I hate what Ubuntu has done with Unity. Luckily they still have a GNOME flashback session that allows me to use something that's similar to how GNOME used to look. Here are my instructions to install Ubuntu 14.04.1 with a clean-looking flashback session.
sudo apt-get install gnome-session-flashback compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-plugins gnome-tweak-tool
gsettings set com.canonical.desktop.interface scrollbar-mode normal
[Settings]
gtk-primary-button-warps-slider = false
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout ':minimize,maximize,close
'sudo apt-get remove webbrowser-app
sudo apt-get remove appmenu-qt5
sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer build-essential vim openssh-server subversion git-core synaptic openjdk-7-jre openjdk-7-jdk avrdude avr-libc gcc-avr binutils-avr minicom qt-sdk qtcreator nfs-kernel-server eagle gerbv iotop vlc wine gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi{,hf} meld ghex gimp inkscape librecad sqlite3 u-boot-tools bison flex qtcreator-doc qt5-doc qt5-doc-html
sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools open-vm-toolbox
sudo dpkg-reconfigure dash
sudo usermod -a -G dialout doug
gsettings set org.gnome.Vino require-encryption false
sudo update-alternatives –-config editor