Tips & tricks

Determine which version of GNOME is running — How to determine which version of GNOME is running.

Enter special characters — Type characters not found on your keyboard, including foreign alphabets, mathematical symbols, emoji, and dingbats.

Middle-click — Use the middle mouse button to open applications, open tabs and more.

Screenshots and screencasts — Take a picture or record a video of what is happening on your screen.

Useful keyboard shortcuts — Get around the desktop using the keyboard.

You can choose the displayed language by adding a language suffix to the web address so it ends with e.g. .html.en or .html.de.
If the web address has no language suffix, the preferred language specified in your web browser's settings is used. For your convenience:
[ Change to English Language | Change to Browser's Preferred Language ]

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