Gnome 47.1 Released with a Few Fixes
The latest release of the Gnome desktop is all about fixing a few nagging issues and not about bringing new features into the mix.
The latest release of the Gnome desktop was delayed for a week, but it has finally arrived with some fixes and improvements, without much in the way of game-changing features.
The primary focus of Gnome 47.1 is all about polish. The changes are quite minor but do make a difference. Included with the update is an improvement to the accuracy of box shadows, uneven padding, accent color support for tablets, better primary device detection, and a fix for the explicit sync feature for virtual monitors.
Epiphany (the Gnome browser) got some love as well: Bookmarks can be added to the incognito mode, tab navigation shortcuts can now be disabled, tooltips were added to the bookmarks tag rows, and several crashes have been addressed.
GVfs, Gnome's userspace virtual filesystem, also saw some attention in its handling of OneDrive, and Gnome Software now has improved Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS) and Snap plugins.
There also were several bugs squashed, such as those affecting window sizing on monitors using fractional scaling.
For more information about the latest release of the Gnome desktop, check out the official release notes. Depending on the distribution you use, it might take some time before the latest release hits the official repositories, but it will arrive soon.
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