After the freeze and release phase of Debian 11, the developers are back to work, Gnome 40.4 is already in testing (Debian 12 Bookworm). Download and check out.

Gnome 40.4

Gnome 40 is a game changer in the Gnome world, it makes the graphics environment more attractive, lighter and less plastered compared to 3.X versions.

Packages that received in Debian 12 Gnome 40.4 update :

• – eog (40.2 => 40.3)
• – epiphany (40.2 => 40.3)
• – evince (40.3 => 40.4)
• – evolution-data-server (3.40.3 => 3.40.4)
• – folks (0.15.2 => 0.15.3)
• – gdm (40.0 => 40.1)
• – gjs (1.68.1 => 1.68.3)
• – glib-networking (2.68.1 => 2.68.2)
• – gnome-autoar (0.3.3 => 0.4.0)
• – gnome-desktop (40.3 => 40.4)
• – gnome-initial-setup (40.3 => 40.4)
• – gnome-maps (40.3 => 40.4)
• – gnome-shell (40.3 => 40.4)
• – gnome-shell-extensions (40.3 => 40.4)
• – gnome-software (40.3 => 40.4)
• – gnome-user-docs (40.3 => 40.4)
• – gnome-weather (40.0 => 40.1)
• – gsound (1.0.2 => 1.0.3) (*)
• – json-glib (1.6.2 => 1.6.4)
• – nut (40.3 => 40.4)
• – pango (1.48.7 => 1.48.9)
• – vala (0.52.4 => 0.52.5)

How to Install GNOME 40 on Debian 11 Bullseye

How to upgrade Debian 10 Buster to Debian 11 Bullseye

Highlights

Gnome Software gains improvements in Flatpak packaging support, making it possible to list packages packaged in this system by searching.

• Snaps can also be searched easily.

• These new packages are universal for all Linux distributions, in the case of Debian that doesn’t have Chrome and Firefox browsers ( Only ESR ).

• Google Chrome by Snap.

• Firefox by Flatpak.

• Epiphany browser with new tabs.

• The gnome-weather received strong improvements in its appearance.

In the video below you can check the lightness of the system even being virtualized with VirtualBox.

Download Debian 12 with Gnome 40.4

If you want to participate in the testing of the next Debian, download it from the link below.

Download Debian testing netinst