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Ok, so Ubuntu 14.04 came with Gnome 3 in it's repo and I tried to give it a go, and I didn't like it at all. So I wanted to continue to use Unity desktop, but it kept freezing and I couldn't change background. Right click also isn't working on desktop.

Is there a way to delete all of Gnome 3 and reinstall Unity like it would be after fresh install?

VukBG
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Open Terminal or CTRL+ALT+T

To install Unity sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop unity

To Remove Gnome sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell ubuntu-gnome-desktop

and reboot the system sudo reboot

If followed above 3 commands, you should be greeted with Unity session after reboot. In case it still doesn't comes up, open terminal and execute unity --replace

PS: by chance anything from gnome is left, follow https://askubuntu.com/a/244658/86467

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Mayura
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On Ubuntu 17.10, this answer worked relatively well for me after rebooting (@Mayura's answer did not work for me).

  1. sudo apt install unity
  2. Reboot
  3. At login screen, click the cog wheel next to the sign in button and select Unity.
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