Installing Gnome3 on ubuntu

Yup! there is an official ubuntu package but the problem with such official packages is that the stabilization periods of operating system project as big as ubuntu are also one of long periods. So usually what you get via official packages is an outdated application. But as discussed in post for installing wt, you can easily add a third party repository(at your risk) and install using that. So to install gnome 3 on ubuntu, press ctrl +t and type
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell
 and when Installation is done, Reboot and now you have your gnome 3 on ubuntu. Congractulations

It's 0630 hrs in the morning, tea time and my installation is on it's way. I will come back here with screenshots and what to do after installing gnome? after i reboot.

It's 0640 hrs and I am here after a reboot.
After you reboot, in the login screen you will have additional options from where you can choose which interface you want, gnome classic, gnome, or gnome classic (without effects).
You can choose your type here and then what you have is an amazing innovative shell. The best part that i love about Gnome is the ability to add gnome extenstions. So just go to extension . http://extensions.gnome.com and add extensions to customize gnome for your ease. You can also install gnome tweak tool with

sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool

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