GNOME 3.16 Introduces a Gorgeous Flat Shell Theme, Removes Support for Facebook Chat

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Marius Nestor
Feb 24, 2015

We have to admit that we really like what we see, so you better check the image gallery first, before continue reading. As you can see, the GNOME Shell interface will use a gorgeous, darkish flat theme with blue elements. Both the Adwaita GTK+ theme and GNOME Shell theme have been rewritten, and the result is quite pleasing to the eye, making us switch back to GNOME from Cinnamon.

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Marius Nestor

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