GNOME Documentation Project
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Petr Kovar
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Consider switching to GNOME Classic if you prefer a more traditional
desktop experience.
What is GNOME Classic?
GNOME Classic is a feature for users who prefer a more traditional
desktop experience. While GNOME Classic is based on GNOME 3
technologies, it provides a number of changes to the user interface, such as
the Applications and
Places menus on the top bar, and a window
list at the bottom of the screen.
GNOME Classic is a feature for users who prefer a more traditional
desktop experience. While GNOME Classic is based on GNOME 3
technologies, it provides a number of changes to the user interface, such as
the Applications and
Places menus on the top bar, and a window
list at the bottom of the screen.
You can use the Applications menu on the top bar to launch
applications. The Activities
overview is available by selecting the Activities
Overview item from the menu.
To access the Activities overview,
you can also press the Super key.
Window list
The window list at the bottom of the screen provides access to all your open
windows and applications and lets you quickly minimize and restore them.
At the right-hand side of the window list, GNOME displays a short
identifier for the current workspace, such as 1 for the first
(top) workspace. In addition, the identifier also displays the total number
of available workspaces. To switch to a different workspace, you can click
the identifier and select the workspace you want to use from the menu.
Switch to and from GNOME Classic
GNOME Classic is only available on systems with certain GNOME Shell extensions
installed. Some Linux distributions may not have these extensions available or
installed by default.
To switch from GNOME to GNOME Classic:
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Save any open work, and then log out. Click the system menu on the right
side of the top bar, click your name and then choose the right option.
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A confirmation message will appear. Select Log Out to
confirm.
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At the login screen, select your name from the list.
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Enter your password in the password entry box.
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Click the options icon, which is displayed to the left of the Sign
In button, and select GNOME Classic.
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Click the Sign In button.
To switch from GNOME Classic to GNOME:
-
Save any open work, and then log out. Click the system menu on the right
side of the top bar, click your name and then choose the right option.
-
A confirmation message will appear. Select Log Out to
confirm.
-
At the login screen, select your name from the list.
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Enter your password in the password entry box.
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Click the options icon, which is displayed to the left of the Sign
In button, and select GNOME.
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Click the Sign In button.