GNOME 3 released, ushers in an interesting amalgam of iOS and OS X
The best way to check out GNOME 3's new features -- and it has lots of new features -- is to run a live version of openSUSE or Fedora, or simply head over to the GNOME 3 website and watch the (rather pretty) introductory videos. If you want a synopsis, though, here it is: GNOME 3 looks a lot like Mac OS X, with a healthy dollop of iOSesqueness for good measure, but yet it still somehow retains an underlying feel of Linux.
The overall aesthetic is very simple, very elegant, and despite being slightly out of fashion, there are plenty of rounded corners, too. The main addition, workflow-wise, is the addition of an app-launcher-cum-alt-tab screen, where you can launch apps, or flip through your open windows. For a complete list of the new features and changes, check the GNOME 3 release notes.
Despite GNOME 3 being officially launched, there aren't actually any releases for existing, stable Linux distros -- it's the live CD/USB images, or Ubuntu users will have to wait for the launch of 11.04 for a GNOME 3 PPA, but it will break Unity in the process. Fedora users will have to wait for for the May 24 release of Fedora 15. Of course, if you're feeling crazy, you can always build GNOME 3 from source.
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Subscribe to commentsmotangApr 7th 2011 9:11AM
When I get sometime I am going to install this a give a fair shake, currently liking Unity a lot.
pfrieldsApr 7th 2011 10:19AM
Fedora users can actually install a nightly compose, or try the Fedora 15 pre-release (soon releasing Beta, or the already issued Alpha + all updates) to see the latest. I'm using GNOME 3.0 already this way. This is an effective way for the user not only to try the latest bits, but to actually have a positive effect by filing bugs when a problem is encountered -- rather than waiting for the final release.
Sebastian AnthonyApr 7th 2011 10:55AM
@pfrields Cool, thanks for the tip :)
Android underlingApr 7th 2011 11:33AM
It also has an exact replica of aero snap.
MpmcfarlaneApr 7th 2011 6:48PM
This is why I love my rolling release Arch. Loving GNOME3.
objekti.f.dienApr 12th 2011 1:40PM
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JamesApr 11th 2011 1:39PM
Blatent rip of Win7 Aero Snap. The guy on gnome3.org looks really shifty when introducing this feature.
If windows did something the same as Apple, everyone would rip Ms to pieces over it.
It is very useful and i am glad g3 has it. Just recognition of it coming from Ms.
Rock on G3!!
reagan.windhamApr 11th 2011 4:28PM
Or you could just go to the following link and experience the new design by downloading Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty) http://releases.ubuntu.com/natty/
MikeMay 4th 2011 10:42AM
@reagan.windham Not so. Ubuntu 11.04 is running Unity, not GNOME 3.