GNOME resolves the ‘inappropriate’ screenshot sound

Say goodbye to the public thinking you’re a creep next time you take a desktop screenshot on Ubuntu – GNOME 51 has changed the sound effect that plays when you do. For a while now, when you screen grab your desktop or an app window, the accompanying sound effect is a familiar camera shutter, like the one when you take a photo on a smartphone. Cute in the privacy of your own home, but less cute in a public setting like a café. Why? Because it can sound rather creepy, as one bug report from 2024 laid bare: a UI/UX […]
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