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Exploring Dash to Dock: (Probably) The Most Downloaded GNOME Extension (itsfoss.com)
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Do you know which is the most popular GNOME extension out there?

I don't know for sure, but if I have to make a guess, I would say Dash to Dock is a good candidate for that title.

Why do I say that? Because at the time of writing this article, this extension has more than ten million downloads.

What is Dash to Dock?

In the clean GNOME layout, you don't see any quick launcher. It's just the wallpaper. You press the Super key (Windows key), a launcher appears at the side or on the bottom. This launcher is called Dash in GNOME. The Dash to Dock extension takes the "dash" from GNOME Activities Overview and "docks" it to make it visible on the desktop all the time.

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[-] Piatro@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago

I would always use KDE on a desktop/laptop, but as soon as I have touch hardware (eg an old surface laptop), GNOME does win unfortunately.

[-] imecth@fedia.io 4 points 1 day ago

Why unfortunately? GNOME puts a lot of work in accessibility and being viable on every device.

[-] Piatro@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago

Only because I otherwise prefer KDE, nothing against GNOME, it's just preference.

[-] BCsven@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

This. I like GNOME because of clean uncluttered single app use, but KDE gives you a ton of customization without learning GNOMES backend customization. Why we fight over which is better is a waste of time.

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