Ubuntu 17.04: Install GNOME for desktop environment

This article will describe installing GNOME for desktop environment.

1 Install GNOME

Install ubuntu-gnome-desktop package.

$ sudo apt install -y expect
$ cat <<EOF | expect
set timeout -1
spawn sudo apt install -y ubuntu-gnome-desktop
expect "Default display manager: "
send "gdm3\n"
expect eof
EOF
$ sudo reboot

2 Select desktop environment

Select desktop environment.

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2.1 GNOME

This is used in Fedora.

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2.2 GNOME Classic

This is used in CentOS.

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