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The Activities overview in GNOME Shell is where you can manage windows, applications and workspaces.

The Activities overview in GNOME Shell is similar to Unity's dash. It can be entered and exited by either pressing Super or moving the mouse pointer into the top-left corner of the screen.

Activities screenshot from gnome.org

(Image from gnome.org)

The dash is the name of the launcher along the left side of the screen in this view. The Windows view is default in Activities, and shows your open windows in the middle and available workspaces on the right. The other view is Applications, which lets you browse installed applications either all at once or by category. A search bar is provided that allows you to search for applications, files, contacts, or things through Wikipedia or Google.

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Dual monitor workspaces in Ubuntu 18.04

Dual monitor setup on Ubuntu 18.04; when I hit activities only the left monitor switches workspaces while the right monitor just keeps whatever is on its screen. Is there a way to make the workspace span both monitors so that when I switch from one…
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How do I disable 'Activities' hot corner in GNOME shell?

GNOME shell has the so-called feature "hot corner", that opens the dashboard if the mouse touches the top-left corner of a monitor screen. I want this disabled I used to have a GNOME shell extension, yet the repository is not found anymore: git…
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How can I disable the Windows key from opening the Activities overview?

How can I disable the Windows key (or Super) from showing the GNOME Shell Activities overlay?
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Super key not working in Ubuntu 20.04

I just updated to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and my super key has lost its main functionality. Previously in Ubuntu 18.04LTS, I was able to click the super key and the applications drawer would show. Now it doesn't do that. I can still open it by clicking…
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How do I turn off Gnome Shell Activities Animations?

I'd like to turn off the animation (windows zoom back) effect when the activities overview is activated because it really gets slow and laggy with a lot of open windows. Is there ANY way to do this, as internet search only lead me to the "Disable…
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How to make Gnome's "Activities" bar always visible?

I just installed Gnome, and when I click on "Activities" a convenient bar shows up from the left, allowing me to switch to other applications. Unfortunately, the bar hides as soon as I choose an application. How to make this bar always visible?
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Disable automatic activation of Gnome Shell activities on mouse over

I have been searching for a way to disable the "hot corner" feature of the Activities button in Gnome Shell. I would prefer it to require a click such that I don't keep accidentally activating it upon mouse over.
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How to get GNOME Shell "Applications overview" to show the full name of applications

This question has been asked before but that was over 6 years ago and I'm hoping to get a more updated answer. Old Thread Basically when I search for an application, if the name is too long it's shortened with an ellipsis (...). I want to know how…
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Prevent gnome-shell's dash from listing Recent Items

I am using gnome-shell in Ubuntu 11.10. I am getting annoyed when dash search lists Recent Items. I have tried many ways to prevent it like Deleting activity.sqlite and activity.sqlite-journal files under ~/.local/share/zeitgeist Adding all the…
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How do I create a new application launcher in Ubuntu 22.04?

I have a shell script (studio.sh that launches Android Studio) and a png icon. How do I use these to create a new application launcher icon for Ubuntu 22.04 such that it will show up in "Show applications" menu, and searches in the "Activities"…
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Built-in calculator to GNOME search window

Using Ubuntu 18.04. On prior versions of Ubuntu GNOME, I could type basic expressions into the gnome search bar and get the answer. Ever since I upgraded to Ubuntu 18.04 however, I cannot; it shows no results. I've already found this answer but…
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Invoking GNOME Activities overview from command line

Is there a way to invoke the Activities view of GNOME from the Linux command line? This is what the Super key invokes from GNOME. Once it is shown, I can interact with it as usual using the mouse. I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. The reason I'm asking:…
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Why am I getting locked into 'Activities/Overview' after Super Key on Ubuntu 21.04

I may have missed something here, but after I upgraded to 21.04 I randomly get locked into "Activities/Overview" after I press Super Key. I can still open and close applications but I am not able to get back to normal desktop and end up having to…
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GNOME Shell - how to add a custom favorite app / change favorite's path?

Due to a bug/glitch, I can't use GNOME Flashback for a while. I am forced to use the new GNOME Shell layout. I'm finding it a large leap back in usability. I am not able to customize it the way I can with Flashback. It tries to pretend I am on a…
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Upgraded to 19.04 - System Freezing when Opening Activities Menu

Just finished the upgrade to 19.04 and have almost everything working. If I use the Windows/Super key to open the activities menu the system becomes unusable. I can swap windows, but can't interact with them at all. If I press escape the search box…
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