More posts about “GNOME 49”

Why the (Old) GNOME Screenshot App Doesn’t Work in GNOME 49

If you see the "unable to capture a screenshot, all possible methods failed" error when using GNOME Screenshot in Ubuntu, it is not a bug – but by design.

2 October 2025
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Ubuntu 25.10 No Longer Includes Startup Applications Tool

The way to autostart applications in Ubuntu has changed, as the standalone 'Startup Applications' tool not included in 25.10 — don't panic; it's still possible.

26 September 2025

GNOME 49 Officially Released, This is What’s New

A new version of the GNOME desktop environment has been released with new default video and document apps, Lock Screen features, and more - exciting!

17 September 2025

GNOME’s Tetris Clone Quadrapassel Drops a Huge Update

Quadrapassel 49 modernises GNOME’s Tetris clone on Linux with GTK4, adds touch support, and improves scoring and gameplay for casual gamers.

15 September 2025
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GNOME 49: New Apps, Lock Screen Features & Design Changes

GNOME 49 brings new apps, lock screen media controls, multi-monitor brightness controls, file manager changes and fractional scaling improvements.

12 September 2025
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GNOME 49 Restores Ability to Launch X11 Desktop Sessions

GNOME 49 re-enables X11 session support in GDM after it broke the ability to launch other desktop environments. It plans full removal in GNOME 50.

4 September 2025

GNOME 49 Makes Papers a Core App, Replacing Evince

When Ubuntu 25.04 made Papers its PDF viewer, it did so knowing knowing upstream GNOME planned to make it a Core App. Now it has.

2 July 2025

GNOME Replace Totem Video Player with Showtime

Roll credits on Totem, roll camera on Showtime — GNOME developers have officially cast a new video player in GNOME 49, out in September. Per an upstream merge, GNOME has formally replaced the aged GTK3 Totem video […]

9 May 2025