Dell Vostro 5510 laptop
Having just installed Ubuntu 24.04 I want to change from the Unity desktop to my favourite Classic View (Metacity).
I installed gnome-session-flashback from the command line, set preferences to “password required on start-up”, and expected, when clicking on my name, that a reboot would present me with the usual “gear wheel” at the bottom right of the screen, the clicking of which would offer me a choice of desktops. But no gear-wheel appears so I was stuck with the awful Unity.
My solution was found on the web.
At a command line enter
sudo update-alternatives --config x-session-manager
This will present one with a numbered list of optional desktops - enter the number of the line listing Metacity, then log out and log in again.
When you click on your name in the log-in panel, the gear-wheel appears at the bottom right of the screen. Click on it and select Metacity and login as usual.
Voila! I hope this helps others in the same predicament
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