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GNOME 3.8 Debuts New Open Source Linux Desktop

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Sean Michael Kerner
Apr 2, 2013

In April of 2011, the GNOME Foundation released GNOME 3, ushering in the new era for the Linux desktop with the GNOME Shell.

The GNOME Shell represented a new user experience that some people really like and others really loathe.

SMK

Sean Michael Kerner

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