gnome-shell1
Graphical shell for the gnome desktop
Usage
gnome-shell [OPTION ...]
Overview
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.
Options
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--wayland -
Run as a wayland compositor
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--display-server -
Run as a full display server, rather than nested
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--no-x11 -
Run wayland compositor without starting Xwayland
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--wayland-display=DISPLAY -
Wayland display name to use
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--mode=MODE -
Use a specific mode, e.g. "gdm" for login screen
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--list-modes -
List possible modes and exit
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--version -
Print version and exit
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--help -
Display help and exit
Files
/usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/gnome.session, /usr/share/applications/org.gnome.Shell.desktop.
Additional information
For further information, visit the website <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/blob/main/README.md>.
Releases
8 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 7 times.
--display-server since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--list-modes since Debian 8 (Jessie);
--mode since Debian 8 (Jessie);
--no-x11 since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--wayland since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--wayland-display since Debian 12 (Bookworm).
--clutter-display until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
--display until Debian 13 (Trixie);
--nested until Debian 13 (Trixie);
--replace until Debian 13 (Trixie);
--screen until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
--sm-client-id until Debian 13 (Trixie);
--sm-disable until Debian 13 (Trixie);
--sm-save-file until Debian 13 (Trixie);
--sync until Debian 13 (Trixie);
--x11 until Debian 13 (Trixie);
-d until Debian 13 (Trixie);
-r until Debian 13 (Trixie).