Want to try out the new Gnome 40 Desktop? You can install it in Ubuntu 21.04 Hirsute Hippo via PPA. Gnome 40 was released more than a week ago with new features including new design for the overview screen, a horizontal workspace switcher, Dock at the bottom, new gestures, and more. While Ubuntu 21.04 includes Gnome 3.38.x with some Gnome 40 core applications, you can get … [Read more...] about How to Install Gnome 40 in Ubuntu 21.04 (For Testing Only)
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Kooha is a Nascent Screen Recorder for GNOME With Wayland Support
There is not a single decent screen recording software for Linux that supports Wayland display server. GNOME’s built-in screen recorder is probably the rare (and lone) one that works if you are using Wayland. But that screen recorder has no visible interface and features you expect in a standard screen recording software. Thankfully, there is a new application in … [Read more...] about Kooha is a Nascent Screen Recorder for GNOME With Wayland Support
How to Install GNOME Tweaks on Fedora Linux
If you use GNOME desktop environment on Fedora, you can use the default Settings app to access a wide variety of settings options. GNOME Tweaks is a great little app that gives you access to extra options to modify your GNOME experience. This includes everything from extensions, to changing themes and tweaking power settings. Today, I’ll be showing you how to install … [Read more...] about How to Install GNOME Tweaks on Fedora Linux
[Ubuntu PPA] How to Install Gnome Feeds in Ubuntu 20.04, 20.10
Gnome Feeds, a free and open-source news reader with a neat user interface, now is available to install via Ubuntu PPA for those prefer the classic apt method. Gnome Feeds is a GTK+3 application written in Python 3. It features a simple responsive user interface based on Purism’s libhandy library. Feeds can be added via URL address and support importing and exporting large … [Read more...] about [Ubuntu PPA] How to Install Gnome Feeds in Ubuntu 20.04, 20.10
Customize Task Switching Experience on GNOME Desktop With These Nifty Tools
Unless you’re new to Linux, you know that there are several popular desktop environment choices for users. And if you’re that newbie, I recommend you to learn what a desktop environment is along with this tutorial. Here, I shall be focusing on tweaking the task switching experience on GNOME. I know that the majority of users just tend to use it as is and stock settings are … [Read more...] about Customize Task Switching Experience on GNOME Desktop With These Nifty Tools
[Quick Tip] One Command to Get A Collection of Gnome Shell Extensions in Ubuntu
This is a beginner’s guide shows how to easily extend functionality of GNOME Shell in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.10. Ubuntu by default includes three extensions: Desktop Icons, Ubuntu AppIndicators, and Ubuntu Dock. Besides installing more from Gnome Shell extension website, you can run a single command to get a collection of extensions that provide additional and … [Read more...] about [Quick Tip] One Command to Get A Collection of Gnome Shell Extensions in Ubuntu
Control Philips Hue lights in Ubuntu 20.04, 20.10 via Gnome Extension
For those who have Philips Hue compatible lights, now it’s easy to control them via a Gnome Shell Extension. Hue-lights is an extension that offers a system tray indicator to control Philips Hue compatible lights using Philips Hue Bridge. The extension groups the lights in zones and rooms, allows you to control the state, the brightness, and the color. How to Install … [Read more...] about Control Philips Hue lights in Ubuntu 20.04, 20.10 via Gnome Extension
GNOME 3.38 is Here With Customizable App Grid, Performance Improvements and Tons of Other Changes
GNOME 3.36 brought some much-needed improvements along with a major performance boost. Now, after 6 months, we’re finally here with GNOME 3.38 with a big set of changes. GNOME 3.38 Key Features Here are the main highlight of GNOME 3.38 codenamed Orbis: Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more Linux videos Customizable App Menu The app grid or the app menu will now be … [Read more...] about GNOME 3.38 is Here With Customizable App Grid, Performance Improvements and Tons of Other Changes
Give Your GNOME Desktop a Tiling Makeover With Material Shell GNOME Extension
There is something about tiling windows that attracts many people. Perhaps it looks good or perhaps it is time-saving if you are a fan of keyboard shortcuts in Linux. Or maybe it’s the challenge of using the uncommon tiling windows. Tiling Windows in Linux | Image Source From i3 to Sway, there are so many tiling window managers available for Linux desktop. Configuring a … [Read more...] about Give Your GNOME Desktop a Tiling Makeover With Material Shell GNOME Extension
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS To Use GNOME By Default; Unity 8 And The Phone To Be Discontinued
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS will go back to using GNOME as the default desktop environment, instead of Unity. In what comes as a big surprise for many, Mark Shuttleworh, the founder of Ubuntu and Canonical, explains on the Ubuntu Insights website that Canonical is ending their "investment in Unity8, the phone and convergence shell". Existing LTS releases will continue to be maintained, … [Read more...] about Ubuntu 18.04 LTS To Use GNOME By Default; Unity 8 And The Phone To Be Discontinued