Gnome users may know this tool, the rest of you may not have heard of Gnome Pie, a very practical and useful tool for the Gnome desktop (and for almost any other desktop).
GNOME Pie is an application launcher, a tool that allows you to launch almost any application without having to go to the Applications menu or use the terminal to run a specific application. GNOME Pie is like a dock, but it's displayed after being opened with a keyboard shortcut, making it faster and cleaner than a traditional dock. GNOME Pie 0.7.1 is a new version that includes Wayland support . This new support isn't groundbreaking and doesn't add any new features; it simply uses the basics of Wayland to function correctly . The new version also allows you to insert custom application icons. You can now do this by placing them in the /.icons folder within the application. And of course, the new version fixes bugs and other issues found in the system application.
Gnome Pie is having trouble adapting to Wayland and receiving constant updates, leading many to wonder if it should remain a standalone application or simply become another Gnome extension. In any case, Gnome Pie can be installed on any distribution that uses Gnome . To do this, open a terminal and type the following:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:simonschneegans/testing sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install gnome-pie
This will install the latest version of Gnome Pie on your system, provided you have a Debian, Ubuntu, or compatible system. If you have Fedora or OpenSUSE, you'll need to go to the official website and download the packages, which you'll then need to compile following the developer's instructions. It's a simple and easy process.
Gnome Pie is an interesting and easy-to-install tool that will help us be more productive with our Linux, but it is also true that it is a tool that throws many people off quite a bit , so if you are not sure about using it, it is best not to install it.