Ubuntu stopped for some time as an environment for the use of the GNOME desktop, and began distribution using its own environment Unity. But this does not mean we can not enjoy other environment on the distribution of these famous, so find many versions with different names as follows: Kubuntu (LXDE) Lubuntu, (KDE), Xubuntu (XFCE), and recently appeared Ubuntu GNOME.
The latest version is Ubuntu 13.10, and comes by default with GNOME 3.8. But the latest version of GNOME 3.10 were not ready at the time to be included with this latest version of Ubuntu.
Install GNOME 3.10
To install the GNOME 3.10, the first thing to do is to add warehouse GNOME 3 via the command line (Terminal), type the following :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3-next
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell ubuntu-gnome-desktop
Now you just need to restart your Session and you'll see the result :)
Install GNOME applications and add-ons
GNOME 3.10 comes with many new features, but Most of them are still experimental for a range of applications: weather, music, maps, documents, and communications ... and a lot more. It is also not stable at all. So do not expect it to work well with you, but if you want to install such applications, this is the way.
Through the command line, type the following to create a repository unstable:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3-staging
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Then, to install applications (These are just some examples) writes
sudo apt-get install gnome-music
sudo apt-get install gnome-maps
sudo apt-get install gnome-documents
