Category: Gnome 46
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Enhancing Accessibility: GNOME 46.7 Refines Keyboard Backlight Toggle in Quick Settings
The GNOME Project has announced the release of GNOME 46.7, marking the seventh maintenance update for the GNOME 46 "Kathmandu" desktop environment. This update includes numerous bug fixes, enhanced accessibility for the keyboard backlight toggle in Quick Settings, and improved defaults for GPU settings. One major change involves setting GPUs with built-in panels as the…
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GNOME 46.5 Update: Unveiling Mutter Enhancements and GNOME Shell Improvements
The GNOME Project announced today the general availability of GNOME 46.5 as the fifth maintenance update to the GNOME 46 “Kathmandu” desktop environment series to address more bugs and improve performance. GNOME 46.5 is here five weeks after the GNOME 46.4 release and fixes smartcard logins, adds user permissions to new Wi-Fi connections for restricted…
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GNOME 46.4 Desktop Update Enhances Connectivity to WPA2 Enterprise Networks
The GNOME Project announced the release of GNOME 46.4 today, marking the fourth maintenance update to the current GNOME 46 “Kathmandu” desktop environment series. This update introduces a variety of improvements and bug fixes across the board, along with updated translations. Arriving one month after GNOME 46.3, the 46.4 update enhances functionality in several key…
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Solving OneDrive File Access Issues in Ubuntu 24.04: A Practical Guide
Of the many new features in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, it’s the ability to access OneDrive files through the Nautilus file manager as a remote mount that stands out. This becomes a reality thanks to the msgraph package. This is a new gvfs backend that Nautilus can work with. Also in the mix are account integration…
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GNOME 46.1: The Latest Desktop Environment with Enhanced Sync Support Now Available
The GNOME Project today launched GNOME 46.1, the initial point release for the latest GNOME 46 “Kathmandu” desktop environment series featuring several enhancements and bug resolutions. GNOME 46.1 debuts one month post the GNOME 46 launch and introduces explicit GNU synchronization for NVIDIA hardware users on Wayland. This enhancement boosts performance and fixes graphics glitches.…
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Introducing GNOME 46 “Kathmandu”: New Desktop Environment Release and Its Features
The GNOME Project has unveiled GNOME 46, a significant new series of their beloved desktop environment specifically designed for GNU/Linux systems. This version encompasses new features, enhancements, updated applications, and more. Tagged as “Kathmandu”, in honor of the host city for the GNOME.Asia 2023 conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, the GNOME 46 desktop environment is here…
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Exploring the Top New Features of GNOME 46
GNOME 46 is released on March 20 and the update will be at the heart of next month’s Ubuntu 24.04 LTS release — wondering what kind of improvements is brings? Well, I gotcha’ covered, innit. In this post I run-through the best GNOME 46 features, changes, and usability enhancements. And there’s a fair bit, including…
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Latest GNOME 46 Release Candidate Now Available Featuring Last-Minute Updates
The GNOME Project announced today the Release Candidate (RC) version of the upcoming GNOME 46 desktop environment series, set to be released later this month, is now available for public testing. The GNOME 46 RC brings a last set of changes before the final release on March 20th. Notably, this includes the long-awaited variable refresh…
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Public Beta Testing for GNOME 46 Desktop Environment Now Open
The GNOME Project has unveiled the beta version of the anticipated GNOME 46 desktop environment series. The final version will be available on March 20th, 2024. This release sees the addition of several new features and improvements across core components and applications. Noteworthy features of GNOME 46 beta include numerous GNOME Shell and Mutter advancements,…
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Latest Release: GNOME Shell and Mutter 46 Beta with Multiple Enhancements
The GNOME Project unveiled the beta versions of the GNOME Shell and Mutter components for the forthcoming GNOME 46 desktop environment series, which come with various enhancements. GNOME Shell 46 beta incorporates enhancements to High Contrast and default styling, the capacity to close mount notifications when the drive is disconnected, keyboard model configuration support, a…