Yes. If I remember correctly, it was the Proton VPN installation guide for Ubuntu (https://protonvpn.com/support/official-linux-vpn-ubuntu) telling people to install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator. That package in turn pulls in the entire Gnome shell…
The entire gnome DE as a dependency? I have no idea. What kind of software is doing that aside from the gnome desktop anyway?
Yes. If I remember correctly, it was the Proton VPN installation guide for Ubuntu (https://protonvpn.com/support/official-linux-vpn-ubuntu) telling people to install
gnome-shell-extension-appindicator. That package in turn pulls in the entire Gnome shell…It was gnome-shell extensions pulling in gnome desktop which kinda makes sense.
Yep. It’s real, scores of noobs on the reddit subs sobbing about.
I believe protonvpn install was the usual culprit. I won’t link to reddit but the /r/linuxmint sub has many posts
https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=446923
https://lunduke.substack.com/p/yes-getting-gnomed-is-a-thing
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=suxMvUuFDMw