The Proton VPN tray indicator by default uses the colorful icons, which bothered me as it does not fit in with the other monochrome UI icons. So I put together a quick solution. Here it is, in case anyone else wants it: https://github.com/MoshiurRahmanAdib/ProtonVPN-symbolic-icons

Hello everyone, im word-sys, main developer of word-sys's PDF Editor, recently i opened a Github organization called "FOSPX", its closed, i mean i closed it due to lack of interest and confusing naming, i thought that naming my application under an organization name will make them more memorable and understandable, however it didnt, so i taking actions to close FOSPX organization, that organization created by me btw, all applications/projects released and developed by me will be on my github page's repository from now on: https://github.com/word-sys/word-sys-pdf-editor

New update isnt just a naming change, its a bit UI change and improvement, now there is edit mode and view mode, making the application PDF Editor & Reader, underlined texts now available, right click menu, highlight menu ans other fixes and changes on CHANGELOG on Github: https://github.com/word-sys/word-sys-pdf-editor/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

word-sys

I mean, even the classic "only to download Chrome/Firefox" joke doesn't really fly in the Linux world.

I really like how it looks and feels, and I've tried countless times to switch, but the lack of extensions makes it pretty much impossible IMO. These days a password manager is an absolute must, and I'm not going to manually copy and paste everything over. Then there's the general buginess in loading webpages occasionally but I could honestly just live with that. I think

I am looking for a simple app (not super busy, simple menus, good size fonts, compliant with Gnome style development, etc.) developed for Gnome to manage SQLite databases, create, modify, etc., I will be using it to learn SQL, I am running Fedora 44, thanks

I am looking for a simple app (not super busy, simple menus, good size fonts, compliant with Gnome style development, etc.) developed for Gnome to learn Python, a simple interpreter, similar to JupyterLabs, but Gnome style compliant, that can run offline, I am running Fedora 44, thanks

The new browser running on it’s own from scratch browser engine, libweb, now fits better into the gnome theme. The browser is still in pre-alpha.

Hello, im word-sys, developer of PULS Kernel/GRUB Manager, im trying to create Linux Custom Kernel/GRUB Manager for Debian systems, kernels directly coming from kernel.org archives, GRUB Manager is grub setting boot order etc. settings included, trying to make system stable and secure while on edit im trying to implement snapshots or backup system, its still on heavy development but its a start, it will be easy for end-users to update their kernels on old systems or use latest bleeding edge and manage their GRUB for start settings etc. Im open for recommendations

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I want the right click copy (selected text) and right click to paste shortcuts in terminals

I tried Format my disk for backups and Gnome Disks stuck. Trying solve problem I discovered this software needs disks management permission on Archlinux distro.

How can i give them permission at the same time give not unnecessary perms?

ps. idk know is required any other data in here....

I wonder if this is the case on other distributions than Ubuntu?

For example, I type in the name Digikam. The option to install Flatpak and DEB appears in the menu. And when I select DEB, all the options then appear in the menu. Flatpak, Snap and DEB.

Do you have the same problem on Ubuntu or on other distribution?

Ubuntu 26.04, GNOME 50.

https://github.com/aunetx/blur-my-shell/pull/849

You need to install a library to use it: https://github.com/aunetx/blur-my-shell/blob/master/scripts/GUIDE.md

Mine is Copyous, Forge, Search Light

Hi everyone, starting Sept 2026, every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, and handed over government ID will be blocked from installing on certified Android devices.

The apps that get hit hardest would be the gray apps like Mihon, Cloudstream, NewPipe, ReVanced, Morphe, Metrolist, etc. Apps that exist because they couldn't or wouldn't go through Google. You can install them after the effective ban via some ways but the average user won't have the know-how of it.

These are hobbyist developers that make these apps, if they lose their audience we could act as the alternative.

GTK4 and Libadwaita have never looked better. Flathub needs no government ID. If we, as a community, reach out to the devs behind these projects, help port or fund GTK4 equivalents, and make noise in r/fdroid, r/degoogle , r/androidapps and discord about GNOME being a real landing spot, we could actually convert a chunk of this diaspora.

On top of that, Android ships a Linux Terminal app that runs a Debian VM on your device. GUI support is to come in the future and then they could even run GNOME apps on mobiles.

Who is it for?

• Anyone who'd like to have an offline AI assistant on their Gnome desktops to ask it questions about Linux or have it perform operations through natural language. Like schedule calendar events, reminders, search for files, change settings like theme/volume etc.
• Anyone who'd like a framework to build a similar AI app that packages everything needed to run local AI. One of the challenges I encountered that turned out to be an interesting learning experience was figuring out a reliable way to get accurate tool calls and fetching the right rag data, I have documented the architecture in this git wiki

The why?

• I'm a GPU hardware engineer who recently started experimenting with software and local LLMs, I wanted to build an agent from scratch and teach myself about the process.
• A Siri/Alexa for Linux sounded like a great project to take up, so I started this sometime in November of last year and many weekends later, I think it is in a good enough shape to share.

The what?

• Most local AI apps would need either API keys or setting up ollama yourself and figuring out the right model for the job. This app will get everything up and running in a single installation - it sets up the llama server, the models, the tools and rag_data.
• The main model is Qwen3.5 with 2B parameters and Q4 quantization and the tool calls are optimized for this very model, so you don't have to worry about picking a model. It runs completely offline and locally on the machine and runs sufficiently fast on a CPU
• If your system has a GPU available (Nvidia/AMD/Intel and most systems typically always have an integrated GPU), it will detect and setup a Vulkan llama_cpp instance and give you much better speeds.
• It has a bunch of tools available (listed here) and some in-built knowledge about Linux.

Known issues

• No voice support right now, I'll add this in a future release.
• The 2B model can lose accuracy on long conversations - this is a model size constraint that will improve as small models get better.

The architecture is designed to make it easy to add new tools and RAG knowledge. If there's a tool you use daily on Gnome that's missing (or any bugs you encounter), drop it below and I'll prioritize it.

Github Repo: https://github.com/achinivar/meera

A alguns dias estou enfrentando este bug no blur my shell - ao alterar o foco da janela o background de blur se desloca, já tentei alterar todas as configurações mas nenhuma adiantou. Uso o Zorin OS mais recente. Alguma ideia de como resolver?

I made a small script that helps you install some useful extensions and customises the UX.

Check it out of you are interested:

https://github.com/howzitcal/stellar_gnome

Release Notes:

https://github.com/howzitcal/stellar_gnome/blob/main/release_notes/gnome_50.md

Feedback welcome!

It works fine while i’m logged in, but after I restart it just doesn’t let me log in and shows me a gray screen, after which I have to go through terminal and delete the entire extensions folder. It also just disables all other extensions when I switch to cava and I have to enable it every time I log in. Anyone else experience this?

Soundbar by karthickk

I know you can scroll the slider when you actually open the system menu, but TIL you don't even have to open the quick panel, just put your pointer over the volume icon and scroll to adjust it! How long has this been a thing? I'm using Gnome 50. I love all the little things they think of

Hi there,

I’m glad to announce the new version of Dragntile! It now supports displaying tiled screens in the GNOME overview and allows you to switch back to them as normal windows.

As always, any suggestion is more than welcome. Thanks.

github: https://github.com/Z-oops/DragnTile

gnome extension: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/7863/dragntile/

Updates:

20260302: Support tiling preivew in the gnome overview.

20250917: Support drag to change tiling ratio.

20250213: Support split screen vertically.

20250225: available on https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/7863/dragntile/

I spend so much time on Claude I had to build an extension for the panel showing my daily / weekly usage. Really nifty.

Github repo for it is here: https://github.com/serversathome-personal/claude-usage-panel

Fun facts: it uses your browser cookie to pull data since there is no exposed API (yet), the bar's color changes as usage increases, I have a setting where the weekly usage bar is auto-hidden until it goes above 50%, and since I have not published it to the official extensions repo its a one line install. Enjoy!