Gnome 3.10 desktop setup notes - Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS.

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GNOME 3.10 desktop setup notes - Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS

My current sane desktop settings/setup for GNOME 3 shell. Ubuntu GNOME 14.04.1 LTS desktop as a base, which makes this easy - no need for PPA installs of GNOME desktop itself.

GNOME 3 extensions

• Netspeed - https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/104/netspeed/
• Places status indicator - https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/8/places-status-indicator/
• TaskBar - https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/584/taskbar/
• VirtualBox VM search provider - https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/308/virtualbox-vm-search-provider/
• Weather - https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/750/openweather/

GNOME tweak tool settings

• $ gnome-tweak-tool
• Fonts
  • Window Titles: Cantarell/Bold/9
  • Interface: Cantarell/9
  • Documents: Sans/9
  • Monospace: Ubuntu Mono/10
  • Hinting: Slight
  • Antialiasing: Rgba
  • Scaling Factor: 1.0
• Top Bar
  • Show Application Menu: Off
  • Show date: On
• Windows/Titlebar Buttons
  • Maximize: On
  • Minimize: On

GNOME disable animations

$ gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.remote-display active false
$ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface enable-animations false