# Gnome Program Starter: Dash, Dock or Panel

The default program starter on Gnome is called dash and it is a bit strange for users of other operating systems. But there are extensions which provide a move conventional dock like MacOS or a panel like Windows.

The dock can be enabled in Hiera with 

```
gnome::program_starter: dock
```
other valid values are `panel` and `dash`.

The dock is default in RHEL9 as the panel currently has a [bug on RHEL9](https://github.com/home-sweet-gnome/dash-to-panel/issues/1891) which limits its usability.

Note that this will only set the default configuration which can be changed by the user.

To reset the user specific configuration run
```
# only reset gnome dconf settings
dconf reset -f /org/gnome

# reset all dconf settings
dconf reset -f /

# if the commands above does not work
rm  ~/.config/dconf/user
```

## Known Problems

### Application Grid
Applications marked as favorites are not shown in the application grid. This is [expected behavior](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/4115).

### Dock
Favorite apps might not be shown when certain hardware is connected, see [upstream bug](https://github.com/micheleg/dash-to-dock/issues/941).

### Panel
Empty application grid on RHEL9, see [upsteam bug](https://github.com/home-sweet-gnome/dash-to-panel/issues/1891).