For questions relating to desktop environments, such as GNOME, KDE, etc.
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Which is the best desktop environment for touchscreen laptops? [closed]
I bought a Asus Vivobook recently and I am planning to install ubuntu. In forums, many people have said that ubuntu works reasonably in this laptop.
I wanted to know which desktop environment is ...
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the fastest desktop environment [closed]
I'm using the Cinamon desktop environments, but some times it get's extremely slow.
so I googled about other desktop environments and I found this great article :
What different desktop environments ...
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Login screen stuck after uninstalling zeitgeist
I uninstalled zeitgeist but it seems that I accidentally uninstalled also something relevant for Ubuntu to work, I found that it might be some kind of a Ubuntu desktop-package but I couldn't find ...
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Nagstamon doesn't show in Ubuntu 12.04?
I'm trying to do the nagstamon work on Ubuntu 12.04, but after setting my credentials only, the other setting I kept default, it doesn't show anywhere.
I'm sure it's running 'cause of ps aux | grep ...
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How to make virtual desktop name text in KDE more readable
I have given titles to some of my virtual desktops, but the color of the text is light gray, and it's very hard to read. The pager settings don't give any options to make the text darker/bolder. I ...
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Raring Drag and Drop Threshold removed - how to set it
Much to my annoyance, the drag and drop threshold has been removed in 13.04 from the mouse desktop settings.
I find myself dragging and dropping now when I had no intention of doing so. This just ...
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Setting the same theme across desktop environments
I'm currently running 13.04 Gnome-Shell. It's customised just the way I like it. However, when I switch to Unity, the desktop looks really ugly - a real mess!
How can I set one DE to look the way I ...
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Switch desktop without sign out
I have multiple desktop environments installed, like kubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop. Also I need to switch between these desktops frequently. So is there any possible way that I don't need to log ...
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13.04 desktop suddenly disappeared
I have seen an answer from version 12 to try
unity --reset
but when I try this, it's deprecated
I was able to run ccsm, but I don't know what to do to get back the bar, and the menu.
Equally ...
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Cinnamon stops working on ubuntu 13.04
I upgraded from 12.10 to 13.04 and cinnamon stops working.
When I load cinnamon it only displays a slow responding cursor over a black screen. And the desktop never loads.
So (for getting access to ...
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Desktop Manager Deleted
I have been purge gnome3-team ppa, but accidentally both of my desktop manager (unity and gnome-shell) also deleted. In Login Screen(lightdm) I entered my password, but get back to login screen again. ...
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How do I set the position of a Cinnamon desklet?
I'm using Cinnamon 1.8 and tried out it's native desklets.
But neither could I figure out myself nor find any documentation on how a desklet's position is defined.
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Can't switch desktop at login: menu missing
At login there is no icon to get the dropdown menu for selecting the desktop. I am currently using GNOME, but can't switch back to Unity.
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How to enable workspace switching selecting app in unity bar?
Before upgrade to 13.04 when I selected an application icon in the Unity Bar the desktop changed to the workspace in wich that app window was?
Now I can't do it. How can I enable this option again?
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Screen doesn't dim down to save power on Ubuntu 13.04
While idling my screen does not dim down to save power on my ThinkPad T430.
I use
acpi_osi='!Windows 2012'
to fix dimming for function keys.
On some days while the beta dimming to save power ...
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How do I configure the launcher to “dodge windows”? [duplicate]
How do I configure the launcher to “dodge windows” in 13.04?
By unity revamped / like, please not batch files. I want to go into ccsm and enable it like in 11.10 or 12.04 with unity revamped. I don't ...
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QQ - small, unidentifiable icons on desktop
Running QQ with Nautilus. Display is 1280 x 1024 - ViewSonic, recognized by QQ.
When I put a file or folder on the desktop, the icon is incredibly SMALL nearly INVISIBLE. Have to go into the change ...
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With Kubuntu 13.04 and the new global Menu in it how do I make it
How to I make it when the active window is maximize the titlebar of it go away like in unity?
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Unable to select desktop environment from long list
I have installed 6-8 desktop environments on my laptop. This has caused "Ok" button at the end of environments pop-up in login page to go out of screen. I am unable to figure out a way by which "Ok" ...
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New install Ubuntu 12.10 log only desktop shows [duplicate]
I just install Ubuntu 12.10 on my PC as a dual boot with windows 7. The problem comes after I log in and all I see is the wallpaper. So I tried to open terminal and it opened. Next I tried to reset ...
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Why does the log-in screen not give me the option to switch to Awesome Window Manager? [closed]
I installed Raring last night and everything was going fine until I went to get AWM up and running.
Originally I planned to use the version from the official repos ignoring how outdated it was, ...
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Installing multiple Ubuntu distros via wubi?
I've installed Ubuntu via Wubi, and I want to install other distros/desktop enviroments, like KDE, XFCE, etc. Based on WubiGuide:
You can install your favorite distro from within Wubi (see the ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 User interface [duplicate]
Sir,
I want to replace Ubuntu 12.10 Desktop GUI with old Ubuntu 10.0 as it is very difficult to cop-up with the new interface. I have bought one disk from canonical for Rs 980 and the software ...
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What are the choices for the Ubuntu desktop GUI and how do I enable them?
I am new to Ubuntu and have installed the 12.10 in VM on my laptop. I've installed the Vmware tools as well. However, the VM boots to the command-line. A few questions:
What are the choices of ...
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After installing updates, the desktop is showing some problems
Last night I installed some updates and this morning after rebooting my PC I found this problem.
I reinstalled my graphic card drivers but nothing changed. I'm kinda new using Ubuntu and I would ...
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What is the lightest KDE I can use on Ubuntu?
Default KDE is not running good on my PC and it's too slow.
I switched to Unity-2D and it's better.
Wanted to ask if there is a more simple, lighter KDE that would work better on my PC.
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Customization: Specific DE for specific User
Is it possible to setup?
Suppose, I have two users: Home and Work.
For Home I want to use GNOME Shell or KDE a beautiful DE. (Or something else)
For Work I want to use LXDE or MATE as fastest DE. ...
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Refresh desktop icons
I have used mount --bind to mirror my Windows desktop folder to Ubuntu. I have set it up to mount on boot but the desktop does not refresh the icons so I have to logout and log back in to make the ...
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Ubuntu splash Screen is now a gear and boot speed is slow [duplicate]
I installed lxde, gnome, and a whole bunch of other desktop environments the other day, and now while Ubuntu boots, the splash screen is now a gear on a gray background, and boot speeds have gone from ...
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Will Ubuntu get an asset set to allow Qt applications using GTK style buttons?
Given the recent movement towards Qt as a primary development platform for Ubuntu and the underlying Gnome standard application set:
Are there plans to have GTK style buttons available in a simple ...
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problems with unity and gnome classic desktops - how to reinstall and clean them
I have ubuntu 12.04.02 and I always uses kde 4.10.1. Sometimes I need to swith to unity or gnome classic (with effects), the problem is that when I log in with one of them I can't access to "settings ...
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How to become active directly an open app?
I'm wondering how do you switch the open apps..
what do you usually use to go directly to an app? are you using any shortcuts? are you placing the apps in different desktops and go to them using ...
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Is there any difference between OS version beside DE and support time?
I'm sorry if this has been questioned many times, but I'm still not sure I understand fully.
what's the different between LTS and normal release? other than support time, of course. I mean, is there ...
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Lubuntu Desktop UI Alternative
Having gotten sick of Windows 7 Starter Edition for being so ridiculously slow on my Netbook, not long after I bought it I installed Lubuntu so that I could actually get things done without having to ...
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What are the all official desktop environments to Ubuntu and how install them? [duplicate]
What are the all official available desktop environments to Ubuntu and how to install them?
Some examples I already know, but where is the complete list with the install commands?
Examples:
KDE - ...
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Where is the window switcher in ubuntu 12.10?
I just installed the new ubuntu 12.10. I also installed the Compiz Settings Manager because I like to customize the desktop a little bit. I really like the window switcher that used to come with ...
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Ubuntu starts. I see nothing but the desktop. It also said it was unable to mount. [duplicate]
When starting up it said something about not being able to mount something. I don't know it went away so fast and it never came back up again. When it logs on it shows my desktop but nothing else. ...
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cairo-dock has problem with lubuntu
cairo-dock visual performance is poor in lubuntu. My desktop suffers with black background when I navigate my mouse pointer on Cairo dock.
What is causing this and how can I fix it?
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Dual desktop problem with dash not showing
I am using Toshiba laptop,Ubuntu 12.04.
Trying to install Mac theme via instructions on link
When I restart,I see two desktop bar in upper top,see photo:-dual desktop problem,all folders & files ...
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Applied maintenance to Ubuntu 12.04 (upgrade to kernel 3.2.0-39); after restart my desktop is not responding
After applying maintenance via Update Manager, my desktop freezes after a few seconds. There are two links on ubuntuforums that mentions this as well.
Is there anything I can do to correct this ...
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Ubuntu: desktop sidebar is not appearing [duplicate]
I am facing an issue while starting my ubuntu 12.04LTS system.
The launcher is not appearing on the desktop .
I already used unity --reset command and applications -files but still i am getting the ...
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Desktop environment in Ubuntu
I have a Dell Optiplex GX270 that I wanted to run Ubuntu 12.04 on, after installing it on VirtualBox it was very sluggish and was using 100% CPU so I switched the desktop environment to LXDE but it ...
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How to create a limited use Lubuntu custom desktop?
I'm working on a project for a nonprofit cultural center.
I’m trying to develop a limited desktop using Lubuntu. The idea is to provide a basic desktop, maybe only four icons, Chrome, OpenOffice, ...
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How do I uninstall the Chrome (OS) desktop enviroment?
So, yesterday I installed the Chrome OS desktop environment for Ubuntu (12.04). It didn't work (probably because the install was corrupted). But anyways, how can I remove it?
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How to make workspaces joined as extended desktop?
I'm working with very wide windows that are longer than my screen width.
When I'm in my office I use two monitors (laptop + external monitor) and such windows are spreaded over this extended ...
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Does installing extra desktop metapackages increase “start-up time”?
So, in the interest of feeling informed about the varied desktop environments that exist, I've performed two apt-get install for xubuntu-desktop and lubuntu-desktop in recent months. I didn't really ...
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Problem installing multiple desktop environments?
I currently have Unity and Gnome 3.6 installed on my computer and i want to check out the KDE desktop environment. Is there problem installing multiple desktop environs on my desktop?
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Loading extension GLX : screen freezes
I installed Ubuntu Server edition 12.10 on a server (with 16 GB RAM and 500GB hard disk).
The installation was successful, after which I tried installing GUI using the below command
sudo apt-get ...
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A simple 4 desktop KDE
I just installed KDE, it has a LOT of options. What I want is 4 simple desktops that I can switch between. Each desktop should have it's own icons to run particular applications and programs, such ...
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Do many desktop environments slow down the system?
Ubuntu originally has several available desktop environments to be chosen during login (like Gnome and Unity). I want to install others like KDE, LXDE, XFCE, etc.
I wonder if installing many other ...
