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GNOME Extensions

50 Excellent GNOME Shell Extensions for GNOME 50

September 2, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop, Reviews, Roundup

Discover 50 excellent open source GNOME Shell extensions compatible with GNOME 50, covering docks, tiling, monitoring and customization.

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Desktop-TUI – desktop environment without graphics

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop, TUI

Desktop-TUI works in a tmux-like way, letting users launch and display terminal applications or commands in movable and resizable windows.

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Orbitiny Desktop – modern looking desktop environment

January 8, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop

Orbitiny Desktop is a portable, innovative and traditional but modern looking desktop environment for Linux.

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Puter – privacy-first personal cloud

September 3, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

Puter is a self-hosted web desktop combining cloud file storage, app hosting and developer tools, accessible through a browser on Linux.

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NsCDE – Not so Common Desktop Environment

November 25, 2024 Steve Emms Desktop

NsCDE is a modern and functional CDE desktop based on the FVWM window manager.

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Compositing Window Managers

Moksha – modern iteration of the Enlightenment window manager

November 24, 2024 Steve Emms Desktop

Moksha is an advanced window manager for X11 based on Enlightenment DR17.

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Desktop Environments

LCARS Desktop Environment – desktop experience reminiscent of a LCARS interface

October 28, 2024 Steve Emms Desktop

LCARS Desktop Environment, official project name lcarsde, is a desktop environment that mimics the LCARS interface from Star Trek: The Next Generation

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daedalOS – desktop environment in the web browser

April 20, 2022 Erik Karlsson Desktop, Reviews

daedalOS takes a different approach to the traditional desktop environment such as GNOME and KDE. The aim of the daedalOS project is to make a web-based desktop environment that’s suitable for everyday use.

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GNOME Extensions

36 Excellent GNOME Desktop Extensions (Updated 2022)

April 4, 2022 Steve Emms Desktop, Productivity, Reviews, Utilities

Add additional functionality to a GNOME desktop with these great GNOME extensions. This roundup showcases 36 excellent GNOME extensions.

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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Try Different Desktops – Part 16

September 6, 2021 Steve Emms Beginners, Software

We explore different desktop environments you can try without installing a different flavour of Ubuntu. There’s KDE, XFCE, MATE, and Budgie.

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Regolith Desktop Environment

Regolith – modern desktop environment built on Ubuntu, GNOME, and i3

June 8, 2020 Steve Emms Desktop, Reviews, Software

Looking for a new desktop environment that places emphasis on the keyboard input device over the mouse? Check out Regolith in this review.

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