{"id":36078,"date":"2021-12-08T14:30:48","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T14:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=36078"},"modified":"2025-07-22T11:57:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T11:57:20","slug":"old-fashioned-desktop-cube-gnome-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2021\/12\/old-fashioned-desktop-cube-gnome-40\/","title":{"rendered":"This Extension Reproduces Old Fashioned Desktop Cube in GNOME 40 | 48"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-34682\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Remember the old fashioned Desktop Cube effect? Almost 10 years ago, Ubuntu user may enable this Compiz effect, so press and hold <i>Ctrl+Alt<\/i> key and drag the mouse will turn Desktop into a rotatable cube.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36079\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Desktop-Cube.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36079\" class=\"size-large wp-image-36079\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Desktop-Cube-600x480.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Desktop-Cube-600x480.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Desktop-Cube-300x240.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Desktop-Cube-768x614.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Desktop-Cube.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-36079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Desktop Cube effect in Ubuntu 12.04<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Now there&#8217;s an extension to reproduce this effect in GNOME 40 ~ 48. Which means, users of <b>Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04 +<\/b>, all current <b>Fedora Workstation<\/b>, or <b>Arch Linux<\/b> so far may try out this cool 3D effect in their desktop.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-video-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t<video controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"588\"\n\t\t height=\"331\"\t><\/video>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/desktop-cube.mp4'>desktop-cube<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"video\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/desktop-cube.mp4\",\"type\":\"video\/mp4\",\"title\":\"desktop-cube\",\"caption\":\"See Desktop Cube in Gnome 40+ via short video\",\"description\":\"\",\"meta\":{\"length_formatted\":\"0:04\"},\"dimensions\":{\"original\":{\"width\":800,\"height\":450},\"resized\":{\"width\":588,\"height\":331}},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/video.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/video.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<p>The extension is now in early stage. User may not so far rotate the &#8220;cube&#8221; for an entire round, but it&#8217;s working on new features including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Free rotation of cube via middle mouse button.<\/li>\n<li>Proper multi-monitors support.<\/li>\n<li>Sky boxes.<\/li>\n<li>Cuboid transitions when switching workspaces via keyboard shortcuts.<\/li>\n<li>And more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to Install Desktop Cube Extension:<\/h3>\n<p>Ubuntu users need to press <b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> to open terminal, and run command to make sure <code>chrome-gnome-shell<\/code> package is installed:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install chrome-gnome-shell<\/pre>\n<p>Then, go to the extension web page via the link below, and use the ON\/OFF switch to install it:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/extensions.gnome.org\/extension\/4648\/desktop-cube\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Install Desktop Cube Extension<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/install-desktopcube.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-49315\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/install-desktopcube-700x448.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/install-desktopcube-700x448.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/install-desktopcube-300x192.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/install-desktopcube-768x492.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/install-desktopcube.webp 975w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t see the toggle icon, click the link that says &#8216;<i>Click here to install browser extension<\/i>&#8216; to install browser extension and refresh the web page.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gnome-browser-extension.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10357\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gnome-browser-extension.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gnome-browser-extension.png 520w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gnome-browser-extension-450x222.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once installed, you may <b>simply drag the top-bar<\/b> to trigger the desktop cube!<\/p>\n<p>For choice, install either &#8220;GNOME Extensions&#8221; or &#8220;Extension Manager&#8221; (filter as Debian package) from Ubuntu Software (or App Center). Then, you may launch the tool and configure more about the desktop cube, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>remove gap between first and last workspaces (virtual desktop).<\/li>\n<li>set background image for the cube.<\/li>\n<li>pressure and rotation speed, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/configure-desktopcube.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-49317\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/configure-desktopcube-700x564.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/configure-desktopcube-700x564.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/configure-desktopcube-300x242.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/configure-desktopcube-768x619.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/configure-desktopcube.webp 1088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And for better looking, you may enable 4 and more workspaces either from Settings -&gt; Multitasking -&gt; Workspaces, or by using Gnome Tweaks tool.<\/p>\n<h3>Uninstall Desktop Cube extension:<\/h3>\n<p>To remove the extension, just go to the extension web page via the button above and turn off the slider icon.<\/p>\n<p>Or, search for and install &#8216;<b>Gnome Extensions<\/b>&#8216; app in Ubuntu Software (Gnome Software) and use the tool to manage extensions.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember the old fashioned Desktop Cube effect? Almost 10 years ago, Ubuntu user may enable this Compiz effect, so press and hold Ctrl+Alt key and drag the mouse will turn Desktop into a rotatable cube. Now there&#8217;s an extension to reproduce this effect in GNOME 40 ~ 48. Which means, users of Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[689],"class_list":["post-36078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-howtos","tag-gnome"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36078\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}