Ubuntu Netbook Edition with Classic Desktop

My Sony Vaio VPC W12S1E netbook has a 1366x768 pixel screen,  so while I need Ubuntu Netbook Edition (known as Remix prior to 10.4 Lucid Lynx) for the Intel Atom processor support, I really don't need the netbook-specific desktop.

In the early days of UNR there was an applet called Desktop Switcher which let you jump between Desktop and Classic modes.  This was broken in 9.10 Karmic Koala and you had to jump through several hoops to get Classic back.

I was expecting similar difficulties with 10.4 Lucid Lynx and messed around uninstalling the ubuntu-netbook package and its dependencies to get what I wanted.  Having got it working I re-read the bug report and noticed the comment right at the top which said that 10.4

will come with the ability to choose a UNR or regular session at the  login screen as opposed to doing the switch live

 Sure enough, in the Session menu at the bottom of the login screen, you can select Gnome, UNE or xterm.  Doh!