Questions tagged [customization]
For questions concerning themes, desktops and icon sets as well as less graphical customization on a system level.
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Can you change the desktop highlight colour in 20.04?
I know this question has been asked a couple of times, but none of the methods that I have seen work for 20.04
If there is a way to do it with the terminal, that would be good.
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Applications to arrange icons in folders like I arrange in desktop
Is there an application (or file manager) that changes the way files are organized in a way I can change the position of applications freely as I do in my desktop?
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Top bar/Panel customization orange line
I've been trying to customize the panel to my liking but I can't figure out how to remove or at least shorten the orange line that you see in the screenshot.
enter image description here
This is the ...
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Tools for creating a custom Linux OS based on Ubuntu
I want to create a new OS which is based on Ubuntu. I changed everything in Ubuntu like name, screenfetch logo, etc., but I failed when it comes to creating an iso for my OS. I want to change ...
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How do I rice my Ubuntu Desktop?
I saw a few of the posts on r/unixporn with beautiful layouts and styled desktops with beautiful icons.
While the only thing I have done is position my dock on the right lol.
I recently had an issue ...
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Where can I change the keyboard shortcuts that open control panels in Kubuntu?
I recently installed Regolith Desktop to use alongside Kubuntu Desktop. I really like it, but unfortunately some KDE/Plasma settings are spilling over into Regolith.
One thing that is bothering me is ...
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how to define a variable in .bashrc so i can use it as path
Hi ( sorry for my bad English )
I just learned how to permanently set a key for a specific value using alias:
.bashrc
alias please='sudo'
alias go='cd'
alias destroy='rm -rf'
And it works perfectly ...
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Customze shortcuts of Chrome profile on the desktop (Ubuntu 20.04)
I'm using different profiles for the Chrome browser and created shortcuts on the desktop (in Ubuntu 20.04). However, I'm trying to customize the icon and description of each shortcut.
At the moment I ...
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How to access full file system in cubic?
I recently tried to use the custom Ubuntu ISO image creator, cubic, and was very happy when I was met with a full terminal. But to my dismay, I could not access the full filesystem(Var, Tmp, share, ...
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Troubles with custom bash prompt
I am trying to set a custom bash prompt to also include history line count and time in 24h format, both in different colors, aside from a standard user@host prompt.
I have seen this post
Custom bash ...
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Get applications to display behind the taskbar
I just installed ubuntu and I'm trying customize it a bit and I have a question.
How do you get applications to display behind the taskbar?
I will elaborate.
screenshot of desktop; i am not allowed to ...
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How to add padding/margin to Lubuntu applcation menu
I've just installed Lubuntu 21.10 and I'm trying to get it more pleasant to look at.
How can I add more padding around the applications in the application menu? Everything is packed in tight. I'd like ...
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How to customise GNOME Terminal's context menu?
I want to customize the context menu of my terminal (gnome-terminal), and add some custom-made plugins shortcuts. How can I customize this?
(I had to take picture from phone because I couldn't take a ...
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Is it possible to switch lxpanel to Bspwm panel without install the full Bspwm?
I am running ubuntu 18.04 with lxde, is it possible?
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Struggling configuring LightDM
I've been trying to customize my lock screen for a while now but I'm running some issues now. I' running Ubuntu 21.10. I installed LightDm with "sudo apt install lightdm" but everytime I ...
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Remove purple colour from GDM on Ubuntu 21.10
I have removed the Ubuntu purple colour from gdm with some command I don't remember in the past and it returned after upgrading to Ubuntu 21.10.
I tried: sudo update-alternatives --config gdm3.css to ...
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How to make terminal's font smaller?
I suddenly noticed, fonts of my ubuntu terminal got bigger. I don't know how. How to set it to default ?
thank you in advance,
Ubuntu 20.04
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How do I change the color of the prompt in Ubuntu terminal after using sudo su?
I want to change the color of the root prompt after using sudo su. It is currently white. I am using Ubuntu in a VirtualBox VM.
Here is a picture of my terminal:
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How to remove side panel in Ubuntu when viewing my Activities?
I am a beginner in Linux and have installed the GNOME shell and dconf editor. I was exploring the customization features in Linux and somehow, when I press on the windows key or the "Activities&...
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How to change mouse pointer in Ubuntu 20.04? [duplicate]
Is there any way to change the mouse pointer (color, size, etc)?
I believe there used to be options with compiz, but with the latest versions of Ubuntu even there I haven't seen many mouse options to ...
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How to set a custom hotkey to open a specific folder
I have many folders and many folders in the folders, (my work) I want to be able to save some time on: "open home, open X folder then open Y folder then open Z folder."
I just want to click ...
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One terminal app; two (Favorites) launch modes
Running Ubuntu 20.04, I wish to have two clickable launch modes for gnome-terminal in the Favorites bar [i.e. in the "Dock"]. For example, I want both the default launch and a bespoke launch....
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Rounded window corners on GNOME 3.36?
The title says it all but...
I want to make ALL 4 corners of ALL windows be rounded, Firefox included, just like on the new GNOME 40.
I'm not a programmer of any sort, I'm actually a visual designer &...
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How to replace the Ubuntu 20.04 logo globally?
Is there a way of replacing the Ubuntu logo globally? I want to replace the logo on boot time, on login page and in Settings → About (the orange logo).
Thanks in advance. If you want me to specify a ...
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How to set a custom splash screen on Ubuntu 20.04? [duplicate]
I recently wanted to make a custom splash screen on Ubuntu. I don't want to use some pre-built splash screen. Instead, I want to use my own GIF/PNG/MP4 file to set as splash screen.
Is it possible? If ...
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How to make date show day/month/year in numbers instead of letters and words?
At the moment, this is how the date and clock looks like in Ubuntu's top bar:
In Estonian, "R" stands for "Reede" or "Friday", and "Juuli" means "July&...
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Clean terminal output when starting
Whenever I launch a terminal console via "ctr + alt + t" I get my terminal like in the photo.
I'm new in Linux and I probably tweak the wrong settings, but when I start terminal I want clean ...
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How to fix vim color scheme in other terminals?
I'm not using Ubuntu, but I feel like this question will be relevant in any other distribution. So the problem I'm dealing with right now is I don't like gnome-terminal. I've tried alacritty, konsole, ...
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Thunar 1.8.14 - change drag and drop behaviour
I've just noticed that Thunar on my pc COPIES files when they are dragged and dropped into another folder, rather than MOVING them.
There is another answer to this question saying Thunar can MOVE ...
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Is there a way to move "default places" section under "boomarks" section in the left sidebar of Nautilus?
I am using ubuntu 20.04, and I would like to have the bookmark section on the top of the sidebar of Nautilus (followed by the default places like "Desktop", "Music" etc.
Is there a ...
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Software (ubuntu), aggregator/feed reader, bookmark based
everyone, hello!
is there a software (not an online service)
allowing to enter/save any urls (of news websites, twitter/telegram accounts, etc.),
updating every X timeframe (hour or day) to check if ...
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Cubic custom ISO which executes shell script at startup
I'm trying to customise an Ubuntu ISO with Cubic to run a couple of shell scripts when the Live user logs in. I've been following a bunch of tutorials with a ton of instructions and I eventually had ...
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Can't find any custom themes with Gnome Tweak tool
enter image description hereI have installed the gnome tweak tool in order to customize my Gnome. I have downloaded some themes and extracted the files from the tar.xz to ~/.themes and I also tried ...
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How to open Firefox in Kiosk mode with only keep back button?
I want the user only can use browser and don't he leaves the browser after Ubuntu boot, so I choose kiosk mode.
But there is no back button in kiosk mode.
How can I keep back button in kiosk mode.
Or ...
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How to customise GDM?
I found this article, but there is no such setting in Ubuntu 20.04 am I right?
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Customize XFCE on Xubuntu custom Live CD [duplicate]
I followed https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization and my custom iso worked, it booted and I have apps I installed and a few scripts I added. I'd like now to customize the GUI: keyboard ...
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How do i make or customize the title bars size small in Ubuntu themes?
As you can see the title bar of the terminal is quite wide and takes a lot of space.
I like the way Mac's terminal or its window's title bars are narrow.
I'm on Ubuntu 20.04 and using "whiteSur-...
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Source code for Ubuntu [duplicate]
So I wanted to know where the source code is. I know how to get the .ISO file but how can I see or change the code? My goal is to make a Custom OS based on Ubuntu. How can I see the code of .ISO file ...
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What's the best tool for creating Ubuntu-based distro or for creating ISO Image from customized Ubuntu?
I need a tool which allows me to create ISO Image from customized Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
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How i Can Change Ubuntu 20.04 Logo
Changing /usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/ubuntu-logo-icon.png file no longer works for me. Its works in 18.04 but i want change for 20.04.
How i can change this logo for my customized distro?
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custom Ubuntu 20.04 Minimal installation on Virtualbox with Qtile - unexpected GUI
PREFACE:
The reason
I am not a Linux expert, I have just started to play with Linux distros and Virtual Box.
I would love to build up a custom Ubuntu installation with:
Lightdm
Qtile
Kitty
to ...
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how to fix the icon of this in Ubuntu 20.04
how do I fix this icon when I change my volume? It just looks so ugly.
im using a theme called "Elemento Dark". but even when i change my both icon and application theme back to default ones,...
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Is It possible to add more "menus" in the top panel in gnome
I wanted to do a project involving the use of a toggle switch that I was hoping would be located on the top menu bar of gnome near were the network icon, time/date dropdown, power, etc and was ...
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how to make the status bar to show both georgian date and persian(shamsi) date?
Is there a way to make the status bar on the top the screen to show both georgian and persian date?
It would be really handy
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Add system utility for xfce desktop environment
I am using xfce 4 in system, i.e I have just used this command to install xfce no other packages installed
(sudo apt install xfce4) https://xfce.org/
Unlike ubuntu it does not have wifi settings ...
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Is there any way to make when opening a profile in Terminator automatically execute "ssh ip"
Is there any way to make when opening a profile in Terminator automatically execute ssh IP ?
I set
"use_custom_command = True"
" custom_command = sudo ssh 192.168.1.20"
but didn'...
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Is there an way to rotate a specific window from terminal?
I am using cava music player.So since cava by default appears horizontally , i wanted to change the orientation how cava appears to vertical or tilt the window so that it appears vertical.Is there any ...
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Is it possible to use all the space in app section and increase icon size more than the maximum size in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?
In this screen there is a lot of unused space which can be used. It requires me to scroll to see more icons and go to next page and other pages. Is there a way to consolidate all icons in one page? ...
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Where are the scripts that build prebuilt images for raspberry pi?
There are different pre-built images available for Raspberry Pis, both in desktop and server variants, etc.
In my situation, I want to build a much more slimmer image with some configurations made ...
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Need to remove Try Ubuntu or Install Ubunut install dialog from customized live Ubuntu USB
I need to remove the below Install dialog from my custom live usb. (After boot up the live system using custom Ubuntu bootable USB)