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I have always dual booted Windows and Linux (different flavours). For some time I have tried to switch from ubuntu to fedora 18. One problem that has always made me go back to ubuntu is that,...
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Control the order of Gnome-Extensions in the Gnome-Panel ?
Hi there, is there are way to control the order of the Gnome-Extensions in the Gnome-Panel ? E.g. like in the attached image. Cheers Attached Thumbnails
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