Install GNOME 42 in Linux Mint 21.1

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Before I chose Linux Mint 21.1 with XFCE as my primary desktop environment, I assumed that Ubuntu 22 with the most recent GNOME version would be my starting point for my Linux journey, but I discovered far more bloatware. This section got me thinking about that I shall to use Linux Mint. There are no snap packages even though  and it's based on Ubuntu. As for the performance, I can't lie in saying that Ubuntu with GNOME is the best experience that you can have. As we know that GNU/Linux distributions are customizable and open-source operating systems, I thought that I can use GNOME 42 with Linux Mint. But to be honest, all of the forums and YouTube videos were useless in getting the most recent version of GNOME; they got an old version that was nothing like an Ubuntu experience; but after a thorough search, I discovered the essential packages that could help you install GNOME 42 without any problems. The final results were amazing, especially for the performance.

  1. Linux Mint + GNOME 42: 1.58Gb / 8Gb for ram usage while I've wrote this article 
  2. Ubuntu: 2,4Gb / 8Gb with no background running applications 👀
Let's dive into the terminal commands part. Make sure to upgrade your distribution and the applications
  • sudo apt update
  • sudo apt upgrade
Then we are ready to install GNOME desktop, also I suggest to use GDM as a primary display manager to get the full  GNOME experience
  • sudo apt install gnome-shell 
  • sudo apt install gnome-extensions-app gnome-shell-extensions gnome-tweaks
  • sudo apt install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock

Then, congrats !! you finally have a pure GNOME experience with Linux Mint

Linux Mint 21 and GNOME 42

if you have a laptop you may face touch pad issue. But the solution is easy

  • Go to 'Settings' then 'Mouse and Toucpad' then enable 'Tap to Click'
  • For GDM you have to use these commands
  1. sudo xhost SI:localuser:gdm
  2. sudo xhost +SI:localuser:gdm 
  3. sudo -u gdm gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad tap-to-click true

I hope this article helps you a lot  

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