[wellylug] gnome desktop

Franck fgd at hush.com
Sun Apr 22 13:52:27 NZST 2012


Hi Glenn,

At first glance, it looks like your theme is for gnome 2 and you're 
using a gnome 3 based version of ubuntu.

What version of ubuntu are you using?

Frankc.

On Sat, 21 Apr 2012 19:53:15 +1200 Glenn Morrissey 
<glennstuartmorrissey at gmail.com> wrote:
>Hi all
>
>Im trying to install a windows like desktop. Hey, im used to the 
>windows look.
>
>Anyway, I read this article:
>
>http://www.howtogeek.com/55985/how-to-make-ubuntu-linux-look-like-
>windows-7/
>
>and followed the following instructions:
>
>    cd ~/
>
>    sudo wget 
>http://web.lib.sun.ac.za/ubuntu/files/help/theme/gnome/win7-
>setup.sh
>
>    sudo chmod 0755 ~/win7-setup.sh
>
>    ~/win7-setup.sh
>
>when I run this script, it tells me that I need to log in using 
>gnome.
>Ok, I log in to
>
>*gnome
>*gnome classic
>*gnome (no add ons)
>
>and neither will work.
>
>I get the error message 'Please use the Gnome desktop for the Win7
>theme installation'.
>
>I've already installed the gnome desktop ( sudo apt-get install 
>gnome-shell )
>
>Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong?
>
>Glenn.
>
>
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