On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 12:07 PM, walt <w41...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, at least on ~x86 and ~amd64 gnome3 is the default now. I have > mixed feelings about gnome3, so I let gentoo install it on a VirtualBox > VM to start with and I'll think about updating my real machines later. > > The new gnome-shell is the controversial piece of gnome3 and (so far) > I find it counterproductive. > > I googled how to disable the gnome-shell and get my gnome-panel back, > along with the panel applets that I refuse to give up. (The gnome- > shell replaces the gnome-panel, so there is nowhere to run the old > applets.) > > If you want to disable gnome-shell you can do it with the System Info > function in System Settings. Click the Graphics icon and enable the > gnome-fallback setting to disable gnome-shell. Ah, much better :)
Slashdot today had an announcement of a Linux Mint 12 release which notably had comments about something called Mint Gnome Shell Extensions which supposedly lets them use Gnome 3 with a 'Gnome 2-Like Experience'. (How's that for marketing?!?) Maybe there's something there that could help you? Cheers, Mark
