I installed just out of curiousity Leap with Gnome desktop (twice…). And now I’m a little lost:
I don’t find a way to resize a window
How to move the “taskbar” (which is not really a task bar…) to the lower end of the display?
Why is there in /home for the user a folder Desktop, when this is not what is displayed on the Desktop?
I have a folder with the latest Firefox in this desktop folder and normally start it by cliicking a link on the Desktop to the firefox file in this folder. No way here, apparently.
How to add a workspace? How to switch workspaces without opening this “Activities” something?
I tried to startpage solutions for these questions, but found nothing that worked. E.g. if I try to right-click on the “workspace” bar on the right side of “Activities” I don’t get a context menu to configure this.
Is this really such a usability mess? Sorry, but is it possible to switch to something useable as a Desktop without reinstalling?
I’m sorry I don’t use Gnome enough to be expert in it,
But your last question about switching DE is very easy in openSUSE…
Simplest is to open YaST > Software Manager,
Switch the left pane objects to “Patterns” View, and browse your choices… If you prefer a Gnome “feel” you might try XFCE which in openSUSE is themed with some Gnome-like widgets. Some Gnome users I’ve spoken to also like Mate. You can also install Cinnamon, but for whatever reason its maintainers have never created a pattern, you need to install packages directly
I don’t see that the portal has been updated with a link to install Cinnamon, the Software Search page has a “one click install” for Cinnamon, I recommend the one from “X11:Cinnamon:Current”
Once you’ve installed the new Desktop, you should be able to log out, select your new Desktop from a dropdown menu somewhere on the screen and log back in. If you reboot, you may first need to disable auto-login in the YaST > /etc/sysconfig editor (Desktop) so the login page with the Desktop options displays.
You can install as many Desktops as you’d like, there is no limitation except the storage space in your system, each installation will fully install all that is required for that Desktop and you should be able to switch while still retaining the same personal files in your /home.
When you switch to a DE that’s not the one installed originally, the main difference is that your Display Manager and Window Manager will likely still remain what was originally installed for the first DE. Usually, that’s not a problem but if you want to change those as well, you should install the packages for the DM or WM, then use update-alternatives to change… Specific instructions to do that have been posted before but if you want them posted again, just ask.
First a disclaimer. I experiment with Gnome, but I normally use KDE.
As far as I know, that works the same as in KDE. When I position the mouse pointer on the edge, I can pull the edge (up or down for bottom edge, left or right for right edge).
How to move the “taskbar” (which is not really a task bar…) to the lower end of the display?
Maybe try to login to SLE-Classic instead of the default Gnome. That already has the task bar at the bottom.
Why is there in /home for the user a folder Desktop, when this is not what is displayed on the Desktop?
That’s another case where SLE-Classic does what you want.
How to add a workspace? How to switch workspaces without opening this “Activities” something?
They are added automatically as needed, except that in SLE-Classic and Gnome-Classic there is a fixes set of workspaces (4 of them).
I use CTRL-ALT-Down or CTRL-ALT-Up to move between them.
Is this really such a usability mess? Sorry, but is it possible to switch to something useable as a Desktop without reinstalling?
You can just install KDE or MATE or whatever you prefer. Then select at login which desktop. If you auto-login, then I guess you have to first logout to get the login screen.
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Then there are Gnome Shell Extensions available to do other bits and pieces, just let it install the integration from Firefox… GNOME Shell Extensions
I use TopIcons Plus, Themes, OpenWeather, Lock Keys and Desktop Icons (For the folder your wanting to see there).
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It does everything I need it to, it’s stable these days. It has lost some features over the last few years, but folks are quick with extensions to resolve.
Gnome does better with Wayland.
Gnome startup is faster than KDE startup.
Gnome Keyring integration is better than kwallet + pam_kwallet. But kwallet with GPG encryption is more secure.
Honestly, it is hard to think of any other advantages. I’m staying with KDE, while occasionally playing with Gnome and other desktops.
I installed just out of curiousity Leap with Gnome desktop (twice…). And now I’m a little lost: