Bug#1023880: workaround to workspace-switcher applet bad aspect ratio
A solution was proposed at
https://ubuntu-mate.community/t/workspace-switcher-scaling-issue-on-ubuntu-mate-21-10-diagnosis-and-temporary-fix/24686/4
for the same bug occuring in Ubuntu 21.10 dated 16 October 2021. That
solution seems to work well for Debian Bookworm:
I substituted "deb.debian.org/debian" for "archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu".
Here's what I did:
# Get the packages
cd /tmp
wget -c
http://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/libw/libwnck3/gir1.2-wnck-3.0_3.36.0-1_amd64.deb
wget -c
http://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/libw/libwnck3/libwnck-3-0_3.36.0-1_amd64.deb
wget -c
http://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/libw/libwnck3/libwnck-3-common_3.36.0-1_all.deb
# Install them
sudo apt-get install ./*wnck*.deb
# Pin these packages
cat <<EOF | sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/pin-wnck
Package: gir1.2-wnck-3.0
Pin: version 3.36.0-1
Pin-Priority: 1337
Package: libwnck-3-0
Pin: version 3.36.0-1
Pin-Priority: 1337
Package: libwnck-3-common
Pin: version 3.36.0-1
Pin-Priority: 1337
EOF
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David Griffith
dave@661.org
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