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GNOME Shell is the default user interface for the GNOME 3 desktop.

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Question: How can I disable the user list on the login field after locking my screen? Environment: I'm running Debian 13 with GNOME and gdm3. Goal: For privacy and security reasons, I do not wish a ...
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I'm running mpv on a Wayland session with GNOME Shell. When hovering near the edges of the mpv window, the mouse cursor does not change, making it hard to see the window boundaries or know where to ...
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I compiled Rofi 2.0.0 from source on Debian 13 running GNOME Shell 48.4 with all dependencies, including Wayland and GTK 4: sudo apt install libwayland-dev wayland-protocols libgtk-4-dev libgdk-pixbuf-...
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When I run notify-send in Debian 13 (GNOME 48), my notification shows an unwanted title like this: notify-sendJust now Here’s a screenshot for reference: I used the basic command: notify-send "...
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I recently upgraded from Debian 12 to Debian 13 (Trixie) and now using GNOME Shell 48.4 on Wayland. Before the upgrade, I knew that many classic X11 utilities wouldn’t work on Wayland, but I was ...
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I have an ultra-wide monitor. Is there some way to turn off GNOME's Settings->Multitasking->Active Screen Edges for the top and bottom, while preserving the functionality of left and right? Or ...
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I'm using GNOME on Debian 13 (Trixie), and I noticed that the icons in the Dash (on the left side of the Activities overview) are much larger than they were in Debian 12. I’m not sure why the sizing ...
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Trying to move a window by grip-able button. On 2 other window managers, and no manager it works fine. Windows move anywhere you want pass display edge bounds. On GNOME Shell and Mutter(Gala) the ...
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I can't change the PATH at gnome-shell level so I can execute programs in my ~/bin or ~/.local/bin folder from my .desktop files. I am able to easily define other variables through ~/.config/...
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My Ubuntu since recently started to consume 5-6% of CPU while idle (I wouldn't have noticed if it didn't cause cooler to spin :/ ). Looking into the System Monitor -- it's gnome-shell. I've tried ...
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I would like to stream a video wirelessly from my Debian 12 laptop to a Miracast-compatible projector. I have no prior experience with this, and the easiest option seemed to be using gnome-network-...
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I have installed Zorin OS Core 17 and I am trying some customisations on it. I want to set an image as background on taskbar. I tried few things but could not find a proper solution. Below are the ...
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Is there a way to manually edit, smth like, a .css file to remove the title bar for non-GTK based apps? Or to copy the default Adwaita theme and edit it to use it as a user theme? I'm using GNOME 46.6 ...
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When I run graphical programs in GNOME shell, they sometimes (but not always) start with "Always on Visible Workspace". I don't know what is different between the times they do and don't ...
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My shell script does not read .env vars on Ubuntu 24.02. $ gnome-shell --version GNOME Shell 46.0 This my script. //The script #!/bin/sh set +x set +e source .env clear echo "Running flash loan ...
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