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Taking Stock: The Present Condition of GNOME Web (Epiphany)

Arindam — Sat, 28 Oct 2023 13:01:55 +0000

We examine the present condition of GNOME Web (Epiphany) in this 2023 status update article with its accessibility, privacy features, and compatibility with modern web standards. Is this open-source gem poised to challenge Chrome and Firefox? Let's find out.

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How to Stop GNOME Software from Running in the Background

Arindam — Sat, 14 Oct 2023 18:05:22 +0000

Here's how you can stop GNOME software from running in the background, consuming system resources.

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GNOME is Planning to Drop X.Org. Is it too soon to bid farewell?

Arindam — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 10:57:13 +0000

Delve into the ongoing X.Org vs Wayland debate and the complexities of the balancing act to drop a two-decade-old software.

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GNOME 45: Best New Features and Improvements

Arindam — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 05:56:07 +0000

Explore the revamped GNOME 45 desktop environment and discover new features, customizations, and performance upgrades. GNOME is a free and open-source desktop environment for Linux and Unix-like operating systems. It is one of the most popular desktop environments in the world and is used by millions of people via mainstream Linux distributions such as Ubuntu...

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How to find GNOME Shell version from the Terminal

Arindam — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 12:11:07 +0000

Here’s a quick guide on finding the GNOME desktop (or Shell) version via the command line and GUI. Find GNOME Shell Version You need to find the GNOME version number you are running for many use cases. For example, if you are a developer, you might want to find out compatible packages and ensure that...

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How to Install Classic GNOME Flashback in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Arindam — Sun, 01 May 2022 07:25:45 +0000

A quick guide on how to install the good old Classic GNOME Flashback in the latest Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. The GNOME Flashback (aka classic GNOME) is a fork of the older GNOME 3 shell that uses the layouts and principles of earlier GNOME 2 tech. It is lightning fast and takes very minimal CPU and system...

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Zorin OS 15.3 Released with Latest LibreOffice, New Software

Arindam — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 04:03:28 +0000

The next version of Zorin OS 15.3 is here as the latest point release in the Zorin 15.x series. Zorin OS is primarily designed for new users who are just stepping into the Linux world. Based on Ubuntu long term support release, it provides Windows/macOS like user interface to make new users comfortable and reduce...

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GNOME 3.38 – First Look at the new Features and Improvements

Arindam — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 13:59:35 +0000

The GNOME 3.38 desktop environment is released. We take a look at new features and improvements that landed with this release. The development announcement is due from the GNOME team on Sep 16, 2020. While the official announcement is in the works, you can take a look at the new features right now. Iif you...

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Modern and Traditional ArcMenu v47 is here with Major Updates

Arindam — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 12:11:04 +0000

The ArcMenu team announced the release of its latest version of the traditional and modern menu system for GNOME desktops. ArcMenu is a configurable and dynamic menu system available for GNOME desktop environments that looks awesome and customizable to give your GNOME desktop a fresh look. You can check out this video to see how...

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How to Fix: Unable to Play Video File Error in GNOME Videos

Arindam — Mon, 04 May 2020 18:46:04 +0000

This quick tip helps you to fix the unable to play video file error in GNOME desktop. GNOME desktop environment comes with default video player – Videos. When you first install Linux distribution e.g. vanilla Ubuntu with GNOME desktop, you might have seen the Videos application is unable to play most of the videos mostly...

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GNOME 3.34 is Here. What’s New.

Arindam — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 19:54:45 +0000

GNOME project team announced the release of GNOME 3.34. Here’s a list of changes that has arrived. GNOME 3.34 is the latest iterative release of open-source desktop environment for Linux systems. After 6 months long development cycle, GNOME 3.34 is released and this release brings some long-pending troublemaker feature fixes for this widely used desktop...

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Colorize Your GNOME Desktop in Ubuntu

Arindam — Sat, 15 Sep 2018 04:20:14 +0000

This new GNOME Shell extension provides you to change color of your GNOME desktop – Amber, Green, Cyan, Sepia and Black/White. We all know the power of GNOME extensions which helps to customize our desktop in any way we want. There are thousands of GNOME extensions available with different need and purpose. Here’s an extension...

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GNOME 3.30 Released – Here’s What’s New

Arindam — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 14:21:13 +0000

GNOME team delivers again with 6 months of developments and improvements. GNOME 3.30, the latest installment in GNOME 3 series released. This release comes after 6 months of development efforts contributed by developers, testers across the globe. This release boasts about major performance improvements that means GNOME 3.30 uses fewer system resources and can run...

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Customize Your Ubuntu Desktop Using GNOME Tweak

Arindam — Sat, 26 May 2018 15:42:16 +0000

A Quick look at the GNOME Tweak tool and what it has to offer. With the release of Ubuntu 18.04 with GNOME Desktop, getting away from Unity, we need some customization tools which can be used to configure settings of Ubuntu GNOME desktops. GNOME Tweak tool can help to do that and lot more. GNOME...

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How to Install Classic GNOME Flashback in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Arindam — Sat, 19 May 2018 10:33:08 +0000

A Quick guide on how to install the good ol’ GNOME Flashback in latest Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. GNOME Flashback is a lightweight version of GNOME 3 shell which uses the layout and underlying technology of GNOME 2. It is faster and less CPU intensive and do not use any 3D acceleration which makes it a...

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Best Features and Enhancements of GNOME 3.20

Arindam — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 04:20:59 +0000

GNOME 3.20 released couple of months back with major features, refinements and at some places its complete design overhaul. Here is an attempt to uncover most of them for our readers. Wayland GNOME 3.20 comes with support of Wayland – the next generation display technology which supports multi-touch gestures. Wayland still in development and the...

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Install Gnome in Ubuntu 14.04 – Flashback Metacity – Replacing Unity

Arindam — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 16:52:54 +0000

For some people, Unity environment is difficult to grasp at first due to its nature. For others, Unity performance is very slow due to its shadows, animations etc. Well, if you want to replace Unity and go back to good ol’ Gnome in Ubuntu 14.04 and install Gnome Flashback, then follow below steps. This will...

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