[ale] How do I NOT use Unity and DO use Gnome 2 in Ubuntu 11.x?

[Ron Frazier]

Hi all,

Well, the subject says it.  How do I NOT use Unity and DO use Gnome 2 in 
Ubuntu 11.x?  Michael T. has almost convinced me to hit the Update 
button on my old Ubuntu 10.04 based on comments in the "AARG!  Manual 
software updates, Sun Java, LibreOffice, help" thread.  Should I take 
the plunge, and update twice to 11.04, I'll be faced with running the 
Unity UI.  I tried it once before and its lifespan on my system was 
about 30 minutes.  So, if I go down this road, and update and keep 11.04 
on the system, and hate Unity yet again, how do I banish it permanently 
and use Gnome 2 on the newer version of Ubuntu.  I don't know anything 
about Gnome 3, but my objective is to get an up to date system, not to 
change everything I've finally got working like I like it.  PS, I don't 
want to have to specify the UI every time I login.  PPS, I don't have 
the system upgraded yet, so I cannot try instructions you give yet.

Sincerely,

Ron

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