The author of this content discusses their needs and preferences for a desktop environment. They want a minimalistic desktop that doesn’t have a 1990’s feel but still provides good text rendering and rounded corners for windows and buttons. They praise GNOME for being ahead in terms of functionality, high-DPI display support, and integration with other system features. However, they find GNOME to be bloated and dislike certain components like Tracker, Evolution, GNOME Online Accounts, and GNOME Software. The author provides instructions on how to disable unwanted features and components in GNOME using dconf and systemctl. They also mention customizing Firefox preferences for better integration with GNOME. Overall, they appreciate the progress made by GNOME but acknowledge the need for customization to suit their specific needs.
https://eklitzke.org/lobotomizing-gnome