I understand the strategy, and removing as much friction from the move to Linux makes good sense.
Scratch the surface and the real differences appear.
And thats whythe GNOME desktop environmentis so important.
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Some distributions build themselves around their desktop, such asLinux MintandZorin OS.
However, the default desktop environment in many distributions is GNOME.
Theres a strong chance that a newcomer to Linux will find themselves using a GNOME desktop.
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We fired it up to check it out.
Once youve signed in, the desktop with its crisp default wallpaper appears.
It looks modern and professional and sets a nice tone.
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Clicking the time and date in the center opens the notification panel.
Applications can use pop-up messages to bring things to your attention.
These are great but theyre transient.
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It’s much easier to tell where the message came from.
Notifications now have expand and collapse buttons.
Also new is the Today pane.
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This shows items in your calendar for the current day.
Clicking in the top right corner displays the System Menu.
Your hardware will largely dictate what this looks like.
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you might drag applications from workspace to workspace.
The Dash is shown at the bottom of the screen with its default set of applications.
Applications on the Dash have tooltips.
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If youre not familiar with the icons, hovering the mouse over them reveals their name.
To search in the local directory and subdirectories, use the new icon beside the file path field.
Preferences also has a new option allowing you to display dates in either simplified or detailed format.
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This option applies to the List view and Grid view.
The selected date is displayed in the chosen format below the icon of each file or directory.
The file transfer progress information has been moved to the lower left of the Files window.
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Clicking it pops out a more detailed view.
Previously, Files would copy as much as it could and then fail.
When you create a password-protected archive youre prompted to re-enter the password.
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There are performance and usability enhancements too.
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The parameters App has received its share of attention, too.
Theres a new System menu option.
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It groups options such as Region & Language, Date & Time, and Users into one options pane.
The Privacy option has been renamed to Privacy and Security.
The Default Apps configs have been moved into the Apps configs, which makes logical sense.
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The options for Removable Media have been moved to the Default Apps controls.
This may be exciting news for Windows users, but the excitement will be short-lived.
Theres aknown issuewith authentication which will be corrected in GNOME 46.1.
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At first, it looked like the setup process was successful.
But the remote drive couldnt be accessed.
Another long-awaited addition is the ability to support remote connections to your system over the RDP protocol.
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you better turn on desktop sharing on your box and use an RDP client on the remote computer.
Software
Hovering your mouse over the icons in the Dash will reveal one called Software.
Clicking this icon opens the Software utility.
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Some applications have green ticks on their tiles.
These are Flathub applications created by verified developers.
The Preferences window and the Keyboard Shortcuts windows have been refreshed.
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Disks has a graph showing disk input/output speeds.
The Extensions app has a new uncluttered look, and the app is now adaptive.
Clocks now provides some preset durations for timers.
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you might click these to start a timer with a commonly-used duration.
The Contacts program lets you select multiple VCard files to import.
The confirmation dialog shows you the names of the contacts that are going to be imported.
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I doubt anyone is going to leave their current operating system because they’re attracted to GNOME.
They’ll leave because they’re dissatisfied with what they’re currently using.
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