Gnome with i3 on Fedora 29

2019-02-25 1 min read Fedora
I have been thinking of doing this for long time, finally I managed to get this working. Here is what you need to do to get i3 with all other gnome services running. First we will create 2 files, this is actually all you need. In these ones, I copied the original gnome files and just change gnome-shell to i3 to replace my window manager. 11:15:43=>[~]> cat /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/gnome-i3.session [GNOME Session] Continue reading

conky transparent window on Fedora with Gnome.

2013-07-22 1 min read Fedora Gnome
On Fedora with Gnome-shell 3, its been long time that I was not able to get transparent window. So, finally I thought to spend some time to try to fix that. Finally got that fixed with all the configurations below in the conkyrc. Here the default color is set to LightSkyBlue but feel free to change that. I hope this helps fedora community who is struggling to get transparent window. And here is the code : Continue reading

Set gnome-shell to start in fallback mode without GUI.

2012-01-26 1 min read Fedora Gnome
If you run into issues with gnome-shell then gnome-shell should allow you to disable all the plugins and get the gnome-shell. But since gnome-shell is still evolving, you might run into issue where the shell does not come up. What to do in that case. You can set the shell to start in fallback mode, where there are more chances that it will come up. Alas, but you don’t have a shell or desktop session to do that. Continue reading

gnome-tweak-tool gets a fantastic new Font Selector window

2011-10-27 1 min read Fedora
Here is the quick look at how the Font Selector looks like now. And its not just for the gnome-tweak-tool, its for all the places for font selection. I really loved it. So intuitive to use and amazingly good to look. This is what a good design and thinking can do. Kudos to Gnome team for coming up with this. [][1]Font Selector for Verne Related articles Cum instalam interfata Gnome 3 in Linux Ubuntu 11. Continue reading

Fedora 16 screenshot with conky and bmpaenl2

2011-10-21 1 min read Fedora
For all those who used to keep complaining about the bottom panel of Gnome which used to show a list of windows, you can get it back with bmpanel2 (there are lot of other options too, but this one is light.). You can have themes for the panel also. And the best part about using gnome-shell is that I always getting a feeling that I now have more space on the Desktop. Continue reading

Gnome 3 screenshot with conky dock

2011-08-18 1 min read Fedora Gnome
Just to give you a idea of how beautiful it looks, here’s a screenshot 🙂 [][1]gnome3-desktop Related articles This ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Ubuntu desktop is gorgeous and simple to achieve (omgubuntu.co.uk) [How To] Make A Minimal-looking Narwhal Desktop (omgubuntu.co.uk) Gnome Sweet Gnome (casasugar.com)

gnome-shell and gnome-do on F11 Screenshots

2009-12-02 1 min read Fedora Gnome
Here are some screenshots of gnome-shell : <a href="http://blog.amit-agarwal.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/screenshot_0011.jpe"><img class="size-full wp-image-1246" title="Gnome Shell" src="http://blog.amit-agarwal.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/screenshot_0011.jpe" alt="Gnome Shell" width="840" height="525" /> <a href="http://blog.amit-agarwal.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Screenshot.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-1247" title="Gnome Shell" src="http://blog.amit-agarwal.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Screenshot.png" alt="Gnome Shell" width="840" height="525" /> <a href="http://blog.amit-agarwal.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Screenshot-1.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-1248" title="Gnome Shell" src="http://blog.amit-agarwal.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Screenshot-1.png" alt="Gnome Shell" width="840" height="525" /> <a href="http://blog.amit-agarwal.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Screenshot-2.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-1249" title="Gnome Shell" src="http://blog.amit-agarwal.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Screenshot-2.png" alt="Gnome Shell" width="840" height="525" />