In Ubuntu you can restart the GNOME Shell or the GUI with using below methods. There are several different methods available in Ubuntu to restart the Gnome shell. You can do it with and without closing or shutting down all other application. It will help to recover Gnome Desktop freezes or apply the changes in system settings.
GNOME is a free and open-source desktop environment for Linux system. For Ubuntu, GNOME is available as GNOME shell and GNOME desktop. GNOME Shell is just a desktop environment which changes the UI of your Linux OS. And the GNOME…
To install gnome 3 on ubuntu 12.04
1.Open Terminal.To open terminal click the Dash home from unity launcher.And type terminal in the search field. And click Terminal.
2.Type the below code in terminal and hit enter.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
3.Type your ubuntu password if needed.
4.Then press enter to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding the ppa.
5.Type below command and hit enter
sudo apt-get update
6.Then type below command and press enter
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Sugar is a free gnome shell theme for linux mint.
Requirements for this theme:
Gnome Shell 3.2
gnome-shell-extension-user-theme
gnome-tweak-tool
Move-Clock-Extension
To install sugar gnome shell theme on Linux Mint 12
1.Download your Sugar gnome shell theme. Download link
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