Install Gnome Shell in Ubuntu 11.10 / Instale o Gnome no Ubuntu 11.10

from: http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-install-gnome-shell-in-ubuntu-11-10-oneiric-ocelot.html


GNOME Shell is the defining technology of the GNOME 3 user experience. It provides core interface functions like switching to windows and launching applications. GNOME Shell takes advantage of the capabilities of modern graphics hardware and introduces innovative user interface concepts to provide a delightful and easy to use experience.

Install Gnome Shell in Ubuntu 11.10
Open the terminal and run the following command

sudo apt-get install gnome-shell

This will complete the installation.
Now you have to logout from the existing session if you want to login in to gnome shell desktop you need to select GNOME from the login Screen

Once you loggedin you should see similar to the following screen

You can improve your gnome shell desktop looks with nice themes
Installing themes
Once you have downloaded your theme extract them to their respective location.
Extract Gnome shell theme and GTK 3 theme to ~/.themes
Extract icon theme to ~/.icons
Extract custom font to ~/.fonts
Note: ~/ is a shorthand for your home folder. So ~/.themes is referring to the /home/username/.themes folder.

GNOME Shell is the defining technology of the GNOME 3 user experience. It provides core interface functions like switching to windows and launching applications. GNOME Shell takes advantage of the capabilities of modern graphics hardware and introduces innovative user interface concepts to provide a delightful and easy to use experience.


Instale o Gnome no Ubuntu 11.10

Abra o terminal (alt+ctrl+t) e digite o seguinte comando:

sudo apt-get install gnome-shell

Isso já instalará o Gnome.
Para abrir o ambiente Gnome, saia da sessão atual. Ao voltar ao Ubuntu, selecione o ambiente Gnome na tela de login.


Depois de abrir a sessão do Ubuntu, você deve ver uma tela similar a esta:


É possível incrementar o ambiente Gnome com outros temas de sua preferência.

Instalação de temas no Gnome
Baixe o temas para  Gnome e GTK3 de sua preferência, copie-os para /home/nome usuário/.themes
Os ícones e as fontes ficam respectivametne em /home/nome usuário/.icons e /home/nome usuário/.fonts