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… Granted, GNOME works precisely as the developers of GNOME intend, which works well for those who don't want Windows or macOS running on Linux. They want the simplicity of GNOME. …
… Related 5 GNOME tweaks that I can't live without Here are some tweaks I always make to GNOME after installing a Linux distro. The defaults still leave gaps for me Extensions are needed to un-GNOME a few GNOME-isms The gaps aren't related to capability at all, just workflows. …
… HDR is the one gap that hasn't closed GNOME has COSMIC beat here, and it was the straw that broke the penguin's back for me GNOME has had per-monitor HDR toggle for a couple versions to this point, and GNOME 50 built on it with support for the new Wayland color management protocol , which is an SDR… …
… A GNOME Calendar developer claims Linux Mint isn't playing ball It's causing a lot of issues As spotted by Linuxiac , Hari Rana, a GNOME Calendar developer, vented their frustrations about how Linux Mint is handling their app. …
… KDE Plasma feels like endless configuration menus compared to GNOME, which for some people isn't a good thing. After feeling walled in by GNOME for years, Plasma was the perfect medicine. …
… COSMIC has already proven that ditching GNOME was the right idea System76 took a huge leap of faith when they abandoned GNOME to build their own desktop environment in Rust, but I think the effort has really paid off. …
… Sign in to your XDA account Summary COSMIC is being rebuilt from scratch in Rust, shedding GNOME ties. v1.0 dropped GNOME's Shell, Nautilus, Terminal, and Control Center back in Dec 2025. COSMIC Epoch 1.1.0 replaces GNOME System Monitor with COSMIC Monitor; Pop! …
… COSMIC improves on GNOME A solid foundation, made much better The COSMIC desktop was designed to replace GNOME in System76's own Linux distro, and because of that, it's very easy to see the influence GNOME has on the entire desktop philosophy. …
… It no longer has any traces of Nautilus the GNOME file manager , and the there's now a COSMIC-native system monitor to replace the GNOME System Monitor, so you have even fewer chances of being afflicted by C-related problems. …
… Old compatibility layers can stall necessary platform development indefinitely GNOME has taken a much harder line, especially with GNOME 49 turning off its dedicated X11 session by default. …