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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

But who uses that? I recall using a gnome plugin a few years ago that required an Open weather API key that you could use any location for.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

True, kind of silly you have to install an extension because the default gnome weather won't just let you use open weather.