About a month ago I purchased a display adapter card so I could start using
11.10 and Unity.

Yesterday I done a check on what flavor of Unity I'm running 2D or 3D.

I was using suggestions for here:
askubuntu.com/.../am-i-using-unity-or-unity-2d

$ echo $DESKTOP_SESSION
ubuntu-2d

Well, that was disappointing!

$ sudo tail -n 20 /var/log/lightdm/lightdm.log | grep "Starting session" | cut
-d ' ' -f5
ubuntu

Wow, I'm running Ubuntu. OMG, is this space science or what?

So I just ask here. How can I tell if I'm running 2D or 3D?

Mike

P.S. On thing the Ubuntu community needs is a GOOD UbuntuPedia. Also, good
intro, explaining the parts of the Desktop, how to get around and basically use
Ubuntu. Then a detailed area where bunches of stuff in Ubuntu that is
nice-to-know and need-to-know but not needed for the general everyday use.
There are two or three groups here:
1. The everyday car driver, all they want to do is put gas and oil in the car
and drive it.
2. Then there is the backyard mechanic. They will change the oil, rotate the
tires, a tune-up now and then, replace a burned out lamp.
3. Then there are the Richard Petty's. They want no less than to screw with the
kernel.

On of the best things Canonical could do is provide such a beast.

When 12.04 LTS is released I plan on purchasing the official Ubuntu book.