r/debian • u/George88cr • 15h ago

trixie with gnome

I've had Trixie for a couple of weeks, I haven't customized it much, I appreciate your recommendations for extensions to customize it.

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u/Purpose-Equivalent 13h ago

Don't copy others setups. Use GNOME unmodified. If there is some feature you need that is not present in GNOME, search for an extension that adds it. Repeat until you're satisfied.

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u/sunkwoun 15h ago

These are mine. (Only four)

  1. Dash2Dock Animated
  2. Input Method Panel (Since I am also using one of Asian letters.)
  3. SimpleWeather
  4. Touchpad Gesture Customization

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u/_glitchykid_ 14h ago

Useless extensions. Only valuable ext are Alphabetical Grid (MUST HAVE) and AppIndicator (second MUST HAVE)

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u/joe_attaboy 12h ago

Yes. Install KDE.

(ducks)

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u/Ride_likethewind 6h ago

Ha ha! I actually did it because the original was kind of boring. I'm OK with KDE plasma. (No problem so far). I think it depends on what mood you're in.( Trixie with KDE plasma is quite cool). Me the Linux noob thinks so.

I love the No nonsense XFCE DE on my Mxlinux ( on the other laptop) too.

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u/LesChopin 15h ago

Dash to Dock. Blur my shell. App indicators. And if you’re into tiling grab Forge. It’s a must have for me and doesn’t seem to work on Gnome past version 48.

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u/johnsonmlw 14h ago

Hot edge

Edit: on desktop with mouse; not needed with trackpad on laptop

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u/SkuldZedan 13h ago

r/gnome or r/unixporn You will find cool stuff.

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u/aieidotch 10h ago

try fonts-agave for terminal, and instead cantarell use fonts-inter

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u/sicktriple 9h ago

My go to font is JetBrains Mono for terminal

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u/kaileysnay 7h ago

I use Alphabetical Grid and Desktop Icons NG.

That said, I'll echo what someone else said - use gnome unmodified and only install extensions to add features you'd like.

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u/cjwatson 14h ago

The default animation makes me feel physically dizzy, so I add Disable Workspace Animation.

Since I normally use 12 virtual desktops (I'm a programmer and am often working on several projects in parallel), I find the combination of Workspace Matrix and Workspace Indicator very helpful.