Webopedia Term of the Day: What is MGSE?

“Mint GNOME Shell Extensions (MGSE) is a desktop layer for the
Linux Mint Linux-based operating system that ‘sits on top’ of the
GNOME 3 desktop environment and delivers an interface that is more
familiar to users of GNOME 2 as well as to users of previous Linux
Mint distribution releases. MGSE users have the option of disabling
all components within MGSE for a pure GNOME 3 experience, or they
can enable all the components for a desktop that retains the look
and feel of GNOME 2.

“Also known as Linux Mint Shell Extensions for GNOME 3, the MGSE
layer was developed by Clement Lefebvre, who also created and
continues to develop the Linux Mint distribution. The Mint GNOME
Shell Extensions are a default option of the Linux Mint 12 release,
but the core developers have largely shifted focus to their own
desktop environment known as Cinnamon, which is a fork of GNOME
3.”

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