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Migration to Gnome-Shell / port to GNOME-ish applications
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There are major advantages to migrating DE.

  • Better accessibility support (as mentioned) in T457
  • Wayland support = better performance/security. Gnome-Shell and Wayland are reportedly working in Debian Jessie.
  • Gnome-Shell is the Gnome variant that does not require any GPU acceleration support - essential for VM performance constraints.

port to GNOME-ish applications:
https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1781

TODO:

  • gnome
  • auto login
  • disable auto screen lock
  • kdesudo -> gksudo
  • disable blank screen
  • disable gnome system sounds?
  • systray settings?

forum discussion:
https://forums.whonix.org/t/updating-whonix-from-jessie-to-stretch-migration-to-gnome-shell-port-to-gnome-ish-applications

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HulaHoop created this task.Feb 5 2016, 6:04 AM
Herald added a project: Whonix. · View Herald TranscriptFeb 5 2016, 6:04 AM
Herald added subscribers: • WhonixQubes, Patrick. · View Herald Transcript
HulaHoop added a comment.Feb 11 2016, 3:42 PM

Important features:

  • self-contained dependencies like libgtk are used throughout the programs suite.
Patrick renamed this task from Migration to Gnome-Shell to Migration to Gnome-Shell / port to GNOME-ish applications.Mar 15 2016, 3:01 PM
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Patrick added projects: Whonix 14, anon-meta-packages.
Patrick added a project: gnome.Mar 21 2016, 12:40 PM
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Patrick mentioned this in T429: rework / reduce installed packages in Qubes-Whonix.Mar 21 2016, 12:44 PM
• entr0py added a subscriber: • entr0py.Jun 2 2016, 8:00 PM
Patrick added a project: Debian version 9 codename Stretch.Nov 23 2016, 2:59 AM
Patrick added a comment.Nov 23 2016, 3:02 AM

Since changing from kde to gnome is not so simple, since many packages have to be changed (kde vs gnome, jessie vs stretch), I think it's best to delay this change and implement it when porting Whonix to Debian version 9 codename Stretch.

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Patrick closed this task as Wontfix.Jan 12 2017, 8:37 AM
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As discussed in https://forums.whonix.org/t/updating-whonix-from-jessie-to-stretch-migration-to-gnome-shell-port-to-gnome-ish-applications it's not going to be gnome nor gnome-ish applications.

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