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How does java check version online

i'd like to know how does java check his version when facing an applet online. Does it phonecalls a particular site? How can i get that site?
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not able to install javaws

I need to use java web start to run TopCoders ContestAppletProd.jnlp. When I try to run the the arena I get Java not found error. Upon selecting the option "using Java Web Start" the jnlp file ...
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A more feature filled mintmenu like applet for Xubuntu 12.04

I do not want to install the mintmenu. I am requesting anything that is XFCE NATIVE. I'd love to see something like Mintmenu written for XFCE. I can't install MintMenu because the Mate desktop ...
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Can't see LOCAL java applets in my browser

So I setup the Java plugin for Firefox, and can see applets that are not stored locally. But whenever I try to run applets that are stored on my machine I get an "Application Blocked by Security ...
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Any “To Do” applet for Unity?

For gnome shell - a simple extension exists. Is there any similar extension for Unity as well?
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Satellite L640 Battery Applet Problem

Hayy guy i got a satellite l640 and i installed ubuntu 12.04 on it and i dont get the battery percentage ive tried a fair bit but this is my first time using linux. Ive gone into the power option and ...
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My-Weather-Indicator alternatives?

I've just removed the applet "My-Weather-Indicator"... this applet is really cool, but once or twice a day crashes on my ubuntu 12.10, so I decided to remove it. Is there any valid alternative ? I ...
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“Simple” gnome applets in Unity - stickynotes

I guess this is a related question to Can I use GNOME applets in Unity? (moved by suggestion of @Jorge Castro) I'd like to use stickynotes_applet in Unity.. Now in Gnome, this applet gets added to a ...
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Gnome-sound-applet mouse wheel function is broken

I'm using Gnome Classic session in Ubuntu 12.10 and am running the gnome-sound-applet in order to have a volume control in the systray (tint2). Mouse wheel scrolling to change the volume doesn't seem ...
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How to have gnome-applet's functionality with unity?

with gnome-fallback and classic gnome shell, we had gnome applets available, but not in Unity. There was a system monitoring applet there that I could see may CPU and network bandwith used. I'm pretty ...
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Are there any alternative time and date applets for Gnome Panel?

The default time and date applet for Gnome Panel (in Gnome Classic) is buggy and leaks memory. Are there any alternatives I can download? I'm looking for something that will display the current date ...
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Add text to GNOME panel

I want to add some text to the GNOME panel. I got a suggestion from this blog but it dates back to 2008 and doesn't seem applicable now: In Ubuntu 12.10 and GNOME classic, the option of ...
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Ubuntu One indicator applet not showing in XFCE

I have recently installed the Xubuntu desktop alongside Ubuntu on my netbook, as it's lighter. I also have the Ubuntu One indicator applet, which shows up fine in the Ubuntu desktop but is replaced by ...
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System load and dropbox applet / indicator in GNOME3 3.6

How do I add a system load applet / indicator and dropbox applet / indicator in GNOME3 3.6?
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Easy brightness control

I came from linux mint they had a really nice applet for adjusting the brightness. Is there something like that, or can it be done by hotkeys or something? I am on ubuntu 12.10.
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Displex terminal path issue

I last installed displex from here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/displex/files/ Since then I've been having a small problem with my terminal. Each time I open my terminal while displex is running ...
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Tightvnc java applet status : connected to server but no desktop in browser

I am using XEN in Ubuntu 12.04 Server . I have created XP VM as its GUEST . I have successfully installed the Tighvnc server in xp and i can access that machine desktop using Ip:5900 port but the ...
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Is the CPU power management set permanently to Performance mode in 12.04?

after installing 12.04 from 11.04 and using the gnome-fallback desktop I installed the CPU scaler app in the top bar. It shows that my laptop is always running in Performance mode and never goes to ...
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How to install Banco do Brasil security solution?

Banco do Brasil uses its own security solution. There's a lack of resources on getting that specific site (Brazilian's largest bank) working on Ubuntu, even in askubuntu.com, so I'm opening this ...
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How can I bring gnome sticky note back in unity?

If I'm right, panel applet no longer supported in unity. How can I bring sticky note back? Is there any application or AppIndicator that have same functionality (like show all notes when loge in)? ...
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How to disable Spotify indicator in the top panel?

The Spotify indicator icon clashes with the native Unity theme, and is redundant, since it is already listed in the Sound indicator menu. Is there a way to remove or disable the Spotify indicator? Or ...
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Is it possible to read from a file from a Cinnamon applet?

Is it possible somehow to read from a local file (or a file in name@domain directory) some info from the applet? So, i need to extract information from local file, that will be created in local ...
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Using the Ubuntu systray to manage Youtube

Is there a way of using the systray music applet to play and pause the videos I'm watching on Youtube? I have installed the Google webapp wich includes Youtube but the option of using the systray ...
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How to log out if the session applet is missing from the top panel?

For some reason, sometimes when I log in the top panel applets appear garbled. For instance the session applet is missing its icon, and the current username is repeated twice. This doesn't happen very ...
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How to re-install deleted windows applet?

This morning when I started my Ubuntu, a notification appeared that say something like: The windows applet is not working, would you like to delete? I was in a rush and just push delete. *ups ...
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How to restore the jupiter applet icon?

The icon of my Jupiter in applet used to look like this, with Faenza style: However, I don't know why my Jupiter icon turns into the green one, like this: I want to know how to restore the icon ...
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How to change the format of the date & time displayed in top panel?

By default date and time is displayed by the clock applet on the top right of the gnome desktop in Ubuntu. For me this displays something like "Tue Aug 3, 19:45". I would like to change it to make the ...
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missing sound-volume-applet

I am using ubuntu 12.10. I had some problems with my skype and audio. So I did the following and it's working fine now: sudo apt-get purge pulseaudio sudo apt-get autoremove sudo reboot After this ...
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Is there any Ubuntu translation indicator?

For more precision: I'm runnning Ubuntu 12.04 I'd like an indicator which shows up to the left of the date/volume/wifi icons If possible I'd like to be able to change the translation language The ...
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Panel applets are jumbled on login

Sometimes when I login, I see that the applets (notification area, evolution applet, session applet, indicator applet and workrave applet) are jumbled up - they appear in some random order. Only ...
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Sound applet has dissappeared

I recently removed and reinstalled pulseaudio and now I can't get my sound applet back on my panel. Any ideas how to get it back?
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How do I install the Hamster applet?

I want to add Hamster applet to my Ubuntu 11.04 installation, I am not able to right click panel and add applet to it. Please let me know the exact method. Sorry, But I am novice to linux. Mandar
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The language changer applet disappeared

I am running Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS and my language changer applet just disappeared for all users. Every user has more than 1 keyboard layout, but on login the applet does not appear. The configured key ...
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nm-applet gone?

nm-applet seems to have disappeared from my system. I am running 12.10. Here's what I get when I check my package manager logs: ☁ ~ grep network-manager /var/log/dpkg.log ...
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Is there a Pomodoro app available?

Is there a pomodoro app that's available for Ubuntu 12.04 that can be installed using sudo or from the package manager?
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How does one delete a panel applet? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I remove an icon from the top panel in GNOME Fallback mode? How does one delete a panel applet in 12.04 classic Gnome? Alt-cmd-right click yields the panel applet ...
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Brightness applet does not remember setting after logout and when you login back again!

The brightness applet sets the screen to full brightness when you logout and login back again. Applet should remember the previous setting. As a work around is it possible to write a script and call ...
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How do I write applets for Cinnamon?

I'm very exciting with cinnamon and want to write applet for it. How can i do this? Where can i search info about it? (search in google, maybe, but i didn't find examples) Thanks for help!
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Are there search and dictionary panel applets available for Unity?

Is there a search applet like OS X's and is there a dictionary applet like in Xubuntu and Kubuntu? If so, how do I get them? By applets, I mean the ones on the panel
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Why do my applets randomly crash?

Ever since my upgrade to Natty Narwhal, applets (e.g, clock, weather indicator, indicator applet.) will crash the second I reach the desktop after logging into Ubuntu Classic. Which one is rather ...
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How to remove chat availability options from mail [duplicate]

I'd like to remove the options in the mail indicator applet to change to and fro Available, Away, Busy, Invisible, and Offline. I never use it and never plan on using it, not even entirely sure what ...
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Gnome Panel - Window List Applet: Icon-only view=>Possible?

In 11.04 with Gnome 2.32...The panel shows each application entry as icon+text. The Compiz preview feature is on (and very nice !). More than about 4 applications open results in very truncated text ...
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No keyboard layout switch after reboot

Since the "Applications -> Settings -> XFCE Settings Manager -> Keyboard" dialogue does not allow to assign a new key for the "Change keyboard layout" action, I have added a "Keyboard layouts" plugin ...
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NVIDIA graphics card memory usage applet / application?

I am looking for an application to display in real-time the memory usage of my NVIDIA graphics card. Ideally I would like to have something similar to the little applet graph you can get through the ...
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gnome-panel custom menu

I just reinstalled 10.04 and I can't for the life of me remember how I did this. I used to have an icon on my panel which, when clicked, would roll out a specific sub-menu found int he main menu. ...
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Running java applets in the browser [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I install Java? With my 12.04, if I point my browser (either firefox or chrome) to http://www.java.com/en/download/testjava.jsp it will say that java is not ...
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Displaying output of arbitrary command on Unity panel

In my current setup running Ubuntu Natty and GNOME 2, I use the COMPA applet to display information on my top GNOME panel that I wish to always be visible on my desktop. I really like this ability to ...
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How can I switch users from within XFCE?

I am using xubuntu 11.10. I'd like to be able to switch users, and I'd like to be able to do this within the xfce user interface. I read somewhere that there might be an applet I can install, but I ...
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Issue with IcedTea Web Plugin 1.1.1 (Ubuntu 11.04 - 64 bit)

I am running my applet code on Ubuntu 11.04 -64 bit using FireFox where IcedTea web plugin 1.1.1 installed properly. My applet tries to access the cookie as given below JSObject win = ...
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Java Applet not working

I cant use any Java applets. I installed icedtea-7-plugin, and it is even activated under Add-Ons, but if I for example click: www.java.com/de/download/testjava.jsp The test-screen remains grey. I ...

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