I have booted the Lisa Gnome DVD, which seems to start gnome3 as the default desktop. I logged out and selected "gnome classic" as the session, and logged back in. The exact same desktop was launched. The other two options were "Gnome Classic (no effects)" and "MATE". I tried both, and it seems that gnome3 is started no matter what. I was logging in as user "mint".
When I say they were the same, I mean that the gnome shell panel at the top was always present, as well as the "Expose" like corner effect.
If I install Mint using the Lisa DVD, will I not be able to run gnome2?
All X sessions on Lisa DVD are the same
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dbbolton
All X sessions on Lisa DVD are the same
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mank_in
Re: All X sessions on Lisa DVD are the same
You cannot run MATE from the live session . Once the system is installed you can try to run it by selecting "MATE" as your session at the login screen.
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dbbolton
Re: All X sessions on Lisa DVD are the same
That doesn't explain to me why gnome classic runs as gnome3.mank_in wrote:You cannot run MATE from the live session . Once the system is installed you can try to run it by selecting "MATE" as your session at the login screen.
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JBHoren
Re: All X sessions on Lisa DVD are the same
Moreover, what's the point of running from a LiveCD/DVD? [rhetorical question]dbbolton wrote:That doesn't explain to me why gnome classic runs as gnome3.mank_in wrote:You cannot run MATE from the live session . Once the system is installed you can try to run it by selecting "MATE" as your session at the login screen.
Obviously, I want to test-drive the version (Linux Mint 12), and that means using all of its desktops!
I've only been using Linux Mint (Gnome edition) since LM 5 ("Elyssa"), so it's probably "pilot error" that prevents me from recognizing either of them for what they truly are; still, not only do they both appear to be identical, but neither is discernible to this user as either Gnome3 or Gnome "Classic". Gnome3 on the LiveDVD doesn't look (or behave) at all like that which appears on the Gnome.org website, and Gnome "Classic" looks nothing like a traditional Linux Mint Gnome desktop.
As for "You cannot run MATE from the live session": Well, that pretty much blows things, eh? How in the world could I justify installing Linux Mint 12 with the intention of running MATE as my desktop environment, when I cannot evaluate it, beforehand? I might be dumb, but I'm not stupid.
Seriously... what am I missing?