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This is an edited version of a post that originally appeared on a blog called The Michigan Telephone Blog, which was written by a friend before he decided to stop blogging. It is reposted with his permission. Comments dated before the year 2013 were originally posted to his blog.
![Unity 2D from Ubuntu 11.04 Unity 2D from Ubuntu 11.04](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Unity-2D_Natty.png/300px-Unity-2D_Natty.png)
If you hate the Unity interface in the latest version of Ubuntu, try this. From a terminal prompt, enter:
sudo apt-get install gnome-session-fallback
I’d assume that you could also install gnome-session-fallback from Synaptic if you prefer. Then, choose “GNOME Classic” at signon.
Credit for this hint goes to this article:
I hate Ubuntu, but my mother-in-law loves it (ZDNet)
EDIT: For another approach that might be more pleasing to some users, see How to install Linux Mint’s Cinnamon Desktop on Ubuntu (Linux Stall)
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