Version 3 of the GNOME desktop environment
Version 3.0 of the GNOME desktop environment was released on April 6, 2011.
See also gnome for general GNOME questions.
Questions tagged [gnome3]
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How can I add an application to the GNOME application menu?
I have an application that I start only from the command line. How can I add the command (and preferably a nice logo) to Gnome's application menu?
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How do I refresh Gnome 3 applications
I just added and modified a .desktop file in my /home/user/.local/share/applications folder.
Is there any way to refresh the icon and caption in the list of applications without logging out?
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How can I lock my screen in Gnome 3 without GDM?
There is no "Lock" option showing up in the user menu, and the standard shortcuts (Ctrl+L or Ctrl+Alt+L) don't do anything.
I'm running Fedora 19 with Gnome Shell 3.8.3, and XDM 1.1.11.
I'm using XDM because of broken XDMCP support in GDM - but…
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Gnome Shell window snap to quarters of screen
I love the window snap feature of the Gnome 3 shell. However, it only allows you to maximize windows or to snap to the left or right half of the screen. Is there a way to snap to quarters of the screen? Maybe some shell extension I'm unaware of?
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How to move windows across displays in Gnome 3 with keyboard?
In Gnome 3, moving windows with the keyboard shortcuts Meta+← and Meta+→ can be convenient.
Now, I have two displays installed and would like to move windows across the displays without touching the mouse. More precisely, I would like to see what is…
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How to change the titlebar height in standard GTK apps and those with headerbars/CSDs on Gnome 3.20
In Gnome 3.18, it was possible to change the titlebar height of all windows by changing the css in ~/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk.css as per Reduce title bar height in gnome 3 / gtk+ 3.
.header-bar.default-decoration {
padding-top: 0px;
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How do I add eclipse to my gnome shell favorites?
I run gnome shell 3.6 and Eclipse 4.2. I installed Eclipse manually, in my /opt directory, because the Ubuntu package for Eclipse is very outdated.
I've created a .desktop file for it, and placed in in ~/.local/share/applications. It looks like…
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How can I use Adwaita Dark for all applications in Gnome 3?
I noticed that some applications use the Adwaita Dark theme, while others use the light one. Is there a way to make all applications use the Dark one?
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How to reduce title bar height?
I'm running GNOME 3.18 and I would like to reduce the title bar height.
How could I do it?
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Arch Linux terminal not starting
I just installed Arch Linux following a video tutorial from youtube for the first time. However, when I try starting the GNOME terminal it won't start. It will say Terminal at the top of my screen for a couple of seconds and there will be a loading…
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Does GNOME 3 support desktop zoom?
GNOME 3 is not compatible with Compiz, so I cannot use the desktop zoom feature from Compiz. I googled for a long time, and it seems GNOME still does not support desktop zoom -- does it? I am using GNOME 3.2.1
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Save custom keyboard shortcuts in Gnome
On my Debian system I've customized my Gnome (Shell) keyboard shortcuts, via System Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts.
Where do I find the file with these settings so that I can copy the file onto a flash drive for backup and then use it to replace…
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How to save a GNOME 3 session
GNOME 2 allows one to either save the session automatically or manually (i.e. save the session as it looks right now). This is a nice feature because it restores the various desktop states between logins (and system restarts):
which apps were…
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Changing the order of workspaces in Gnome Shell
In Gnome Shell, is it possible to change the sequence of workspaces by using drag-and-drop?
For instance, is it possible to make Workspace 2 the uppermost one by dragging it above Workspace 1 (which currently is the uppermost one)?
Please take a…
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How to set power button to shutdown instead of suspend?
I am using GNOME 3.18.1 on Arch Linux 4.2.5-1-ARCH x86_64 on a Dell E6530 laptop. Since I installed this OS years ago, the power button on my laptop has always led my OS to completely power down.
However, in the last few weeks this behaviour has…
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