Questions tagged [desktop-environments]

This tag should be used for questions relating to desktop environments, and not a specific desktop environment such as Gnome Shell, KDE, XFCE, LXDE, Unity.

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Eye Strain and Nausea when running 18.04.1 on Intel i915 graphics [duplicate]

When I launch Ubuntu 18.04.1 on my Acer Aspire x3950 desktop PC with Intel i915 graphics, I experience heavy eyes within 5-10 minutes, and after a few hours develop severe dizziness and sometimes ...
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stuck on default Ubuntu wallpaper, no ubuntu desktop after login

Hi all I had a dual boot Windows + Ubuntu which I recently removed and switched back the Windows boot loader. Now again I wanted to install Ubuntu 18.04 which give me some issues. when I plugin the ...
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Ubuntu starts in terminal mode

I recently installed KDE plasma in Ubuntu but then uninstalled along with all its packages using code sudo apt autoremove. Now when I start Ubuntu, it opens in terminal mode instead of regular ...
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Restore GNOME desktop to original state

Cannot figure out how to get ubuntu desktop back to what it was before... Problems: Right click only brings up "Change Background...", "Display Settings", and "Settings". Before it would have a ...
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Sidebar disappeared on Ubuntu 14.04

For some reason the sidebar and the top bar disappeared on my Ubuntu 14.04. Ctrl+Alt+t does not start a terminal. I tried to remove .config and .cache/compizconfig-1, I tried to restart and reinstall ...
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19.10 uses more RAM and CPU compared to 19.04 with Chrome and Chromium Browser

I just upgraded Ubuntu 19.10 from 19.04 and system is hanging while using Google-Chrome and Chromium and Firefox as well. Is there anything that I can check or uninstall to reduce RAM & CPU usage?...
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XRDP ubuntu problem

I've installed desktop version on my ubuntu VPS from OVH, via Connecting to Ubuntu using Windows RDP (on YouTube). I'm logged as user via windows RDP, all working fine, I'm on desktop, but when try ...
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Installed MATE Desktop, can't select it in login screen

So, I just installed the MATE Desktop environment, when I go to the login screen and i click the little ubuntu icon, I only see the Unity selection, any help? (by the way i love that desktop ...
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Is there a difference between Ubuntu with MATE installed after and the pre-made Ubuntu MATE edition?

I have two computers, one that used Ubuntu 16.04 with Unity, and another with Ubuntu MATE installed from the Ubuntu MATE website. When I installed MATE on my Unity computer, I started getting issues ...
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Installing i3WM on Kubuntu

I am using Kubuntu 17.04. I tried installing i3wm by executing $sudo apt-get install i3-wm However, once I logged out, I saw there was no place to switch to i3wm like in Unity. Moreover, The mouse ...
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How to integrate email notifications with a desktop?

I've seen people talking about some add-ons and apps from not official repository (don't need such). Thunderbird alone didn't gave me desktop notifications, we have to open Thunderbird's window. I use ...
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GNOME desktop randomly restarts after upgrading to Ubuntu 19.10

On Ubuntu 19.10 installed on the laptop by upgrading from CLI, the GNOME desktop has started to randomly restart. It happens sometimes after a few minutes, sometimes after hours. It is very annoying ...
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Restore Nautilus GUI and disappeared desktop folders

I am a beginner Ubuntu user and I have a problem with Nautilus. On a fresh Ubuntu install I installed Arduino IDE, Matlab R2019b and put via usb just one external hard disk and my smartphone for a ...
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Installed Cinnamon on Ubuntu. Is it considered Linux Mint or Ubuntu?

I installed Cinnamon on my Ubuntu OS. Am I still using Ubuntu or Linux Mint when I use the Cinnamon desktop environment?
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Prevent HDD unmount in Nautilus

I've 1 SSD for OS and 3 HDD's for data. Starting with my first 3 TB drive it was mounted to /media/[user]. Unfortunately this HDD was unmountable by user in Nautilus. Using some forum's I've found ...
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Desktop design still similar to Ubuntu 16.04 even after upgrading to Ubuntu 19.04 [duplicate]

I upgraded my system from Ubuntu 16.04 to 18.04 then to 19.04, but it still looks like the 16.04 version: What should I do to make it look like the 19.04?
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How to remove budgie environment safely?

I've changed my OS from Windows to Ubuntu for my very first time. I chose the Budgie desktop environment because it looked really pretty to me. After a while, I installed gnome-desktop via apt ...
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After logging in on terminal with user name and password, how do I start the GUI?

I am new to Ubuntu, and I am working on a Mac. The Ubuntu installation was done by someone else. I logged in with the user name and password, but I'm not sure what next to do in the terminal to get to ...
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KDE task bar not recognizing the .desktop file

I have Ubuntu 18.04 with Plasma 5 desktop. I'm a programmer, and I have a question about a rare situation. I have a desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications/xapp.desktop with a content like this:...
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Launch GUI apps from text-mode tty without loading window/desktop manager

Is it possible, in latest Ubuntu distro, to launch GUI apps directly from a tty without loading window/desktop manager? We need this in situations like: After configuring an Ubuntu system to boot ...
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What desktop environments can group window icons in the taskbar like Windows 7?

I find it much faster to identify a window in the taskbar (window list) by its icon, rather than by its text: The problem with most graphical interfaces I've switched among is that they don't group ...
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Ubuntu desktop shows odd layout

When I logged into Ubuntu my desktop looked like this image below and I can't do anything with it. What can I do? It's inside VirtualBox, so the results of ubuntu-drivers devices are: == /sys/...
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Budgie: Keyboard shortcut 'show desktop'

How do I quickly minimize all windows to see the desktop in Ubuntu Budgie? I tried Super (Windows)+D but nothing happens. I’m using Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS.
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How to install NVIDIA GTX 950M driver in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Im using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and GTX 950m I'm already installing GTX 950m driver, but when I check with lspci -k | grep -EA2 'VGA|3D', I see: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation HD ...
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Shortcut function misbehaving?

I have a Asus laptop with Ubuntu 16.04, It has a function shortcut (fn+f7) which I used to turn off the display. I connected it to an external display via HDMI, removed the cable, shut it down. but ...
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How to get Ubuntu-desktop back after once removing it completely

In past 6 months, I have tried to experiment with different desktop environments. At first, I completely removed Ubuntu-desktop-environment and installed Kubuntu-desktop. It was successful. Then after ...
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Run shell script from Desktop Ubuntu 19.04

I have several shell scripts located on the Desktop. Since the upgrade to 19.04 these no longer function. "Allow executing file as program" is checked in the file properties; With the dconf editor, ...
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Associate custom icon to file extension

Problem: show custom icon for files with *.xyz extension (to be used in deb package) Adopted solution 0) Install a fresh ubuntu 19.04 on virtualbox 1) Create a new icon (xyz.svg and xyz.png 48x48) ...
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What program manages the Ubuntu desktop?

When I right-click on my desktop, sometimes there is a dark-grey menu with options "Change Background...", "Display Settings", and "Settings", and sometimes (not now), it's more normally-themed menu ...
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How do I fix a "failed to open file at location" error? Specifically a video file

My command is the following: ./build/bin/FaceLandmarkVid -f "./samples/default.wmv" I am trying to run a tool on a video stored in samples folder. It gives me the following error: Failed to open ...
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Unable to switch to GNOME on Ubuntu Budgie 18.04

I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 with Budgie preinstalled (default for Tuxedo computers), and I'm trying to use GNOME desktop environment. I installed ubuntu-desktop meta-package using sudo apt install ubuntu-...
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Is it safe to remove gnome-shell?

I've installed Ubuntu 19.04 Desktop. I don't actually need/want the desktop environment, but I don't have a keyboard so am only able to install it with a mouse, and onscreen keyboard, which I ...
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Can I use Ubuntu 18.04 with Unity? [duplicate]

I'm thinking to reinstall Ubuntu on my machine and would love to have Unity back. I can't get used to Gnome. What is the best way to get Unity back on the recent releases of Ubuntu? Or is there an ...
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After trying to install desktop, cannot get to login

I have tried to install various desktops on what started as a Ubuntu Server install. At one stage, it would go to a login screen and it would let me login to the default user, but not to any other ...
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Desktop Doesn't Load After Login

I am a new Ubuntu user who recently downloaded 18.04 to my desktop (modified with a SSD replacing the original harddrive) but the Ubuntu desktop doesn't load after I log in. When the desktop fails to ...
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Login Loop on Ubuntu 18.04.1

I am a beginner Linux user and have been using, as mentioned, Ubuntu 18.04.1 for about three months. So far, since I know I lack sufficient experience, I have avoided messing with anything tricky or ...
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Change raven menu's power strip options under Budgie

I'd like to customize budgie a bit further than what's made available in it's "Budgie Desktop Settings" For the "Raven" tab we can enable the "Power Strip" but the name is quite false advertizing ...
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Make super key trigger ubuntu-gnome-desktop start menu under budgie

I'm an avid vanilla ubuntu user (19.04) I've recently switched to budgie desktop environment. after some tuning using the "Budgie desktop Setting" app (which is basically "Tweaks" such as "gnome-...
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No desktop icons on Ubuntu 19.04 after upgrade [duplicate]

I upgraded to Ubuntu 19.04 from 17.10 and now I do not have anything on my desktop at all. I am running this on Virtual Box 6. I know enough about Unix to be dangerous, I just use it for developing ...
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Installing MATE desktop environment without installing the applications

I want to install MATE desktop only, without applications. I already have apps from GNOME 3 - nautilus, file-roller, gedit. But when I sudo apt-get install mate-core, it asks to install caja, pluma, ...
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I basically installed Ubuntu Desktop 19.04 and my computer will not work

My computer only boots up to 2 option. 1. It shows only _ 2. Shows me GNU GRUB Version 2.02 What should I do now to fix this. On the BIOS it won't show my windows disk. And when I go to legacy mode ...
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New installation 18.04 - startup broken

I successfully installed the LTS version. I cannot login to my desktop, it just shows my desktop background but no sign of unity / gnome. The only way I can use my desktop is to press Ctrl+Alt+F6 ...
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Desktop icons keep rearranging whenever I refresh the desktop or boot the system

Desktop icons keep rearranging whenever I refresh the desktop or boot the system. When I arrange the icons by moving them with the mouse and refresh it, it'd be undone and rearranged by name. What's ...
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Where did my Ubuntu 18.04 desktop go?

I am running Ubuntu 18.04 desktop in a Virtual Box virtual machine. It has been working fine except just recently I came back to the machine and tried to enter my password after it timed out after a ...
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Why does Ubuntu hang and delete itself after fresh install?

I'm able to get to the installation, choose the partition, and complete everything just fine. But after reboot on completion, I get the loading screen and hitting ESC, I see it says, "Waiting for stop ...
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How to connect phone data to Ubuntu 19.04?

I connected my Galaxy S9 to Ubuntu via USB, I also enabled "Wifi sharing via USB" in my Androids settings. This "Mobile Network" option appeared on Ubuntu. Clicking and enabling it, apparently is ...
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Can't log in to desktop

I can't log in to my Ubuntu 16.04 desktop any more. Other accounts show no login problems. I can, however, login to the same account from the terminal (ctrl-alt-f6) or ssh. I can also log in as root ...
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Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS, what is the name of the Default Desktop / GUI?

For Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS what is the name of the Default Desktop / GUI? For the Default install of Ubuntu. Is it Unity OR GNOME? Or something else?
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Difference between Unity and GNOME

I often come across the terms Unity and GNOME while reading about Ubuntu. I understand that Unity is the default desktop environment for Ubuntu. What is GNOME and how is it related to/different from ...
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After installing lubuntu-desktop, it says it's Lubuntu when starting up. How can I revert this back to normal?

Instead of this: ubuntu splash screen It shows this: lubuntu splash screen How do I revert this?

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