The Unity Dash grants quick access to applications, files and folders, and shortcuts. For the command-line shell, use [tag:dash-shell]
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Dash search gives no result
I just upgraded my Ubuntu 11.10 (x86) to Ubuntu 12.04 (x86). The upgrade completed without any errors.
Since then, I am unable to access any of the applications in the Dash. The Dash seems to be ...
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How can I keep recent files from appearing in Unity?
I sometimes browse erotic media files but I would like to avoid having them appear in files & folders / recent. How can I do that?
The old "making .recently-used.xbel a folder" trick from 10.10 ...
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Can I edit which icons appear in the Unity dash?
When I open the dash in 11.04, I get two rows of icons. The first row contains 'lenses' that take me to lists of applicaitons/files; the second row opens specific applications - Browse the Web, View ...
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How to remove “Apps Available for Download” from the applications lens?
Is there some way to modify the Applications lens in Unity so that we can remove the "Apps Available for Download" section?
The section is really annoying for normal use. We don't have to know why we ...
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How to change the Dash icon in the Unity Launcher?
I don't like the Dash icon in the Unity Launcher, it's pretty inconsistent with the Faenza icon theme and I would like to change it. How can I do that?
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How to remove icons/shortcuts from Unity menu?
I have installed Chromium and Tweet Deck on it (trough Chrome Store), now I uninstalled Tweet Deck and after that Chromium, the problem is, when I installed Tweet Deck it asked me if I want to create ...
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How do I make the Dash open up fullscreen in 2D?
How to make the dash in Unity 2D open up full-screen?
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Shouldn't Unity's dash's “find files” find files that I haven't used yet?
Searching for files in Dash brings up all the files I have used but none of those I haven't used yet. Shouldn't it show all files with the title I search for instead of just the ones I have already ...
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How can I remove Amazon search results from the dash?
How can I disable Amazon search results in the Unity dash?
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Why do I get a “the location is not a folder” error when trying to open files using Dash or Synapse?
Within the last few days, I've encountered errors when trying to open files using Unity Dash, Synapse, or even the Gnome Search Tool.
These methods will let me launch applications and folders, but ...
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How can I move the Dash button from the Unity launcher to the top panel?
In Ubuntu 11.10 the Unity Dash button moved from top-left corner to the launcher. How can I restore the Dash button to the top-corner, as pictured below
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No programs or applications show up in dash [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Dash search gives no result
There are no programs on the dash list (seacher on appmenu).
Yesterday I logged into my account and I tried to find a particular program, ...
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How to let Ubuntu index and find files on a different (Windows) drive when searching?
I love the Unity dash and lenses, but it only finds files that are under /home/mylogin
I would like it to find files that are under /media/MyWindowsDrive/Users/MyWinLogin
I tried creating a link to ...
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How to get Unity dash overlays maximized by default?
In Unity, if you open the applications dash or even if you just press the meta key to open the search dash, they always pop out with a default size of something looking 800x600ish. In the lower right ...
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Hidden files are shown in Dash
I have several hidden files in a folder that are private and need to remain private.
I do not mind people seeing what I do on my system but after I open one of these files I can find them through ...
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Zeitgeist does not index folders in NTFS partition
I am using Synapse + Unity Dash for searching and it seems that neither of these can index folders I've accessed in my NTFS partition. I believe this is because Zeitgeist does not index folders, and ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 suffers graphics corruption?
Ubuntu's dash turns green when I press the Super key after upgrading from Ubuntu 12.10 to Ubuntu 13.04. I'm not sure what causes the problem, and I haven't found any similar problems.
I have ...
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The eclipse application icon is huge in Unity's dash
I have a problem with the manual installation of Eclipse Juno.
After unpacking the tarball to /opt, adding a symlink from /usr/local/bin and adding the following to a new file ...
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How do I add an application to the dash?
I just installed Oneiric Ocelot, and I can't figure out how to add an application, which is stored in my home directory, to the dash. I can create a launcher, but I want it in the dash also.
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How do I add classical categories in Unity's Dash?
I want to use the classical GNOME categories (Accessories, Education, Games, Office, Sound and Video) in the Dash menu instead of the current Media Apps | Internet Apps | More Apps
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How can I remove un-installed programs from the Unity dash menu?
The Unity dash seems to operate independently from the Gnome main menu. This is quite annoying. I've uninstalled many (Wine) apps, removed their entries from the Gnome main menu, but they appear in ...
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Where can I find the command line?
A basic question: Where do I find the command line?
There is a lot of information about commands and using the command line, but I'm an absolutely new Ubuntu user: I can't find find the command line.
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Why is the dash so unresponsive, and is there a way to fix this? [duplicate]
I just upgraded to 12.04. When I press the super key to open the dash, there's a lag of 1-3 seconds before it displays, with no other programs running. (This is similar, but not identical, to the ...
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How do I stop Unity from remembering search history?
Is it possible to stop Unity from remembering the past search history? If I search for "settings" and then close and reopen the unity dash, the word "settings" is still in the search bar. I want to do ...
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Unity not searching applications
I installed Ubuntu 10.10 and have updated to 11.04 and now 11.10.
I switched from using Ubuntu Classic / GNOME Classic to Unity for this release. The problem is, the super key menu (Dash), doesn't ...
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How to open the Unity dash when hitting the top left corner of the screen?
How to open Ubuntu unity dash when hitting the top-left corner of the screen(i am working on Ubuntu 11.10), Just like in Gnome-shell(i love this feature). using compiz or anything else.
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Ubuntu Dash is blank. How do I get the apps back? [duplicate]
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Dash search gives no result
I restarted Ubuntu, and now the Dash is empty. How do I get it back?
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Software Sources not found in Unity Dash Search
After upgrading to 12.04 from 11.10, I am no longer able to find Software Sources in Dash. I have installed software-properties-gtk, and can open via terminal, but cannot get Dash to find it? Is this ...
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How can I delete the command line history from the dash?
When accessing the command line by pressing Alt+F2 it opens the dash and displays a history of previous commands which have been entered. How can this history be removed?
I've tried using Activity ...
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Search results in Unity are always empty [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Dash search gives no result
This is a bit similar to Unity File Lens Giving Useless or No Results but worse - I have a relatively clean install of 11.04, upgraded from ...
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Prevent gnome-shell's dash from listing Recent Items
I am using gnome-shell in Ubuntu 11.10. I am getting annoyed when dash search lists Recent Items. I have tried many ways to prevent it like
Deleting activity.sqlite and activity.sqlite-journal files ...
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How do I stop Unity Dash truncating file names?
When I'm looking for articles with long names in Unity dash, I would like to have the full filename displayed instead of the current truncated view.
It's difficult to find a specific article by ...
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Unity's dash is slow and taking couple of seconds until it's shown [closed]
I have the latest and greatest Ubuntu 11.04 (fully upgraded by this time). My concern is that Unity's Dash is slow and taking a couple of seconds until it's shown.
After I press the Super/Win key, I ...
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Can't change the Dash Color
I try to change the Dash color from CCSM or MyUnity but I after I choose a color it changes to the default by it self in 2-3 seconds.
using unity 5.12.0
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How to open Unity's Alt+F2 dialog when hitting top-right corner?
I want to open the Alt+F2 run dialog when I hit the top-right corner like in this answer, but I need another command to do it (I have already installed xdotool and xmacro).
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My Dash does not show recent applications. What can I do to fix that?
For some unknown reason, my Unity dash doesn't show recent applications. I am guessing it could be related to the fact that I have a newer version of zeitgeist than the standard repo provides (I use a ...
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Can I change the icon size in dash? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to change icons size inside unity (e.g. on all programs panel)
Has anyone found a way to resize the icons in the dash in Natty or Oneiric?
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How do I get DVD to play in VLC from unity dash launcher?
Once I put the DVD into DVD drive, it appears in the Unity dash/place. Clicking the icon opens nautilus. How do I make clicking the icon to open VLC player and start playing it ?.
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Opening a file opens the folder the file is in, not the file itself
Whenever I try to open a file (such as an .odt, or .doc) from say, the Dash or the Firefox Downloads, Ubuntu 11.10 opens Nautilus to the the folder where the file is, rather than just going to the ...
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What is the reason for moving the dash button in 11.10?
Why is it now located in the launcher rather than the top left?
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How can I resize the Unity Dash?
When I open the Unity Dash from the launcher, the Dash takes up the whole screen and doesn't give me the ability to resize it. This makes it impossible to see my desktop and drag and drop icons to it ...
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How do I show a list of applications in Unity?
I'm more of a visual person. I prefer scanning a list of icons to being presented with a search box and being forced to remember the name of the thing I want.
Is there any way to view a list of ...
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How do I make Dash only show installed applications by default?
While it's easy to use the filter in Dash in Ubuntu 12.10 to show only the installed programs (and not offer suggestions), I'd like to make this permanent. As it stands, you have to reset it each time ...
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How to change dash transparency?
Depending on the application that is running when I open the dash it is sometimes nearly impossible to read the icons due to the transparency of the dash background. Is there a way to change the ...
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Why is the tooltip hiding Dash Search on 12.04?
Can I disable the tooltip shown at the side of the Launcher icon when hovered by the mouse. These are nice, but I want to disable them, because when I press "Dash Home" button on the launcher, then ...
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Disable unity sidebar but still use dash with superkey
Is there a way to disable the unity sidebar but still use the dash?
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How to remove “frequently used programs” from menu dash?
How can I remove "frequently used programs" from the menu?
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Application dash as default
When pressing the super button the dash opens. It will always open in the home format. On the bottom you can choose between different lenses, the second one being the application lens with filter ...
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Dash home button brings up blank window [closed]
I have searched everything I can think of and I haven't been able to find the answer to my particular problem so if it's here, I just searched it wrong and I apologize in advance.
I am brand new to ...
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How to get the Unity dash overlayed not maximized by default?
I have a problem, I always have the dash Maximazed in full view, and well not like Is there a way to get the original one ??
