{"id":1418,"date":"2021-12-16T13:15:42","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T10:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/files2.tojikon.net\/files-cloud\/2021\/07\/24\/how-to-install-gnome-40-in-ubuntu-21-04\/https:\/\/files2.tojikon.net\/files-cloud\/2021\/07\/24\/how-to-install-gnome-40-in-ubuntu-21-04\/"},"modified":"2021-12-16T13:15:42","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T10:15:42","slug":"how-to-install-gnome-40-in-ubuntu-21-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tojikon.net\/en\/1418-how-to-install-gnome-40-in-ubuntu-21-04\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install Gnome 40 in Ubuntu 21.04"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Despite Gnome 40 being out for close to 6 months, it still hasn\u2019t made it to Ubuntu, with Canonical deciding to go with Gnome 3 for 21.04. However, thanks to the community it is possible to get Gnome 40 up and running on Ubuntu. Here\u2019s how to do it.<\/p>\n

WARNING: Gnome 40 on Ubuntu is highly unstable. Only install this desktop if you know what you\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n

Update Ubuntu<\/h2>\n

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The only way to get the latest Gnome 40 (4.0) working on Ubuntu is by upgrading to Ubuntu 21.04. If you do not already have Ubuntu 21.04 and are using Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, you won\u2019t be able to use Gnome 40.<\/p>\n

On Addictivetips in the past, I\u2019ve gone over how to upgrade to Ubuntu 21.04 in-depth, and that article will help. However, I\u2019ll also cover a quick terminal-based guide you can use to quickly upgrade to 21.04.<\/p>\n

To start the upgrade, you need to open up a terminal window. You can open up a terminal window on the desktop in Ubuntu, press\u00a0Ctrl + Alt + T\u00a0<\/strong>on the keyboard. Or, open up the terminal by searching for it in the app menu.<\/p>\n

Once the terminal window is open, use the\u00a0sed<\/strong> command to update your installation\u2019s software sources to 21.04.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\nsudo sed -i 's\/eoan\/hirsute\/g' \/etc\/apt\/sources.list\n<\/pre>\n
After updating all of the software sources to \u201chirsute\u201d you\u2019ll have taken the first step to upgrade to 21.04. Now, you must run the update\u00a0<\/strong>command. This command will refresh the software database on Ubuntu.<\/p>\n
\nsudo apt update\n<\/pre>\n
Next, you\u2019ll need to install the latest 21.04 patches to your system. These patches will begin the conversion to Hirsute Hippo, which can run Gnome 40.<\/p>\n
\nsudo apt upgrade\n<\/pre>\n
With the patches installed, you\u2019ll need to run the\u00a0dist-upgrade\u00a0<\/strong>command. This command will install any packages that have been held back, helping you transition to 21.04.<\/p>\n
\nsudo apt dist-upgrade\n<\/pre>\n
When the update is finished, reboot your system. Then, re-open up a terminal window and use the\u00a0autoremove\u00a0<\/strong>command to remove the no longer necessary packages on the system.<\/p>\n
\nsudo apt autoremove\n<\/pre>\n
Ensure you have Gnome Shell installed<\/h2>\n
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While the main release of Ubuntu has the Gnome desktop, that\u2019s not the only version of Ubuntu. If you\u2019ve installed Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, or Ubuntu Mate, you\u2019ll have a different desktop environment.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re interested in using Gnome 40, you\u2019ll need to first install the Gnome desktop. Without the base Gnome packages, upgrading to 40 over the PPA will not work.<\/p>\n
To install the Gnome desktop in Ubuntu, do the following. First, open up a terminal window by pressing\u00a0Ctrl + Alt + T\u00a0<\/strong>on the keyboard or searching for \u201cTerminal\u201d in the app menu. Once it is open, install the Ubuntu Gnome desktop package.<\/p>\n
\nsudo apt install ubuntu-desktop\n<\/pre>\n
The installation will grab all necessary packages that you need to use Gnome on Ubuntu. During the installation, you\u2019ll be asked to choose a login manager in the terminal. Be sure to choose \u201cgdm,\u201d the Gnome login manager.<\/p>\n
Enable the Gnome 40 PPA<\/h2>\n
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To get Gnome 40 on Ubuntu, you need to add a third-party PPA (AKA a personal package archive) to your system. To do it, use the\u00a0apt-add-repository<\/strong> command down below.<\/p>\n
 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:shemgp\/gnome-40\n<\/pre>\n
After adding in the new Gnome 40 PPA, you\u2019ll need to run the\u00a0update\u00a0<\/strong>command on your Ubuntu PC. This command will finish configuring the Gnome 40 PPA.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nsudo apt update\n<\/pre>\n
With everything set up, it is time to install the \u201cgnome-session\u201d package. The reason you must install this package is that while Ubuntu does have Gnome, it has a customized version. You need \u201cgnome-session\u201d to use Gnome 40.<\/p>\n
To install the \u201cgnome-session\u201d package, use the following\u00a0apt install\u00a0<\/strong>command down below.<\/p>\n
\nsudo apt install gnome-session\n<\/pre>\n
Now that the \u201cgnome-session\u201d package is set up on your Ubuntu 21.04 installation, you\u2019ll need to start the Gnome upgrade process. To do that, move on to the next section.<\/p>\n
Upgrade your packages\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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The Gnome 40 upgrades your existing Gnome packages from 3.0 versions to 4.0 versions. If you do not upgrade these packages, Gnome 40 will not function correctly.<\/p>\n
To do the upgrades to Gnome 40 on your Ubuntu installation, open up a terminal window and use the\u00a0apt upgrade\u00a0<\/strong>command below to download the Gnome 40 upgrades from the new PPA added earlier.<\/p>\n
\nsudo apt upgrade\n<\/pre>\n
Now that all of the updates are installed onto your Ubuntu PC, you will need to reboot. Rebooting is required to finish upgrading the Gnome packages to version 4.0.<\/p>\n
Log into Gnome 40<\/h2>\n
After rebooting, you can finally access Gnome 40 in Ubuntu. To do this, locate the gear menu icon on the login screen, and click on it with the mouse. Inside the gear menu, locate \u201cGnome\u201d and select it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Upon selecting the \u201cGnome\u201d option, select your username, and type in your password. When you log in, you\u2019ll be using Gnome 40.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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