Ubuntu 26.04 Will Look More Like Vanilla GNOME

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Ubuntu 26.04 Will Look More Like Vanilla GNOME

Ubuntu's default desktop is about to look more like upstream GNOME than it has in years — but before you panic unduly, I should stress that it will still look (mostly) the same. The Yaru theme team — try saying that several times in a row — has embarked on a refactor of the GNOME Shell stylesheet ("theme") ahead of the next long-term support release, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, due out in April and shipping with GNOME 50. Rather than continuing to maintain a customised stylesheet for GNOME Shell, it will instead use the default theme and apply the changes it [...]

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Categories: News, adwaita, GNOME, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, yaru
Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/ubuntu-26-04-yaru-theme-gnome-shell-changes Dec 10, 2025, 01:57 AM