From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On 29 Jan 2026 14:00:36 GMT, CrudeSausage wrote:   
      
   > Gnome 3 is actually not so bad. However, to make it great, you need to   
   > use extensions. The problem is that once Gnome itself is updated, those   
   > extensions break and you have to wait until they too are updated. That's   
   > what makes it a mess. Where Cosmic shines is that it integrates a lot of   
   > the things Gnome 3 users get through extensions. The result is that it   
   > doesn't break. Also, since it's entirely written in Rust, those leftists   
   > who consider that a pre-requisite should be overjoyed.   
      
   $ gnome-extensions list   
   snapd-prompting@canonical.com   
   ding@rastersoft.com   
   ubuntu-appindicators@ubuntu.com   
   ubuntu-dock@ubuntu.com   
   tiling-assistant@ubuntu.com   
      
      
   Two of those are mock extensions that do nothing.  Disabling ding removes   
   the 'Home' icon on the desktop which was the only one. I never used it so   
   it won't be missed. I'm guessing the reset are part of the default   
   install.   
      
   I do very little 'customization' with any distro except fonts, themes if   
   the default is some hideous dark mode, and maybe wallpaper.   
      
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