GNOME shell provides core user interface functions for the GNOME 3 desktop, like switching to windows and launching applications. GNOME shell takes advantage of the capabilities of modern graphics hardware and introduces innovative user interface concepts to provide a visually attractive and easy to use experience.
gnome-shell is a required component of the GNOME desktop, i.e. it is listed in the RequiredComponents field of /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/gnome.session. It is started in the window manager phase of the session.
--wayland
--display-server
--nested
--no-x11
--x11
--wayland-display=DISPLAY
-d, --display=DISPLAY
-r, --replace
--sm-disable
--sm-client-id=ID
--sm-save-file=FILE
--sync
--mode=MODE
--list-modes
--version
--help
/usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/gnome.session, /usr/share/applications/org.gnome.Shell.desktop.
The bug tracker can be reached by visiting the website m[blue]https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/issuesm[]. Before sending a bug report, please verify that you have the latest version of gnome-shell. Many bugs (major and minor) are fixed at each release, and if yours is out of date, the problem may already have been solved.
For further information, visit the website m[blue]https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeShellm[].