How to install gnome desktop in ubuntu 17.04?

gnome 17.04

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If you already have an existing Ubuntu installation with another or no desktop environment, open a terminal and enter the following:

sudo apt-get install gnome-shell ubuntu-gnome-desktop

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nazar2sfive

Trying hard to make ubuntu as my primary os.

Updated on September 18, 2022

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nazar2sfive over 1 year

How to install gnome desktop in ubuntu 17.04?
- mikewhatever about 7 years
  
  Check out ubuntugnome.org.
- Boris Hamanov about 7 years
  
  But you'd better read my own question/answer at askubuntu.com/questions/903373/…
- Luka almost 7 years
  
  Why so many downvotes for this answer. My thoughts exactly @nazar2sfive well done! If we are going to forget Unity let's get rid of it now.
Luka almost 7 years

Is this going o remove unity? or what. Would I have option to choose on login which desktop environment will I use or how do I use gnome? What is the visual difference? Is gnome better supported? Is computer going to be faster? Is resource usage going to be lower? I have so many questions please someone help with answering them.
wjandrea almost 7 years

@luka Then please do some research and ask a new question if needed. You could also try running the command in an Ubuntu VM, if you want to test it for yourself.
davidawad almost 7 years

@Luka I'm not sure why they didn't answer your question, after doing the install you should notice a change immediately. When you boot your machine you'll see a new logo and ideally during the install you'll select gdm3 (the gnome display manager) instead of (lightdm) the ubuntu native option. When I did my own install I could only boot with gdm3 as the default. lmk if you have other questions.
Luka almost 7 years

Did you notice any speed improvements? Lower resource usage?
naXa stands with Ukraine about 6 years

I needed to install more packages sudo apt install metacity gnome-core gnome-panel before I was able to see a usual gnome UI.