How to

Restart Gnome 3 without closing the programs running

You can use the Gnome Command Box by:

  • Press Alt+F2

  • Type r

  • Press

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Changing the default location path of gnome-screenshot

gsettings set org.gnome.gnome-screenshot auto-save-directory "file:///home/$USER/Downloads/"

Uninstall Gnome Shell Extensions

  • Move extensions to your user extensions dir

sudo mv /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/* ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/
  • Set right permissions

sudo chown -R $(whoami): ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/

Window adjustments

Open new centralized window

gsettings set org.gnome.mutter center-new-windows true 

Center current window

  • Install this Gnome Shell Extension

  • Press CTRL + Window + M

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