Thoughts return to forbidden RAM upgrades as Raspberry Pi OS gets fresh lick of paint
Its long-running release notes document details the changes.This time around, the desktop GUI gets a visible revamp. In place of the vintage-Windows-style taskbar, users can now choose a dock centered at the bottom of the screen and a full-screen app launcher. There are three options: just a dock, just a taskbar, or both at once – in which case the panel goes transparent and disappears from view except for the status indicators at the right end.
- ▪Its long-running release notes document details the changes.This time around, the desktop GUI gets a visible revamp.
- ▪In place of the vintage-Windows-style taskbar, users can now choose a dock centered at the bottom of the screen and a full-screen app launcher.
- ▪There are three options: just a dock, just a taskbar, or both at once – in which case the panel goes transparent and disappears from view except for the status indicators at the right end.
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