How to install GNOME 3.16 on Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn. Install Ubuntu GNOME 3.16 on Linux Ubuntu 14.10.
The GNOME 3.16 brings many new features and improvements, including redesigned notifications, a new shell theme, new scrollbars, and a refresh for the file manager. 3.16 also includes improvements to the Image Viewer, Music, Photos and Videos. The login screen is now using Wayland by default.
The official GNOME 3.16 release announcement can be read via the gnome-announce-list. GNOME 3.18, is expected for September 2015.
Download GNOME 3.16
GNOME 3.16 will be available shortly in many distributions. Live images of GNOME 3.16 are available too.
https://www.gnome.org/getting-gnome/
https://download.gnome.org/misc/promo-usb/gnome-3.16.iso
These images are based on openSUSE.
Install GNOME 3.16
In order to successfully install GNOME 3.16 on Ubuntu GNOME 14.10, we have to add the required PPAs to our system, update the local repository index and perform a normal system upgrade, like this:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3-staging
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ricotz/testing
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Optional, to revert the changes, do:
sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
sudo ppa-purge ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
sudo ppa-purge ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3-staging
sudo ppa-purge ppa:ricotz/testing