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I wish Ubuntu would maintain a gnome3+ fork like that, with top menu and reasonable file picker, or partner-up with System76. Not because I can't use another di

I wish Ubuntu would maintain a gnome3+ fork like that, with top menu and reasonable file picker, or partner-up with System76. Not because I can't use another distro, but because I think a well-tested default target desktop distro is important and helping the community. I'm still on Ubuntu 20.04 because I need third-party based stuff to run, such as Chromium and Electron-based apps such as Skype and Teams (which however doesn't actually work). But gnome3 simply sucks so I'll have to move to something else; maybe Kubuntu or even Unity again (the community fork).

superkuh 6y ago
File picker loss of functionality is the fault of Gtk3 and Gtk4. It would still apply even in systems without GNOME at all. Maintaing a fork of Gtk3 and 4 with patches to restore 2010 era functionality would be difficult but not infeasible. Arch does some of it. I've looked at the code and it is quite a terrible mess. It's no two line patch to change settings anymore because everything gets reset multiple times in functions you don't expect.
- heftig 6y ago
  What is Arch doing?
  - superkuh 6y ago
    https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/gtk3-classic/ https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/gtk3-classic/ is a partial fix, but it still doesn't restore the filename-entry location bar.
HorkHunter 6y ago
KDE really is the unsung hero of the Linux community
- smetj 6y ago
  Couldn't agree more.