Top 3 applications menu extensions for GNOME 3 | Linux Today

Top 3 applications menu extensions for GNOME 3

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Aug 21, 2012

On an unmodified, GNOME 3 desktop, the Activities button provides access to all installed applications. But in some circles, it is one reason that the GNOME 3 desktop is not very popular. In fact, a few GNOME 3-using distributions that offer a more user-friendly interface for desktop computing feature a modified GNOME Shell without the Activities button, opting to replace it with a more traditional menu style.

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