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the primary user interface and compositing manager of the GNOME 3 desktop environment, this tag is for questions about using and troubleshooting gnome-shell, theming it, etc. Extensions should be additionally tagged with [gnome-shell-extension].

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PC specs: Intel i5-13600k 32 GB DDR5 6400 MHz AMD RX 6650 XT I am using the latest version of mesa. When I drag a window around for a couple of seconds, the animation starts to drop frames, including ...
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How can I have two separate Signal icons (items) in the Ubuntu dock on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with Wayland (debian-based Signal app installed with PPA/repository signal-desktop.sources). In X11 it worked ...
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In Ubuntu 24.04 (GNOME 46), I measured a window's title bar height by placing the window at the top left corner of the screen and using xwininfo+ clicking on the window seeing: Absolute upper-left Y: ...
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I understand that the specifications of all Ubuntu 24.04 widgets, such as the panel (or top bar), are defined in the gnome-shell.css file of the applied theme. For example, I found in the /usr/share/...
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I know where app launchers (.desktop files) are stored but where is the information on the "app grid" and app folders stored? (By "app grid", I mean clicking the "Show Apps&...
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I've got an LTS 22.04 box set up for some legacy development and I right-clicked a file window and selected "Move Window" hoping to put it on a different desktop. Now I've got the center of ...
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I have several GUI applications that are not shipped via Ubuntus package infrastructure, but via a 3rd party package manager (conan). The versions of these applications are short-lived, and the ...
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This question & its answers are out-dated. For Ubuntu 24.04, what is the corresponding answer? Specifically, for Gnome Shell version 46.
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The gnome-shell launcher stops working some time after login. In case I am using the wrong terminology, I mean the feature where you click in the upper left hand corner (or press the Windows key) and ...
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As part of my project, I’m modifying gnome-shell and have successfully built it from source using meson. I installed it with the default prefix (so it lands under /usr/local), and I can run the shell ...
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I've recently updated from Ubuntu 22.04 to 24.04 and spotted that for windows which are tiled to one side of a screen, when I move them to another desktop the window gets restored down (i.e: loses its ...
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OS: Ubuntu 24.04.1, Desktop: GNOME Shell 46.0, Window manager: Wayland Long story short: multiple instances (different installations) of Eclipse IDE gets gnome-shell dash confused, and shows wrong ...
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This problem is starting to aggravate me as the only way to get back to the desktop is to logout then log in again. It is very disruptive as I end up losing my concentration and have to re-open all ...
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I'm using default gnome version, trying to disable sticky edges of the monitor, (when you move the window and has threshold before it goes past the screen...) in old ubuntu there was an option ...
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When my screen times out and I log back in, Gnome 46 has trashed my windows configuration and I have to do a bunch of work to get things repositioned. What's going on? System Details Report Report ...
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