> you can install a Gnome classic fall back option. This provides users with the ability to enjoy a classic Gnome experience. It's unfortunate, however, that I

> you can install a Gnome classic fall back option. This provides users with the ability to enjoy a classic Gnome experience. It's unfortunate, however, that I had to do multiple search engine queries just to find out if this was even a possibility. Despite the time spent searching, the fact is that it's possible. Thanks to the Ubuntu team pushing Unity adoption, I'm 99% positive you'll never hear about this option through official Ubuntu channels. because that doesn't make much sense. Gnome went 3.x and you should naturally expect a decline in popularity of the "old" version, there is no reason to promote this fallback unless someone forks Gnome 2.x as Linus suggested, which is unlikely to happen. the alternative is switch to another DE such as XFCE (lxde, kde), or how to say it by Ubuntu terms - install Xubuntu (lubuntu, kubuntu).