Installing Gnome Shell under Ubuntu Linux

At work there is still sluggish Ubuntu on my desktop. I wanted to use Gnome Shell (which I got to love under Arch) on it though.

1. Step One – Gnome Shell PPA

   # echo 'deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ricotz/testing/ubuntu lucid main # GnomeShell PPA' >> /etc/apt/sources.list
   # aptitude update
   

2. Step Two – Install the Beast

   # aptitude install gnome-shell
   

3. Step Three – Activate!

   $ echo 'export WINDOW_MANAGER=gnome-shell' >> ~/.gnomerc
   

4. Step Four – RELOGIN