Re: How can I get GNOME 2 back
On Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:29:10 -0900, Greg Madden wrote:
> On Sunday 27 November 2011 8:29:19 am Camaleón wrote:
>> On Sun, 27 Nov 2011 11:04:24 +0000, Cam Hutchison wrote:
>> > I have tried GNOME 3. I have tried it with fallback mode. I've now
>> > tried xfce, kde and my own hacked together xsession with gnome
>> > components.
>> >
>> > I don't like any of it.
>> >
>> > What I like is the setup I had. I had GNOME 2 set up just the way I
>> > wanted it, and there was nothing wrong with it.
>> >
>> > Is there any way to get this back, while still using Debian? I've
>> > been using Debian (sid) a long time and I'm not changing distros.
>> >
>> > Are the debian patches for the last of the GNOME 2 releases still
>> > available? Can I build my own packages?
>>
>> Nowadays, there is no way to get GNOME2 back as it was.
>>
>> No way, but not just for Debian but any other linux distributions (the
>> last release of OpenBSD featured GNOME 2.32.2, though). Anyway, more
>> sooner than later GNOME2 will be completely dropped from upstream.
>>
>>
> There is always Squeeze, aka Debian stable.
Yes, which will last... ¿a year and a half?
Sure, it will cure your current pains and pitfalls but I don't think
that's a long-term solution.
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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