, the theme is also available for Ubuntu 12.04 (GTK 3.4), as "adwaita-cupertino-gtk-theme".<br /><br /><b>Arch Linux </b>users can install Gnome Cupertino <a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/gtk-theme-gnome-cupertino/">via</a> <a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/gtk-theme-gnome-cupertino-glassy/">AUR</a>.<br /><br /><b>For other Linux distributions, download Gnome Cupertino via <a href="http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=147061">Gnome Look</a>.</b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Zukitwo, one of the most popular theme packs has finally been updated for GTK 3.6. </b>In the process, the theme lost yet another variant (Zukitwo Dark) so there is now only one Zukitwo theme. </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/zukitwo-unity.png" rel="image_group" title="Zukitwo GTK 3.6 theme - Unity"><img alt="Zukitwo theme" src="http://img.netupd8.com/zukitwo-unity_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/zukitwo-gnome-shell.png" rel="image_group" title="Zukitwo GTK 3.6 theme - GNOME Shell"><img alt="Zukitwo theme" src="http://img.netupd8.com/zukitwo-gnome-shell_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Also, the theme no longer uses the Unico GTK3 engine and the buttons have been replaced with the ones used in the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/12/zukini-new-gtk23gnome-shell-theme-pack.html">Zukini theme</a>.<br /><br />Just like Gnome Cupertino, Zukitwo has a few bugs and the theme doesn't look too good with the classic GNOME session panel. Hopefully they will be fixed soon. </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/zukitwo-twf.png" rel="image_group" title="Zukitwo theme - GTK3 widget factory"><img alt="Zukitwo theme" src="http://img.netupd8.com/zukitwo-twf_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To install the latest Zukitwo GTK2/3/GNOME Shell/Xfwm theme pack in Ubuntu 12.10 or 13.04, use the commands below:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/themes<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install zukitwo-theme</code></pre><br />The PPA also has an older version that works with GTK 3.4 for Ubuntu 12.04 (install "zukitwo-theme-all").<br /><b><br /></b> <b>Arch Linux </b>users can install Zukitwo theme via <a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/zukitwo-themes/">AUR</a>.<br /><br /><b>For other Linux distributions, download Zukitwo via <a href="http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=140562">Gnome Look</a>.</b><br /><br /><br /><i>Also see: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/8-gtk-36-compatible-themes-available-in.html">8 GTK 3.6 Compatible Themes Available In PPAs For Ubuntu 12.10</a>.</i>

Zukitwo, Adwaita Cupertino Themes Ported To GTK 3.6

Two pretty popular GTK3 themes have been updated to work with the latest stable GTK 3.6 recently: Zukitwo and Adwaita Cupertino (now called ...

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Ubuntu GNOME Remix 13.04 Replaces GNOME Packagekit With Ubuntu Software Center

<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/prefer-gnome-shell-download-ubuntu.html">Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10</a> uses GNOME Packagekit ("Software") as the default package management application, but this will change in Raring Ringtail.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>A recent <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/raring/+source/ubuntu-gnome-meta/0.5">update</a> in Ubuntu GNOME 13.04 Raring Ringtail (currently under development) has removed GNOME Packagekit from the default applications, replacing it with Ubuntu Software Center and Ubuntu's Update Manager.</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/gs-usc.png"><img alt="Ubuntu GNOME Remix Software Center" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/gs-usc_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">According to a <a href="https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-gnome/msg00145.html">post</a> on a mailing list by Jeremy Bicha, the main Ubuntu GNOME developer, GNOME Packagekit is currently "<i>pretty disappointing</i>", while Ubuntu Software Center is "<i>one of Ubuntu's best features with ratings and reviews, screenshots, app icons, access to commercial software, and decent search</i>", so even though this change will slightly affect the pure GNOME3 desktop experience that Ubuntu GNOME Remix is trying to achieve, it will definitely provide a better overall default experience.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Further more, this won't be the first GNOME distribution that ships with its own software management application: Mageia and openSUSE do this too.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also, as you probably know, Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10 includes the classic session by default (along with GNOME Shell, which is the default session, obviously). Well, the same 13.04 update brought another pretty major change: even though Ubuntu 13.04 is likely to <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/ubuntu-1304-only-some-gnome-components.html">ship with GNOME 3.6 for the most part</a>, and not 3.8 (which will remove the fallback session), <b>the classic (fallback) session packages were removed from the default Ubuntu GNOME Remix 13.04 Raring Ringtail installation</b>.</div>

Ubuntu GNOME Remix 13.04 Replaces GNOME Packagekit With Ubuntu Software Center

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Variety Wallpaper Changer Sees New Release

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://peterlevi.com/variety/">Variety</a>, a cool <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/keep-yout-desktop-fresh-with-variety.html">wallpaper changer</a> that works with most desktop environments (KDE, LXDE, Xfce, Unity, GNOME Shell, Cinnamon or Pantheon), has reached version 0.4.12.</b></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/variety-wallpaper-changer.png"><img alt="Variety wallpaper changer" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/variety-wallpaper-changer_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><b>Changes in Variety 0.4.12:</b><br /><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><b>quotes support</b> - Variety can fetch quotes from QuotesDaddy and display them on top of the desktop. The quotes are highly customizable: you can change the text color, backdrop color, font, transparency, shadow, placement, and you can also filter quotes by tags or authors or set the interval between quotes</li><li><b>customizable appindicator icon</b>: you can now select between dark and light appindicator icons but not only that. In the latest Variety, you can also use the current wallpaper to be used as an indicator icon (so the icon changes with the wallpaper). The icon can also be hidden in which case you can control Variety via keyboard shortcuts or using the Unity quicklists</li><li>the option to display a digital clock on top of the wallpaper has been enhanced: <b>both the clock and the date font can be customized</b> (the typeface as well as the font size)</li><li>Preferences take effect immediately</li><li>Support for XMP/EXIF image ratings</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/variety-quotes.png"><img alt="Variety wallpaper changer - quotes" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/variety-quotes_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br />For those not familiar with Variety, here's a quick feature list:<br /><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li>should work under KDE, LXDE, Xfce, Unity, GNOME Shell, Cinnamon or Pantheon (elementary OS)</li><li>can automatically download wallpaper from Flickr, Wallbase.cc, Wallpapers.net as well as NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day.</li><li>Ubuntu appindicator support; you can scroll over the indicator icon to change the wallpaper</li><li>can apply fancy filters to the images: grayscale, heavy blur, oil painting, charcoal painting, pointilism, pixellate</li><li>option to display the time on the desktop, using a nice digital clock</li><li>clipboard support: can monitor the clipboard for image URLs and fetch them</li><li>more</li></ul><br />Below you can see the latest Variety 0.4.12 in action:<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="280" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/54322138?badge=0" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="500"></iframe><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/54322138">Direct video link</a></center><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Variety wallpaper changer</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Variety is available in the Ubuntu Software Center (for Ubuntu 12.04 / 12.10), but the version is quite old so to install the latest version, you can use its official Ubuntu PPA:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:peterlevi/ppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install variety</code></pre><br />Arch Linux users can get Variety wallpaper changer via <a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=63454">AUR</a>.<br /><br />For other Linux distributions, the Variety source code can be downloaded via <a href="https://launchpad.net/variety/+download">Launchpad</a>.

Variety Wallpaper Changer Sees New Release

Variety , a cool wallpaper changer that works with most desktop environments (KDE, LXDE, Xfce, Unity, GNOME Shell, Cinnamon or Pantheon), h...

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GNOME Control Center 3.6 Available In The GNOME 3 PPA [Ubuntu 12.10]

<div style="text-align: justify;">GNOME Control Center 3.6 (along with GNOME Settings Daemon 3.6) has finally made it into the GNOME 3 PPA for Ubuntu 12.10. This was the last piece that was missing for Ubuntu 12.10 users to get a truly complete GNOME 3.6 experience.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Here's what's new in GNOME Control Center 3.6 (version in the PPA is 3.6.3) compared to the previous version available for Ubuntu 12.10 users (3.4.2):</div><a name='more'></a><ul><li>Background: new design (the old one is till used in Unity, see below)</li><li>Mouse & Touchpad: new design</li><li>Mouse & Touchpad: new testing area</li><li>Mouse & Touchpad: natural scrolling option added ("Content sticks to fingers") for touchpad</li><li>Sound: Remove hardware page, and offer different connectors directly from the input and output pages</li><li>Keyboard: Add common keyboard layout related options to the shortcuts tab</li><li>Network: Improve the Wi-Fi page layout</li><li>Network: Split the wireless panel</li><li>Network: Add network strength to the details panel</li><li>Wacom: add support for "switch monitor" shortcut</li><li>Printers: redesigned "new printer" dialog</li><li>New option to <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/gnome-shell-how-to-enable-notifications.html">show notifications in the GNOME Shell lock screen</a></li><li>The old Appearance panel (this includes the old background pane, Unity settings etc.) is now displayed only under Unity and comes as a separate package</li><li>Many other changes</li></ul><br />Here are a few screenshots:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/gnome-control-center-3.6.png" rel="image_group" title="GNOME Control Center 3.6"><img alt="GNOME Control Center 3.6" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/gnome-control-center-3.6_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/gnome-control-center-background.png" rel="image_group" title="Background panel"><img alt="GNOME Control Center 3.6" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/gnome-control-center-background_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/gnome-control-center-background_2.png" rel="image_group" title="Background panel"><img alt="GNOME Control Center 3.6" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/gnome-control-center-background_2_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/gcc-mouse.png" rel="image_group" title="Mouse panel"><img alt="GNOME Control Center 3.6" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/gcc-mouse_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/gcc-mouse_2.png" rel="image_group" title="Mouse panel"><img alt="GNOME Control Center 3.6" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/gcc-mouse_2_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/gcc-3.6-sound.png" rel="image_group" title="Sound panel"><img alt="GNOME Control Center 3.6 sound" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/gcc-3.6-sound_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To upgrade to the latest stable GNOME Control Center 3.6.3 in Ubuntu 12.10, use the following command to add the GNOME 3 PPA (the PPA will also upgrade Nautilus, Totem, etc. to the latest 3.6.x version):</div><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3</code></pre><div style="text-align: justify;">Then, launch Software Updater use it to upgrade your packages.</div>

GNOME Control Center 3.6 Available In The GNOME 3 PPA [Ubuntu 12.10]

GNOME Control Center 3.6 (along with GNOME Settings Daemon 3.6) has finally made it into the GNOME 3 PPA for Ubuntu 12.10. This was the last...

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GNOME Shell 3.8 To Get A `Classic` Mode

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ztYSUkDgpuU/Tfj9BnfXxjI/AAAAAAAAE6c/j3XTWvT0MJw/s1700/shell_4.png"><img alt="Classic GNOME Shell" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ztYSUkDgpuU/Tfj9BnfXxjI/AAAAAAAAE6c/j3XTWvT0MJw/s320/shell_4.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Two weeks ago, we were telling you that the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/fallback-mode-classic-session-to-be.html">fallback mode will be dropped from GNOME 3.8</a> and that some extensions which provide a GNOME 2 like layout might be maintained by the GNOME developers for those who are used to the classic interface.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Well, it's now<b> official</b>: a few <b>GNOME Shell extensions which bring back some "classic" features will be supported by GNOME</b>. Among the extensions included are: <b>classic alt tab, task bar, min/max buttons and a main menu</b>.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Sure, there are a lot of extensions that can already mimic the classic/fallback session on <a href="http://extensions.gnome.org/">extensions.gnome.org</a>, but for each GNOME Shell release, the users have to wait for the developers to update them, and sometimes this takes a long time, so it's not a real solution for those who want to always use a GNOME2-like UI. </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">But because these extensions are supported by the GNOME developers, it means they will work with each new GNOME Shell version, as soon as its released.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A final decision on how the users will be able to use these extensions hasn't been made yet, but <b>one of the ideas so far is to add a "classic mode" switch in GNOME Tweak Tool</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Note: the screenshot in this post does not represent any of the new extensions, it's an old GNOME 3.0 image with some extensions.</i></div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via GNOME <a href="https://mail.gnome.org/archives/desktop-devel-list/2012-November/msg00093.html">desktop-devel</a> mailing list</i></div>

GNOME Shell 3.8 To Get A `Classic` Mode

Two weeks ago, we were telling you that the fallback mode will be dropped from GNOME 3.8 and that some extensions which provide a GNOME 2 l...

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Highly Customizable, Chameleonic GNOME Shell theme `Elegance Colors` Sees New Release

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZZCcVCjkGwM/UJmBqTDDoKI/AAAAAAAALqg/mggSXRbq-Bg/s1600/elegance-colors.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="elegance colors gnome shell" border="0" height="180" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZZCcVCjkGwM/UJmBqTDDoKI/AAAAAAAALqg/mggSXRbq-Bg/s320/elegance-colors.png" title="elegance colors gnome shell" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://satya164.deviantart.com/art/Gnome-Shell-Elegance-Colors-305966388">Elegance Colors</a>, a chameleonic, highly customizable GNOME Shell theme, has been updated today, the new version bringing an option to export a customized theme for later use. </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The latest Elegance Colors 0.3 works with GNOME Shell 3.6 and the best thing about it is that the theme changes its colors according to the current GTK theme, wallpaper or an user-defined color. The theme also comes with a configuration tool which can be used to customize it: use light or dak menus, change the panel or menu opacity, font size and other options.</div><br /><a name='more'></a>Here are a few examples of customizations supported by Elegance Colors:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--iwC0VPeSDc/UJmB3J3LhjI/AAAAAAAALqo/PptN7lVPsZ8/s1600/elegance-colors_1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="elegance colors gnome shell" border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--iwC0VPeSDc/UJmB3J3LhjI/AAAAAAAALqo/PptN7lVPsZ8/s320/elegance-colors_1.png" title="elegance colors gnome shell" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Default settings, color derived from the wallpaper</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gL2hq3Pg2bg/UJmB4OMi_8I/AAAAAAAALqw/Wvpf0_3DuKA/s1600/elegance-colors_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="elegance colors gnome shell" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gL2hq3Pg2bg/UJmB4OMi_8I/AAAAAAAALqw/Wvpf0_3DuKA/s320/elegance-colors_2.png" title="elegance colors gnome shell" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Color based on the current wallpaper, light menu style</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VMbczzCxJ2E/UJmB5Mq3qCI/AAAAAAAALq0/ZWQjrKljiVg/s1600/elegance-colors_3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="elegance colors gnome shell" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VMbczzCxJ2E/UJmB5Mq3qCI/AAAAAAAALq0/ZWQjrKljiVg/s320/elegance-colors_3.png" title="elegance colors gnome shell" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Color derived from the wallpaper, light menu style, smaller font size, 0.2 panel opacity, no panel corner roundness</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Besides the option to export a customized theme, Elegance Colors 0.3 also brings more customization options:</b> set gradient size, transition duration and box shadow. Also, in the new version, theme changes are applied instantly.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Pd7DLWH3RaA/UJmFzb5PY4I/AAAAAAAALsA/ciU9l7xV1rY/s1600/elegance-colors-export.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="elegance colors gnome shell" border="0" height="222" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Pd7DLWH3RaA/UJmFzb5PY4I/AAAAAAAALsA/ciU9l7xV1rY/s320/elegance-colors-export.png" title="elegance colors gnome shell" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To use the new "Export theme" option, open Elegance Colors Preferences and from the GMenu, select Export theme. The theme will be exported to a .zip file - don't install it using GNOME Tweak Tool because it will be installed to a location where it doesn't work. Simply extract it to <i>~/.themes</i> and you'll have your new, working custom theme.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>How to install and use Elegance Colors GNOME Shell theme</h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9AXPuMZ35Yg/UJmCz3E4BaI/AAAAAAAALrA/Vt92hks3vus/s1600/elegance-colors-gs-theme.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="elegance colors gnome shell" border="0" height="179" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9AXPuMZ35Yg/UJmCz3E4BaI/AAAAAAAALrA/Vt92hks3vus/s320/elegance-colors-gs-theme.jpg" title="elegance colors gnome shell" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The latest Elegance Colors is available in a PPA for Ubuntu 12.10 (GNOME Shell 3.6) users. Add the PPA and install the theme using the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:satyajit-happy/themes<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-theme-elegance-colors</code></pre>The PPA has Elegance Colors for Ubuntu 12.04 as well, but it's an older version.<br /><br /><b>For other Linux distributions, you can download GNOME Shell Elegance Colors theme from <a href="http://satya164.deviantart.com/art/Gnome-Shell-Elegance-Colors-305966388">DeviantArt</a>.</b><br /><br /><b>To use Elegance Colors, you'll need the User Themes GNOME Shell extension</b> which can be installed via <a href="https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/19/user-themes/">extensions.gnome.org</a> or from the Ubuntu 12.10 repositories:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-extensions</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you've installed the User Themes extensions via GNOME's website, you'll need to run the following command for Elegance Colors to work:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo elegance-colors fix</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Once you've installed the theme and the User Themes extension, run the following command in a terminal to start the Elegance Colors process, which is used to apply the theme changes:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>elegance-colors</code></pre>You can also simply log out and log back in.<br /><br />And finally, set the new theme via <i>GNOME Tweak Tool > Theme > Shell theme</i>.

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How To Customize GDM 3.6+ Login / Lock Screen (Change Theme, Wallpaper)

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://github.com/Nano77/gdm3setup">GDM3Setup</a>, a tool to tweak the GDM3 login screen / lock screen, has been updated recently to support the latest stable GDM 3.6.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hhOAwWSRAKk/UJfg495YfwI/AAAAAAAALlQ/zbbuM52Zt_Q/s1600/gdm3setup.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hhOAwWSRAKk/UJfg495YfwI/AAAAAAAALlQ/zbbuM52Zt_Q/s320/gdm3setup.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><b>GDM3Setup features:</b><br /><ul><li>Change the GDM3 GNOME Shell / GTK theme</li><li>Change icon theme, wallpaper, cursor theme</li><li>Enable/disable automatic login</li><li>GNOME Shell: change logo, show date in clock, show seconds in clock</li><li>GTK: change font, disable user list, disable restart buttons</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>In my test, some GNOME Shell themes didn't work properly with GDM and caused it not to start,</b> so I suggest you don't change the GDM GNOME Shell theme! Also, an user has reported that the <b>automatic login feature causes issues too</b>. Only use these features if you know how to restore everything to default without a working login screen.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7k2I5TY3yuI/UJgzr2iar7I/AAAAAAAALmY/sJV0OHBWanI/s1600/gdm3.6-login-screen-background.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gdm3 3.6 login screen" border="0" height="180" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7k2I5TY3yuI/UJgzr2iar7I/AAAAAAAALmY/sJV0OHBWanI/s320/gdm3.6-login-screen-background.png" title="gdm3 3.6 login screen" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Download GDM3Setup</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">GDM3Setup is available for Ubuntu, Debian, openSUS, Fedora and Arch Linux and can be downloaded from GitHub:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://github.com/Nano77/gdm3setup">Download GDM3Setup</a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Note: even though the GDM3Setup page says the Ubuntu deb package is for Ubuntu Oneiric Ocelot, it works with Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal and the latest GDM 3.6.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>How to change the GDM 3.6 background image</h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VKHy6Ub-DKA/UJgzzx7HXeI/AAAAAAAALmg/96u6CKnMiPM/s1600/gdm-3.6-lock-screen.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gdm3 3.6 lock screen" border="0" height="174" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VKHy6Ub-DKA/UJgzzx7HXeI/AAAAAAAALmg/96u6CKnMiPM/s320/gdm-3.6-lock-screen.png" title="gdm3 3.6 lock screen" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">GDM3Setup supports changing the GDM 3.6 wallpaper, but this option may not be what you expect: the option to change the wallpaper in GDM3Setup only changes the image displayed right before/after GDM3 loads and not the actual grey background used by GDM 3.6 for the login / lock screen.</div><br />Until GDM3Setup gets an option for this, you can manually change the GDM 3.6 grey background image. The image used by default is located under <b><i>/usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/</i></b> and is called <b>noise-texture.png</b>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Like its name says, the grey image used by GDM 3.6 is a pattern, but you don't have to use a pattern and a regular wallpaper image works too. To change it, open Nautilus as root:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>gksu "nautilus --no-desktop /usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/"</code></pre><div style="text-align: justify;">then make a backup of the original "noise-texture.png" image and replace it with the image you want to use as a background for the GDM 3.6 login / lock screen.</div>

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GNOME Shell: How To Enable Notifications In The Lock Screen

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VbC218CanA4/UJKqNaImB4I/AAAAAAAALho/u40hojBd0_4/s1600/gnome-shell-lock-screen-notifications.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gnome shell lock screen notifications" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VbC218CanA4/UJKqNaImB4I/AAAAAAAALho/u40hojBd0_4/s400/gnome-shell-lock-screen-notifications.png" title="gnome shell lock screen notifications" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">GNOME Shell 3.6 got a neat feature which allows <b>notifications</b> to be displayed in the <b>lock screen</b>.<br /><br />The lock screen notifications are turned off by default in GNOME Shell 3.6 due to privacy concerns, although the actual notification text is not displayed in the lock screen and only the number of notifications and the application reponsible for sending the notifications show up. So here's a quick tip on how to enable it. Open a terminal and copy/paste the following command:</div><a name='more'></a><pre class="linux-code"><code>gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver show-notifications true</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This can also be done by using Dconf-editor, by navigating to<i> org > gnome > desktop > screensaver</i> and enabling "show-notifications".</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">After enabling this option, you'll get music player controls and the number of unread notifications in the GNOME Shell lock screen, like you can see in the screenshot above.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you want to disable the notifications from showing up in the GNOME Shell lock screen, use:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver show-notifications false</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Thanks to <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/how-to-get-complete-gnome-3-desktop-in.html#comment-697263856">Dylan McCall</a> for the tip!</i></div>

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How To Get A Complete GNOME 3 Desktop In Ubuntu 12.10, Without Installing Ubuntu GNOME Remix

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v4epkdsJSNg/UIWPZIUIrbI/AAAAAAAALN4/ntdIvuG9IE4/s1600/gnome3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v4epkdsJSNg/UIWPZIUIrbI/AAAAAAAALN4/ntdIvuG9IE4/s320/gnome3.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>If you're using Ubuntu 12.10 with Unity or some other desktop environment and want to switch to a complete GNOME 3 desktop experience without installing <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/prefer-gnome-shell-download-ubuntu.html">Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10</a>, you can do this by simply installing a few packages.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Using the instructions below, you won't just install GNOME Shell, but also the default settings and applications that come with Ubuntu GNOME Remix. There are also some optional steps to install the GNOME 3 applications which are missing from Ubuntu GNOME Remix.</div><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><h2>sudo apt-get install full-gnome3-experience</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">No, the command in the header won't work, but you'll get a complete GNOME 3 experience in Ubuntu 12.10 by following the steps below.</div><br /><b>1. Install the Ubuntu GNOME packages</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">You can simply install the "gnome-shell" package if GNOME Shell is all you want, but if you want the whole GNOME 3 desktop which includes the default applications as well as the default settings, use the command below:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install ubuntu-gnome-desktop ubuntu-gnome-default-settings</code></pre>When prompted, select GDM as the default display manager. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you already had GDM installed and the package manager didn't prompt you to choose between LightDM and GDM or you've selected LightDM by mistake, you can run the following command:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm</code></pre><div style="text-align: justify;">And select GDM instead of LightDM (more about changing the display manager, <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/07/how-to-switch-between-gdm-lightdm-or.html" title="How To Switch Between GDM, LightDM Or KDM In Ubuntu [Quick Tip]">here</a>). You can use LightDM with GNOME Shell, but you won't get the complete GNOME 3 experience - for instance, GNOME Shell won't use the new GNOME 3.6 lock screen.</div><br />It is also a good idea to remove the "ubuntu-settings" package:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-settings</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Note that removing this package, the "ubuntu-desktop" package will be removed as well. This is just a meta package and your system shouldn't be affected by it.</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The "ubuntu-settings" package is used to set various Ubuntu defaults, like the window button order, which Rhythmbox plugins are enabled by default and so on.</div><br /><br /><h3>Optional</h3><br /><b>2. Install missing GNOME 3 packages</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Even though they are part of the default GNOME 3 application stack, GNOME Documents and Boxes are not installed by default with the ubuntu-gnome-desktop package. Install them using the following command:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install gnome-documents gnome-boxes</code></pre><b>Note: Boxes is only available on 64bit due to a bug!</b><br /><br /><b>3. Upgrade GNOME Control Center, Nautilus, Totem and other GNOME 3 packages to version 3.6.x</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Some packages in the Ubuntu 12.10 repositories aren't updated to the latest 3.6.x version. So, like we <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/how-to-install-nautilus-36-or-patched.html" title="How To Install Nautilus 3.6 Or Patched Nautilus 3.4 In Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal">wrote a while back</a>, you can use the GNOME3 PPA to upgrade these applications.</div><br />Add the PPA using the following command:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3</code></pre><br />Then, launch Software Updater from Dash / menu and use it to upgrade your packages.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The packages that will be upgraded once you add the PPA are: GNOME Control Center 3.6.3, Aisleriot 3.6.0, Brasero 3.6.0, Nautilus 3.6.3 and Totem 3.6.2. The PPA also provides Transmission 0.7.1, Transmageddon 0.23 and Sound Juicer 3.5.0.</div><br /><br /><b>4. Remove overlay scrollbars</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">One thing I've noticed after following the steps above myself, is that GNOME Shell continues to use Ubuntu's overlay scrollbars. If you want to use the GNOME 3 scrollbars instead, remove overlay scrollbars using the following command:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get remove overlay-scrollbar*</code></pre><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Once you're done, restart your computer</b> (a logout may be enough for most stuff, but to get all the changes, including GDM for the login screen, a restart is probably a better idea) <b>and select "GNOME" from the login screen.</b></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>some info via Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10 <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/ReleaseNotes/12.10">release notes</a></i></div>

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GPaste GNOME Shell Clipboard Manager Available For Ubuntu 12.10 (GNOME Shell 3.6)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-scRDEuF15MY/UI7F4trqYwI/AAAAAAAALZA/KyVZUHPe_ik/s1600/gpaste-2.9.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gpaste" border="0" height="140" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-scRDEuF15MY/UI7F4trqYwI/AAAAAAAALZA/KyVZUHPe_ik/s320/gpaste-2.9.png" title="gpaste" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://github.com/Keruspe/GPaste">GPaste</a>, a native GNOME Shell clipboard manager, is now available for Ubuntu 12.10 / GNOME Shell 3.6 through the WebUpd8 GNOME 3 PPA.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">GPaste features uris support (remembers copied files, not just text), a command line tool, option to backup / restore clipboard history, image support and other useful options.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><h2>Install GPaste in Ubuntu 12.10</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To install GPaste in Ubuntu 12.10 (with GNOME Shell 3.6), use the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/gnome3<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-extensions-gpaste</code></pre><br />Once installed, enable the extension using <a href="https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/gnome-tweak-tool/">GNOME Tweak Tool</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Note: there's a memory leak when enabling the image support (it occurs when taking a screenshot for instance). For this reason, I've disabled it by default in GPaste package available in our PPA but you can enable it from the GPaste settings if you want to use it anyway.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Unfortunately, the latest GPaste 2.9 doesn't compile successfully for Ubuntu 12.04, that's why the latest version is only available for Ubuntu 12.10.</i></div>

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The Faience Pack Gets A Beautiful New GTK3 Theme, GNOME Shell And Icon Themes Updated

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Faience pack</b> has been updated today with new and improved icons for the icon theme, <b>GNOME Shell 3.6 support for the GS theme </b>and there's also a <b>beautiful new GTK3 theme</b>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aOzb7jpe-Zs/UI6UveDInDI/AAAAAAAALWA/08b7m4K_5_s/s1600/faience.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="faience icon theme" border="0" height="160" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aOzb7jpe-Zs/UI6UveDInDI/AAAAAAAALWA/08b7m4K_5_s/s320/faience.png" title="faience icon theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><b>New in <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/08/faience-new-gnome-3-icon-theme-by.html">Faience icon theme</a> 0.5:</b><br /><ul><li>New design for the desktop, remote desktop, wallpaper, GDM setup, session properties, Terminal, Xterm, Twitter, Spotify and adressbook icons</li><li>Updated blue folders color</li><li>Icons for the system settings categories on Ubuntu</li></ul><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The <b>Faience GNOME Shell theme</b> has been updated as well, and it now supports GNOME Shell 3.6 (for GNOME Shell 3.4, use the old theme version as this one won't work!):</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VQ6BVjLrp5s/UI6U0aG6bpI/AAAAAAAALWI/b7e29ZrcUjM/s1600/faience-gnome-shell.png" imageanchor="1"><img alt="faience gnome shell theme" border="0" height="180" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VQ6BVjLrp5s/UI6U0aG6bpI/AAAAAAAALWI/b7e29ZrcUjM/s320/faience-gnome-shell.png" title="faience gnome shell theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lOV1Vjx2sJc/UI6U1Ta8YII/AAAAAAAALWQ/m-i4AoOhZwI/s1600/faience-gnome-shell_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lOV1Vjx2sJc/UI6U1Ta8YII/AAAAAAAALWQ/m-i4AoOhZwI/s320/faience-gnome-shell_2.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The GTK3 / Metacity theme will probably remind you of the beautiful Equinox GTK2 themes, designed by the same Tiheum, which were very popular in the GTK2 era, but weren't updated for GTK3. Here's the new <b>Faience GTK theme</b> which includes GTK3 (GTK 3.6), GTK2 and Metacity themes:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PvmlcCM6AQw/UI6U7ioG5yI/AAAAAAAALWY/Sj6C3sbuB10/s1600/faience-gtk-theme.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="faience gtk theme" border="0" height="180" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PvmlcCM6AQw/UI6U7ioG5yI/AAAAAAAALWY/Sj6C3sbuB10/s320/faience-gtk-theme.png" title="faience gtk theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bHpE13CNT54/UI6U8pKk-RI/AAAAAAAALWc/LwZ9_kyABjE/s1600/faience-gtk-theme_twf.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="faience gtk theme" border="0" height="222" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bHpE13CNT54/UI6U8pKk-RI/AAAAAAAALWc/LwZ9_kyABjE/s320/faience-gtk-theme_twf.png" title="faience gtk theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There's also a <b>dark Faience GTK theme</b>, used by the applications that specifically request a dark theme (like EOG for instance), which can be forced by using GNOME Tweak Tool (<i>Theme > Enable dark theme for all applications</i>), but the dark window titlebar is only available for GNOME Shell so in other desktop environments, you'll get a dark theme with a light titlebar.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here's how the dark Faience GTK theme looks like in GNOME Shell:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9t_rTfWWWds/UI7KUQR_uGI/AAAAAAAALZ8/9rE4tXhGs4E/s1600/faience-dark.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="faience gtk theme dark" border="0" height="244" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9t_rTfWWWds/UI7KUQR_uGI/AAAAAAAALZ8/9rE4tXhGs4E/s320/faience-dark.png" title="faience gtk theme dark" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bczDLaYQIHY/UI6VOS0X5LI/AAAAAAAALWo/-c_nzh-0tyA/s1600/faenza.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bczDLaYQIHY/UI6VOS0X5LI/AAAAAAAALWo/-c_nzh-0tyA/s320/faenza.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b>The Faenza icon theme has been updated as well and includes:</b><br /><ul><li>New app icons: UbuntuOne Music, Ubuntu Online Accounts</li><li>New design for Twitter, Spotify and Addressbook icons</li><li>Icons for the system settings categories on Ubuntu</li></ul><br /><br /><h2>Install Faience pack and Faenza icon theme in Ubuntu</h2><br /><b>To add the official Faience / Faenza PPA in Ubuntu, use the following commands:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tiheum/equinox<br />sudo apt-get update</code></pre><br />Then, to install the Faience icon theme, use the following command:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install faience-icon-theme</code></pre><br />To install Faience GTK3 and GNOME Shell themes, use (for GNOME 3.6 only!):<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install faience-theme</code></pre><br />And finally, to install the Faenza icon theme:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install faenza-icon-theme</code></pre><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To change the icon theme, GTK theme or GNOME Shell theme, install an application like <a href="https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/gnome-tweak-tool/">GNOME Tweak Tool</a> (for the GNOME Shell theme you'll also need the <a href="https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/19/user-themes/">User Themes</a> extension).</div><br /><b>For other Linux distributions, you'll find download links below:</b><br /><ul><li><a href="http://tiheum.deviantart.com/art/Faience-icon-theme-255099649">Faience icon theme</a></li><li><a href="http://tiheum.deviantart.com/art/GTK3-Gnome-Shell-Faience-255097456">Faience GNOME Shell and GTK3 themes</a></li><li><a href="http://tiheum.deviantart.com/art/Faenza-Icons-173323228">Faenza icon theme</a></li></ul>

The Faience Pack Gets A Beautiful New GTK3 Theme, GNOME Shell And Icon Themes Updated

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Insync Repository Available For Ubuntu, Linux Mint And Debian Users

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QXtc16H_Gz0/UIhka1ZOm-I/AAAAAAAALSQ/Peedfdo-I7A/s1600/insync-ubuntu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="insync ubuntu" border="0" height="177" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QXtc16H_Gz0/UIhka1ZOm-I/AAAAAAAALSQ/Peedfdo-I7A/s320/insync-ubuntu.png" title="insync ubuntu" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/insync-google-drive-client-for-linux.html">Insync</a>, an unofficial Google Drive client for Linux, is now available in a repository for Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Debian users and it's recommended you add since you'll get automatic updates.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><b>The Insync repository is available for:</b><br /><ul><li>Ubuntu: precise (12.04), quantal (12.10) and raring (13.04)</li><li>Debian: squeeze and lenny</li><li>Linux Mint: lisa (12), maya (13) and nadia (14)</li></ul><br />If you're using one of the above Ubuntu, Debian or Linux Mint versions, add the repository using the following command:<br /><br /><b>- for Ubuntu:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>echo "deb http://apt.insynchq.com/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/insync.list</code></pre><br /><b>- for Debian:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>echo "deb http://apt.insynchq.com/debian $(lsb_release -cs) non-free" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list</code></pre><br /><b>- for Linux Mint</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>echo "deb http://apt.insynchq.com/mint $(lsb_release -cs) non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/insync.list</code></pre><br /><br /><b>Then, for any of the above, import the key and update the software sources:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>wget -O - https://d2t3ff60b2tol4.cloudfront.net/services@insynchq.com.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -<br />sudo apt-get update</code></pre><br /><br /><b>And finally, install Insync if you haven't already:</b><br /><br /><b>Unity (appindicator):</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install insync-beta-ubuntu</code></pre><br /><b>GNOME Shell:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install insync-beta-gnome</code></pre><br /><b>Cinnamon:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install insync-beta-cinnamon</code></pre><br /><b>KDE4:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install insync-beta-kde</code></pre><br /><b>Mate Desktop:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install insync-beta-mate</code></pre><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">For <b>Xfce</b>, you'll also need to add the WebUpd8 PPA (works with Ubuntu and Linux Mint - don't add it on Debian!), because Insync for Xfce depends on thunarx-python, which is not available in the official Ubuntu repositories (it's available in our PPA for Ubuntu 12.10 and 12.04):</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8<br />sudo apt-get update</code></pre><br />And then you can install Insync for Xfce: <br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install insync-beta-xfce</code></pre><br />It's recommended to use it with <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/install-thunar-with-tabs-support-in.html" title="Install Thunar 1.6.0 With Tabs Support In Xubuntu 12.10 Or 12.04 [Xfce]">Thunar 1.6</a>.<br /><br /><br />For other Linux distributions, see the new Insync Linux page: <a href="https://www.insynchq.com/linux">https://www.insynchq.com/linux</a>

Insync Repository Available For Ubuntu, Linux Mint And Debian Users

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Prefer GNOME Shell? Download Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YSlBMNxh3jU/UIEfffTo1AI/AAAAAAAALIM/rnFUdjW3Q90/s1600/ubuntu12.10-gnome-installer.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YSlBMNxh3jU/UIEfffTo1AI/AAAAAAAALIM/rnFUdjW3Q90/s320/ubuntu12.10-gnome-installer.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/ReleaseNotes/12.10">Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10</a> has been released! </b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Ubuntu GNOME Remix, a Linux distribution which aims to become an official Ubuntu flavour, uses GNOME Shell as the default "shell" and tries to provide a "mostly pure GNOME desktop experience built from the Ubuntu repositories".</div><br />Update: you may also be interested in <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/how-to-get-complete-gnome-3-desktop-in.html">How To Get A Complete GNOME 3 Desktop In Ubuntu 12.10, Without Installing Ubuntu GNOME Remix</a><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><b>Learn more about Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10 by watching the video below:</b><br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eXiHAKKGj_g" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXiHAKKGj_g">direct video link</a> | for more videos, subscribe to our <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/nilarimogard">YouTube channel</a>)</center><br /><br /><br /><h2>GNOME Shell by default</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10 uses GNOME Shell 3.6.1 by default</b>, along with most of the GNOME 3.6 application stack, so it basically has the features you've seen in our <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/gnome-36-released-see-whats-new.html">GNOME 3.6 post</a>.</div><br />Here's the new GNOME Shell 3.6 message tray:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NfT-seh61bM/UIEdOcVi4gI/AAAAAAAALGs/o4pihLtv0Y4/s1600/message-tray-rhythmbox.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="194" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NfT-seh61bM/UIEdOcVi4gI/AAAAAAAALGs/o4pihLtv0Y4/s320/message-tray-rhythmbox.png" title="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lEwGNPY3ggk/UIEdPf9cX9I/AAAAAAAALGw/Ziylcq9tRfo/s1600/message-tray_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="172" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lEwGNPY3ggk/UIEdPf9cX9I/AAAAAAAALGw/Ziylcq9tRfo/s320/message-tray_2.png" title="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />Since <b>GDM 3.6.1</b> is included as well, you'll also get the cool new <b>GNOME 3.6 lock screen: </b><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p1SNKSZfQ4Q/UIEdhKpoNLI/AAAAAAAALG8/8C-gTORnwR8/s1600/ubuntu-gnome-12.10-lockscreen.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="208" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p1SNKSZfQ4Q/UIEdhKpoNLI/AAAAAAAALG8/8C-gTORnwR8/s320/ubuntu-gnome-12.10-lockscreen.png" title="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GNOME 3.6 lock screen</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WDH66Fiix4U/UIEeB1ONAyI/AAAAAAAALHc/ZIaearoaoSI/s1600/ubuntu-gnome-gdm.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="195" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WDH66Fiix4U/UIEeB1ONAyI/AAAAAAAALHc/ZIaearoaoSI/s320/ubuntu-gnome-gdm.png" title="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GDM 3.6.1</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />Here are a few more GNOME Shell screenshots:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VRLNi3pxrTw/UIEdzTv-QpI/AAAAAAAALHE/iuFMJckX4Xk/s1600/activities.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="194" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VRLNi3pxrTw/UIEdzTv-QpI/AAAAAAAALHE/iuFMJckX4Xk/s320/activities.png" title="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i4AvpUFlI_4/UIEd0NHcHzI/AAAAAAAALHI/bwS1SIkPBzg/s1600/apps.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="194" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i4AvpUFlI_4/UIEd0NHcHzI/AAAAAAAALHI/bwS1SIkPBzg/s320/apps.png" title="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-trKQokT6OdU/UIEd047MCSI/AAAAAAAALHU/KkbEnJWMxHM/s1600/ubuntugnome-12.10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="208" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-trKQokT6OdU/UIEd047MCSI/AAAAAAAALHU/KkbEnJWMxHM/s320/ubuntugnome-12.10.png" title="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Default packages</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As you would expect, Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10 tries to offer most of the GNOME 3.6 applications: Web (Epiphany) 3.6, Evolution 3.6, Gedit 3.6, etc.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2oxsDMNjBvw/UIEeLTdw41I/AAAAAAAALHk/Q6YkUBu5284/s1600/evolution.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="192" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2oxsDMNjBvw/UIEeLTdw41I/AAAAAAAALHk/Q6YkUBu5284/s320/evolution.png" title="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Evolution 3.6</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a6OCsFHine0/UIEeMDNxCJI/AAAAAAAALHo/8Sfj7nXZmRg/s1600/web.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="195" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a6OCsFHine0/UIEeMDNxCJI/AAAAAAAALHo/8Sfj7nXZmRg/s320/web.png" title="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Web 3.6</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">But there are <b>some packages which aren't updated to version 3.6</b>: Aisleriot, Nautilus, System Settings, and Totem:</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vhr4L4lu1T8/UIEeWB-K0MI/AAAAAAAALH0/DTI2k6JrCGc/s1600/nautilus.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vhr4L4lu1T8/UIEeWB-K0MI/AAAAAAAALH0/DTI2k6JrCGc/s320/nautilus.png" title="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nautilus 3.4.2</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>That's because Ubuntu itself uses older versions of these apps</b>, so Ubuntu GNOME Remix is stuck with them as well. But <b>you can update Nautilus or Totem to version 3.6 by using the <a href="https://launchpad.net/~gnome3-team/+archive/gnome3">GNOME3 Team PPA</a></b>.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There are also some <b>GNOME applications which aren't included by default</b>, like Boxes or GNOME Documents. And you won't find any of the Ubuntu-specific applications as well: Ubuntu One or Ubuntu Software Center aren't included in Ubuntu GNOME Remix since they aren't official GNOME apps.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Instead of Ubuntu Software Center, it uses "Software" (gnome-packagekit), which includes its own update manager:</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sq9gRZP3yjg/UIEecJ5yVCI/AAAAAAAALH8/OBLDbrmRzpY/s1600/software.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="203" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sq9gRZP3yjg/UIEecJ5yVCI/AAAAAAAALH8/OBLDbrmRzpY/s320/software.png" title="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Applications included by default:</b> Web (Epiphany) 3.6.0, Nauilus 3.4.2, GNOME Tweak Tool, Abiword and Gnumeric, Evolution 3.6.0, Cheese, Gwibber, Rhythmbox 2.97, GNOME games, Shotwell, Simple Scan, Transmission, GNOME Packagekit.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The classic (fallback) session is included by default as well, but is only used if your hardware can't run GNOME Shell.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Artwork</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As you would expect, Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10 uses the default GNOME 3 artwork: Adwaita for the GTK theme and the GNOME icon theme, along with the official GNOME 3.6 wallpaper.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But, at least compared to the beta, there is now a Plymouth theme as well as an Ubiquity installer slideshow:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ej2x4DiS-As/UIEe3tzIC3I/AAAAAAAALIE/QeorXLCrMjA/s1600/ubuntu-gnome-installer_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ej2x4DiS-As/UIEe3tzIC3I/AAAAAAAALIE/QeorXLCrMjA/s320/ubuntu-gnome-installer_2.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The slideshow uses images for all the slides except the last one, which is common with the other Ubuntu flavours (which tells the user where he can get support). That's probably because the work was done by a small team and there wasn't enough time to get everything ready, this being the first Ubuntu GNOME release.<br /><br /><br />GNOME Shell was the missing piece and now, with 12.10, Ubuntu has all the popular DEs covered: from Xfce, KDE and LXDE to GNOME Shell or Unity (although these last 2 are not DEs but "shells"), even though Ubuntu GNOME Remix is not official yet. But let's hope it will become an official Ubuntu flavour with 13.04 Raring Ringtail.</div><br /><br /><h2>Download Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10</h2><br /><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/ReleaseNotes/12.10">Download Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10</a> - and remember to read the official release notes!<br /><br /><br />Update: you may also be interested in <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/how-to-get-complete-gnome-3-desktop-in.html">How To Get A Complete GNOME 3 Desktop In Ubuntu 12.10, Without Installing Ubuntu GNOME Remix</a>

Prefer GNOME Shell? Download Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10

Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10 has been released! Ubuntu GNOME Remix, a Linux distribution which aims to become an official Ubuntu flavour, uses ...

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