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How-To Install Gnome 2 (MATE) on Fedora Linux 17

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If you – like me – don`t like Gnome 3 and want the Gnome 2 desktop environment back on Fedora 17, this guide is for you.

Open the terminal and run:
su
yum install https://dl.dropbox.com/u/49862637/Mate-desktop/fedora_17/mate-desktop-fedora-updates/noarch/mate-desktop-release-17-2.fc17.noarch.rpm
yum groupinstall MATE-Desktop

Linux Kernel 3.5 installation guide for Ubuntu Linux

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This short walkthrough describes how to get the linux kernel version 3.5 (latest at the moment of writing) working under Ubuntu Linux without having to compile it yourself.

This guide should work with the latest version of Ubuntu Linux and most Ubuntu-based distributions including Mint.

The included kernel files have been compiled using the generic Ubuntu configuration.

Note: ATI, Intel and NVIDIA drivers are automatically installed using DKMS, if you have these drivers installed and are up-to-date. This is not a guarantee!

Installation Guide

  1. Download the kernel headers package;

    linux-headers-3.5.0-030500_3.5.0-030500.201207211835_all.deb
  2. And the appropriate package for your system
  3. And the accompanying compiled kernel image;
  4. Install the files in the same order as above.
  5. In the terminal run: sudo update-grub
  6. Reboot and select the kernel from the bootloader menu

The source can be found on www.kernel.org

Linux Kernel 3.4 installation guide for Ubuntu Linux

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This short walkthrough describes how to get the linux kernel version 3.4 (latest at the moment of writing) working under Ubuntu Linux without having to compile it yourself.

This guide should work with the latest version of Ubuntu Linux and most Ubuntu-based distributions including Mint.

The included kernel files have been compiled using the generic Ubuntu configuration.

Note: ATI, Intel and NVIDIA drivers are automatically installed using DKMS, if you have these drivers installed and are up-to-date. This is not a guarantee!

Installation Guide

  1. Download the kernel headers package;

    linux-headers-3.4.0-030400_3.4.0-030400.201205210521_all.deb
  2. And the appropriate package for your system
  3. And the accompanying compiled kernel image;
  4. Install the files in the same order as above.
  5. In the terminal run: sudo update-grub
  6. Reboot and select the kernel from the bootloader menu

The source can be found on www.kernel.org

Linux Kernel 3.3 installation guide for Ubuntu Linux

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This short walkthrough describes how to get the latest linux kernel version 3.3.working under Ubuntu Linux without having to compile it yourself.

This guide should work with the latest version of Ubuntu Linux and most Ubuntu-based distributions including Mint.

The included kernel files have been compiled using the generic ubuntu configuration.

Note: ATI, Intel and NVIDIA drivers are automatically installed using DKMS, if you have these drivers installed and are up-to-date. This is not a guarantee!

Installation Guide

  1. Download the kernel headers package;

    linux-headers-3.3.0-030300_3.3.0-030300.201203182135_all.deb
  2. And the appropriate package for your system
  3. And the accompanying compiled kernel image;
  4. Install the files in the same order as above.
  5. In the terminal run:

    sudo update-grub
  6. Reboot and select the kernel from the bootloader menu

The source can be found on www.kernel.org

Solaris 11 – Install Gnome on Text Install

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When you`ve got an old server with CD-ROM and therefore cannot install the live edition, or you have another reason to install Gnome on Solaris 11 you should follow my very short guide;

Login onto the console and use the following commands:

sudo pkg install slim_install
sudo svcadm enable gdm

And if you want to run the deskstop:
startx