Cross-posted from "It's that time again" by @Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com in !linux_memes@programming.dev
fuck gnome.
This is my professional opinion.
this post was submitted on 02 Oct 2025
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I use Gnome with extensions and are quite happy. But it's true. the worst part is when they break after a new version comes out.
Fun Fact: You can just add the new version number to some file (can't remember which) for each extension and many of them work just fine. It's from a list of version numbers where they decide whether an extension can be run on a given Gnome Version. And new versions are not automatically added to that list.
Metadata.~~conf~~
Or just wait a while before updating, increasing the chance of extentions being updated
Edit .json
I just had a look and I think I edited "metadata.json" for every extension in "$HOME/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/". I got it from this tutorial.
Yeah I once waited but I think it took multiple months for each maintainer to update. I don't blame them tho. They update their projects when they can. I just wish it would not necessarily break since it apparently doesn't really need to be broken.
It depends. Sometimes there are major changes, which would need changes. But most of the time, yes, it's not necessary.
I never had too many issues with GNOME but didn't install loads of extensions. Looking forward to seeing Cosmic grow and develop further, took a while but finally in beta
I use a script for paprwm-like behaviour, and is signcantly hamstrung as well - cannot work with multiple screens. Karousel: https://store.kde.org/p/2045724
This is what got me to drop Gnome from my laptop. Karousel is excellent.
I will use niri wm primarily on most machines, but kde&karousel have some advantages on a notebook.
Try mediawiki for a change. You'll soon be happy about the few update troubles you had with gnome.
Obligatory: just waiting a few weeks (Edit: Before updating to a new distro release) will cause you to not move fast and break things.
In Bluefin just use the stable branch which IIRC follows the CoreOS release cycle a few weeks behind Workstation & Silverblue
(might be mixing things up tho)
Also if you are on a rolling release distro, that really is on you, since rolling release is by definition "move fast, break things"
Bugs happen every gnome version change, it's a given, now it's autorotate not working, but it will be fixed. But extensions just need updating, normally they give an update right before the version launch.
But i never had seen the person on the second painel, gnome development works in this way, if you use a tablet on a bleeding edge distro, you are pratically on gnomes QA team hahahhaha
Running 14 extensions on Gnome, literally never have had an issue, even through major version upgrades with Fedora. KDE and Qt are gutter garbage trash, fight me
Same experience here. Running 9 extensions without issues. On NixOS BTW.
I am pretty much in the same boat. I think I have had one or two extensions break, but they weren't ones I depended on and they didn't seem that well maintained to begin with.