I want to upgrade Gnome 2 to Gnome 3.2 in LMDE

[yro]

Hi all.

I want to upgrade my Gnome2 (in LMDE) to the new Gnome 3.2. Is that possible in LMDE?

If so, please, can somebody post a HOWTO do it?

Sorry about my english. Ive searched the entire forum but didnt find some way to do that.

[AlbertP]

There will soon come an update pack for LMDE containing Gnome 3.

[yro]

soon when?

but is there a way to do it without waiting fot this updatepack?


edit.: where did you see that info, about updatepack containning gnome3?

[AlbertP]

I've heard it in the chat or read it on the forum - don't know it anymore.

The Mint team was busy with Mint 12, that's why there hasn't been an update pack for long.

[wayne128]

If you really want to try LMDE with gnome3.2, you need to use Debian experimental repos

See some threads from GeneC, he has it running with Sid + gnome3.2 on experimental
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=198&t=87728

LMDE Gnome 3 - adding MATE

Postby GeneC » Sun Dec 04, 2011 2:33 am
How to add MATE (Gnome 2.3 fork) to LMDE

EDITED: Dec 15th to show change to new Repo and ability to update to Mate 1.1*


MY system
LMDE 64 bit
Tracking SID with (Gnome 3.2 from Experimental).

[yro]

Its about MATE. My question is about Gnome 3.2 in LMDE.

[cpatrick08]

If you really want to try LMDE with gnome3.2, you need to use Debian experimental repos

See some threads from GeneC, he has it running with Sid + gnome3.2 on experimental
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=198&t=87728

LMDE Gnome 3 - adding MATE

Postby GeneC » Sun Dec 04, 2011 2:33 am
How to add MATE (Gnome 2.3 fork) to LMDE

EDITED: Dec 15th to show change to new Repo and ability to update to Mate 1.1*


MY system
LMDE 64 bit
Tracking SID with (Gnome 3.2 from Experimental).

gonme 3.2 is available in testing now so switch your repos to the testing ones

[GeneC]

gonme 3.2 is available in testing now so switch your repos to the testing ones

Not quite ready in testing yet. (Getting there)
If you switch to testing a do a full DU. You will have Gnome 3.0 (with Shell and fallback mode).
Gnome 3.0 can not use Mint MSGE extensions (3.2only). But runs nicely with 3.0 extensions and themes.

Gnome 3.2 is not fully updated in SID as yet either.
http://www.0d.be/debian/debian-gnome-3.2-status.html
You may have to add some packages from experimental to have a full Gnome 3.2.
Probably be another few weeks to a month before 3.2 is in testing.

[yro]

Ok but how can I do it?

Is there some tutorial for it? I want to upgrade my Gnome 2 in LMDE for the new Gnome3 (I dont want the Mint Shell).

[AlbertP]

In Mint's Gnome Shell, you can just disable Mint's MGSE extensions (menu, window list, bottom panel, etc.) in advanced settings to get rid of Mint's shell and use plain Gnome. Or you can uninstall the MGSE packages.

This way there's no need to avoid MGSE.

[secipolla]

Ok but how can I do it?

Is there some tutorial for it? I want to upgrade my Gnome 2 in LMDE for the new Gnome3 (I dont want the Mint Shell).

Simply replace the repositories in /ect/apt/sources.list from the mint repositories to the Debian 'testing' ones.

Code: Select all

## testing
deb http://sft.if.usp.br/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
deb-src http://sft.if.usp.br/debian/ testing main contrib non-free

[autocrosser]

I've been using a full experimental install for almost a year now with very few problems (most relating to Sid update problems)--3.2 is almost totally up to date & works very well. The only things I currently have pinned are the same as one would see in Sid--I use a Nvidia card, so Xorg is still a problem.