How To Install GNOME 3.14 in Linux Ubuntu, Debian, Mint, SteamOS and other debian based distro [PPA]

 

How To Install GNOME 3.14 in Linux Ubuntu, Debian, Mint, SteamOS and other debian based distro [PPA]

GNOME is a desktop environment which is composed entirely of free and open-source software and targets to be cross-platform, i.e. run on multiple operating systems, its main focus being those based on the Linux kernel

GNOME 3.14, the latest version of GNOME 3, has been released. Announcing the new version, Matthias Clasen said: “This is another exciting release for GNOME, and brings many new features and improvements.”
The new release is the result of six months’ work by the GNOME project, and includes 28,859 changes by 871 contributors. Highlights for 3.14 include:

• New animations in the Activities Overview, along with new window animations.
• Automatic handling for Wi-Fi hotspots that require you to login (so called “captive portals”).
• A redesigned Weather application, which uses geolocation to show the weather for your current location.
• Support for browsing Google pictures in Photos.
• Improved touchscreen support, with multi-touch gestures for both the system and applications.

To Install GNOME 3.14 in Linux Ubuntu (12.04, 12.10, 13.04, 13.10, 14.0, 14.10), mint (14,15,16,17) and debian derivative system using ppa, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3-staging
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ricotz/testing
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

How To Install GNOME 3.14 in Linux Ubuntu, Debian, Mint, SteamOS and other debian based distro [PPA]

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