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Re:Where does the Ubuntu Linux desktop go from here? by ploggingdev on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @10:38AM (#14098072)
You can use the Mate Desktop Environment [1], it's pretty close to Gnome 2.

[1] https://mate-desktop.org/

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Re:Where does the Ubuntu Linux desktop go from here? by everybodyknows on Thursday April 13, 2017 @05:28PM (#14111057)
For a user who saves scarce vertical screen space by moving the desktop panel to the side, this is a worry:

  https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-panel/issues/157
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Re:Where does the Ubuntu Linux desktop go from here? by douche on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @11:19AM (#14098506)
That is what I use these days, although I've switched to Mint instead of Ubuntu.
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Re:Where does the Ubuntu Linux desktop go from here? by everybodyknows on Thursday April 13, 2017 @05:05PM (#14110924)
How are you liking Mint so far? Comparison with Cinnamon?
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