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How do I remove Unity & replace with Ubuntu classic?

Asked by Cybertr0n313

I don't like Unity at all for various reasons, how to I replace it with the previous desktop session and functionality?

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Best marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

Open a terminal and type:

gdmsetup

please select ubuntu classic or Ubuntu classic (no effects) and logout form your session then login again

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Sumi Sanjima (sumisanjima) said : 		#3

Thank youuuuu xD I was afraid my beloved setup was gone forever

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Shah Tavseef Mairaj (shahtavseefm) said : 		#4

Typing gdmsetup shows up an error in terminal as pasted below;

tavseef@ubuntu:~$ gdmsetup

(gdmsetup:2223): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
tavseef@ubuntu:~$

Plz help.

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Shah Tavseef Mairaj (shahtavseefm) said : 		#5

thanks Marco, the second one worked.
thanx a ton.