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1GNOME 3.24 Provides Users With More Pleasing Linux Desktop Experience
The open-source GNOME desktop environment received its first update for 2017 on March 22 with the debut of GNOME 3.24, code-named Portland. According to the GNOME Project, the 3.24 release includes 28,459 changes that were made by approximately 753 contributors. Many of the changes are incremental, fixing small bugs and making the overall desktop experience more fluid and enjoyable by users. There are also, however, a number of more noticeable changes, including a new Night Light mode, enhanced notifications and many updated GNOME applications. In this slide show, eWEEK takes a look at some of the new features and enhanced capabilities in the GNOME 3.24 open-source desktop environment update.
2GNOME 3.24 Is 2017’s First Update
3Night Light Comes to GNOME
4Notifications Are Improved
5Web Browser Gets a New Address Bar
6Photos Provides an Image Overview
7Polari IRC Improves User Communications
8Files Adds Restricted File and Folder Access
The GNOME Files application, which provides access to files and folders on the desktop, now benefits from an integrated approach to view restricted files and folders. Users can now simply enter a password to view a restricted file, rather than needing to run the entire Files application with higher-level privileges.
9Builder Builds More
The GNOME Builder integrated developer environment (IDE) benefits from several new capabilities in the 3.24 update, including enhanced support for the open-source Rust programming language and the Flatpak packaging system.