Gnome 42 desktop release is more bloated than ever and dumbed down as well.

The new Gnome 42 desktop release has some doubtful design decisions. One of them is removing the terminal and adding a custom terminal application called Console, but this is apparently worse. Gnome Terminal was just fine to use, now they have a worse application you are supposed to use. The new Console app has fewer … Read more

Gorgeous Linux themes for the modern desktop.

Some very nice themes for your Linux desktop in 2021 Some very nice themes for your Linux desktop in 2021Gnome Shell themesWallpapersIcon themes Gnome Shell themes MetalX Gnome Shell theme for Linux. https://www.deviantart.com/art/Metal-X-theme-v-2-1-for-Gnome-3-16-577064989. Android Flat Gnome Shell theme. A nice flat grey theme for your Gnome desktop. https://www.deviantart.com/art/Android-Flat-3-18-565622252. Ambiance Gnome. https://www.deviantart.com/art/Ambiance-Gnome-3-14-1-8-GNOME-Shell-theme-476996106. An Ubuntu inspired theme … Read more

Very useful extensions for the Gnome Shell Linux desktop environment.

Very useful status menu for locating and unmounting removable drives. https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/7/removable-drive-menu/. Very useful when using removable drives a lot. A very useful addon for Gnome shell. This adds a very useful application menu. https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/3628/arcmenu/. A very useful extension to disable the screensaver when you are doing something important and do not want interruptions. https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/4135/espresso/. This … Read more

How to make your Linux desktop look like iOS easily. This looks very nice.

There are some very nice themes out there to stylize your Linux desktop, the trendy Linux user may install a theme and make the Linux Gnome desktop look like iOS. This is very easy. iOS 10 theme for Gnome Shell and MATE. https://www.opendesktop.org/p/1220826/. Download this theme and place it under your ~/.themes folder. Then enable … Read more

Ubuntu Unity desktop still very annoying compared to MATE.

The Ubuntu Unity desktop environment is very annoying compared to the MATE alternative. I keep getting notifications that an app has stopped working, like Redshift, and then it loads it up again and it is running twice. Why does this even happen? With the MATE desktop environment, it is very stable and reliable. The system … Read more