Getting Things GNOME 0.6 Personal Productivity App Released with New CalDAV Sync Backend

Coming about 11 months after Getting Things GNOME 0.5, the Getting Things GNOME 0.6 release is here to introduce a new synchronization backend that supports CalDAV server synchronization across your multiple computers, a new plugin to add game-like elements to the app, as well as a revamped tag editor. There are also the usual improvements […]

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GNOME Files 43 Looks Amazing with GTK4 and Libadwaita – A Deep Dive

We test-drive the development version of GNOME Files version 43 and give you details about its looks, features and performance.
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Meet Login Manager Settings, a New App to Customize Your GNOME Desktop’s Login Screen

Login Manager Settings or gdm-settings is a new app developed by Mazhar Hussain that lets you change various settings of GNOME‘s Display Manager (a.k.a. GDM). Under the hood, the application is written in Python, but its graphical interface is written using GTK4 and libadwaita to provide users with a modern UX. The app features no […]

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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: February 27th, 2022

This week has been yet another slow week for Linux news and releases, but we got some interesting gems like the release of Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS with newer kernel and graphics stacks, a new NetworkManager release with lots of goodies, and a new release of the minimalist and portable Slax distribution (finally after so many […]

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A Promising New GNOME Login Screen Tweak Tool Appears

GDM Settings is a new GTK app for configuring the GNOME login screen from a simple GUI, with options to change background, font, top bar items, and more.
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KDE vs GNOME: What’s the Ultimate Linux Desktop Choice?

KDE vs GNOME: which is the best Linux desktop? Here’s a comparison of two of the most popular desktop environments on various crucial factors.
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Neil McGovern Stepping Down as Gnome’s Executive Director

McGovern will have been in the position well over five years by the time a replacement is found and put in place — the longest tenure of any executive director in the organization’s history.
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7 New Features That Make GNOME 42 an Awesome Release

GNOME 42 is an exciting release with apps porting to GTK 4, folder icon update, GNOME Text Editor, a new dark style preference, and more. It includes noticeable visual changes and improvements to the desktop experience.
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How to Set Up and Use Disposable VMs in GNOME Boxes

Sometimes you need a virtual machine (VM) that remembers all your settings and files. Other times, you need the opposite — a disposable VM (DVM) that is either deleted or reset when you close it. This article focuses on the latter use case in GNOME Box…

Best Audio and Video Players for Gnome Desktop

Interested in expanding your audiovisual capabilities on your computer? Learn about the best audio and video players for Gnome desktop here.
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7 Best Audio and Video Players for Gnome Desktop

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KDE Plasma 5.24 Released, Adds a Touch of GNOME-ish Feel

Today the KDE Community releases Plasma 5.24, a Long Term Support (LTS) release that will receive updates until Plasma 6 succeeds it. Here’s what’s new!
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10 Apps to Improve Your GNOME Desktop Experience [Part 4]

Check out this next set of 10 GNOME Apps for improved productivity and to improve the GNOME desktop experience.
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GNOME Shell Removes its Curvy Panel Corners

GNOME Shell’s unique panel corners are being retired after more than a decade of decorating peoples desktops. If you don’t use a vanilla GNOME session you might not know what these are. Many downstreams, including Ubuntu, patch out this sub…

Flatpak App of the Week: Extension Manager – Browse and Install GNOME Shell Extensions

Extension Manager is a very simple app that does one thing and does it well: mirroring the content of the GNOME Extensions website at extensions.gnome.org. The application lets you easily manage your installed GNOME Shell extensions, similar to what the official GNOME Extensions app does, but it also lets you browse the extensions.gnome.org website straight […]

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10 Great Apps to Improve Your GNOME Experience [Part 3]

Presenting the next set of great GNOME Apps that brings multitude of productivity boost while using your favorite GNOME desktop.
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How to Install LXQt Desktop Environment on Fedora 35

In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install LXQt Desktop Environment as an alternative desktop environment to GNOME on Fedora 35 Workstation.
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What If You Could Fully Customize Your Ubuntu Desktop Experience?

It turns out a college student frustrated by the limited customization options available on the latest Ubuntu Linux releases, and inspired by the settings offered by Linux hardware vendor System76 in their Ubuntu-based Pop!_OS Linux distribution, created an alternate version of the Ubuntu/GNOME settings app with new features. He managed to modify GNOME Control Center […]

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GNOME Mulls ‘Cleanup’ of Background Settings in Pursuit of New Features

GNOME devs plan a ‘big cleanup’ of code related to background wallpaper handling in GNOME Shell, which would result in the removal of several features.
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How to Cinnamon Desktop Environment on Debian 11 Bullseye

In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install this alternative desktop environment on your Debian 11 Bullseye Desktop as an optional choice to switch from GNOME.
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