If you run the below command, you can see some answers to your questions. The gnome-core package includes what GNOME defines as "core", and is maintained by the Debian GNOME team. If you don't like those definitions, don't install gnome-core; it's not installed by default in Ubuntu. You're welcome to use Debian if you like (gnome and gnome-core are the metapackages Debian uses, relatively similar to what ubuntu- desktop does for Ubuntu). Their version of gnome-shell is nearly the same as Ubuntu's though. But like I said in my last message, I don't know what your problem is. A clean install might be faster for you than waiting for someone to fix whatever might not be working. Of course, we definitely don't recommend someone reinstall every time something doesn't work right. On the other hand, there isn't enough information for me to really understand or replicate this bug. If you experience this bug from a clean install and can give the steps to reproduce, that would make this bug report more useful.
$ apt-cache show gnome-core Package: gnome-core Priority: optional Section: universe/gnome Installed-Size: 51 Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <[email protected]> Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers <[email protected]> Architecture: amd64 Source: meta-gnome3 Version: 1:3.0+6ubuntu1 Depends: brasero (>= 3.0), dconf-gsettings-backend (>= 0.7.5), dconf-tools (>= 0.7.5), empathy (>= 3.0), eog (>= 3.0), epiphany-browser (>= 3.0), evince (>= 3.0), evolution-data-server (>= 3.0), fonts-cantarell, sound-theme-freedesktop, gcalctool (>= 6.0), gconf2 (>= 2.32), gdm (>= 3.0), glib-networking (>= 2.28.7), gnome-backgrounds (>= 3.0), gnome-bluetooth (>= 3.0), gnome-contacts, gnome-control-center (>= 1:3.0), gnome-disk-utility (>= 3.0), gnome-icon-theme (>= 3.0), gnome-icon-theme-extras (>= 3.0), gnome-icon-theme-symbolic (>= 3.0), gnome-keyring (>= 3.0), libpam-gnome-keyring (>= 3.0), gnome-menus (>= 3.0), synaptic, gnome-panel (>= 3.0), gnome-power-manager (>= 3.0), gnome-screensaver (>= 3.0), gnome-session (>= 3.0), gnome-session-fallback (>= 3.0), gnome-settings-daemon (>= 3.0), gnome-shell (>= 3.0), gnome-system-monitor (>= 3.0), gnome-terminal (>= 3.0), gnome-themes-standard (>= 3.0), gnome-user-guide (>= 3.0), gnome-user-share (>= 3.0), baobab (>= 3.0), gnome-dictionary (>= 3.0), gnome-screenshot (>= 3.0), gnome-search-tool | tracker-gui, gnome-system-log (>= 3.0), gnome-font-viewer (>= 3.0), gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 3.0), gstreamer0.10-plugins-base (>= 0.10.34), gstreamer0.10-plugins-good (>= 0.10.29), gstreamer0.10-pulseaudio (>= 0.10.29), libgail-3-common (>= 3.0) | libgtk-3-common (>= 3.2), gucharmap (>= 1:3.0), gvfs-backends (>= 1.8), libcanberra-pulse, metacity (>= 1:2.34), nautilus (>= 3.0), network-manager-gnome (>= 0.9), notification-daemon (>= 0.7), policykit-1-gnome, pulseaudio, totem (>= 3.0), vino (>= 3.0), yelp (>= 3.0), zenity (>= 3.0) Suggests: gnome Filename: pool/universe/m/meta-gnome3/gnome-core_3.0+6ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 4906 MD5sum: b2648db73ceb54b1672704e135c47174 SHA1: cc5412f35f46e52220ecb683e38a7d357ee6e0b2 SHA256: 69eaa97f278c31a64a411854994848a8d8c406bf0747e04038b0da3e2b4c05f1 Description-en: The GNOME Desktop Environment -- essential components These are the core components of the GNOME Desktop environment, an intuitive and attractive desktop. . This meta-package depends on a basic set of programs, including a file manager, an image viewer, a web browser, a video player and other tools. . It contains the official “core” modules of the GNOME desktop. ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/913583 Title: Gnome-shell not storing any config To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/913583/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
