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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Ubuntu Studio 20.04 desktop environment fails to load

I have been using Ubuntu Studio 20.04 pretty much since the stable version got out (clean installation on SSD drive, no dual booting or anything like that). Not long after (maybe a month?) I started ...
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KDE Plasma 5.19 desktop environment? [duplicate]

I have Ubuntu 20.04.1. I do have KDE Plasma 5.18.5 desktop environment. Does anyone knows if KDE Plasma 5.18.5 will Upgrade to KDE Plasma 5.19 for Ubuntu 20.04.1 ? I do have the PPA too.
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Upgraded to 20.04 but I still have Unity desktop environment [duplicate]

After updating Ubuntu to 20.04 but is showing Unity. Before 20.04, I had 18.04 upgraded from 16.04 but that also had same desktop environment. How can I switch to Ubuntu's default GNOME based desktop ...
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Does X Window and GNOME are the same for Desktop Environtment?

I just wanna know, if GNOME and X windows are the same software for Desktop Environment? Because i saw at this article The article shows that X windows system is an open source, cross platform, client-...
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how to select xubuntu-desktop?

Having installed xubuntu-desktop how do I now select it for use? I'm not seeing an option to select: I'm running 20.04, so perhaps it's different from the above image. Everything seems exactly the ...
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does installing xubuntu-desktop cause instability?

After a clean install of 20.04 to older hardware I installed both xfce4 and xubuntu-desktop and then removed ubuntu-desktop. Will this cause instability?
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Desktop Environment Initialization Delay in 20.04 (PLEASE HELP!)

Specs Display Manager: lightdm 1.30.0 Desktop Environment: gnome 3.36.3 (though I also tried xfce) Problem/Background Once I login, all I can see (for at least a minute) is the wallpaper and mouse. ...
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Keep file highlighted after opening it from the desktop [GNOME]

Since the new update I have a small problem: when I open a file from the desktop, after opening it the highlight is removed. This is somewhat problematic because when I have many similarly named files ...
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How to remove desktops from Ubuntu greeter?

I was experimenting with various desktops and now I have many of them (GNOME on Xorg, i3, i3 with debug.log, MATE, Openbox, Ununtu) listed in greeter's gear menu, despite I have uninstalled most of ...
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Configure monitors for session?

I have three monitors connected to my Ubuntu 18.04 box, and I'm struggling to get them to come up automatically configured how I want them. They all work by default, but I need to select which is ...
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Installation of WPS from Falathub stuck

Installation was stuck here Looking for matches… com.wps.Office permissions: ipc network pulseaudio x11 dri file access [1] tags [2] [1] /media, /run/...
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Ubuntu 20.04 not showing login option to change desktop evirornment

As the title says, the icon on the bottom right of the login screen is not showing at all. It was not showing from the default installation nor after installing BSPWM. Any suggestions?
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Remove password protection 20.04 [duplicate]

I am the only person who uses my PC. Is there a way to disable the need to enter my password whenever I add a program, change settings, or sneeze? (my attempt at humour...sorry) I understand laptop ...
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Ubuntu set default login desktop

I've installed ubuntu-dekstop-minimal on 20.04 and I'd like to make the "Ubuntu" session the default (as opposed to "GNOME on Xorg"). As this is being provisioned by Vagrant, I'd ...
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Need a simple system that boots into a browser and nothing else

I'm developing a project and need something rather simple: a computer that boots into a browser. That's it. No other desktop components - no file manager, no icons, no nothing, just a browser that ...
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How to remove gnome completely and install unity?

I recently removed mate desktop environment and installed unity desktop . I found out that there are a lot of gnome processes currently going in task manager. What are they? If I remove gnome ...
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How to tell the difference between distros when distro hopping

I recently setup distro hopping (n distros sharing the same home), with both distros being Ubuntu 20.04. As they share all ui configuration, it is a little hard to know which side of the computer I ...
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How do I install Ubuntu Desktop from the terminal?

I'm trying to install Ubuntu Desktop on a Raspberry Pi 4 4gb, but I can't find any adequate instructions to do so right after installing it on the Pi.
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I installed lubuntu desktop environments, now when I try to switch to Gnome the screen remain black

I had Ubuntu 20.04 with Gnome, I tried to add lubuntu desktop environments. Now in the login screen (gdm3) I can change desktop environment in: Lubuntu Lxqt Openbox Ubuntu (which is Gnome) When I ...
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How can I safely remove desktop environments from Ubuntu Studio login screen?

I have been using Ubuntu Studio several years now. Seem to have a bunch of redundant offerings for apps, etc. listed as installed. While I have logged onto the Xfce interface for emergency Cinnamon ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop Disappeared

Although the PC still runs well and the Desktop folder is there and has everything in it, the icons that were on the actual visible desktop have disappeared. I realized that some of the environments ...
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Moving rectangular box showing in Ubuntu desktop

Rectangular box flickering in my Ubuntu desktop. When i scroll mouse pointer above it it fades and come again in the desktop. Issue persist after reboot also. lsb_release -a No LSB modules are ...
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How can I move application windows with shortcut keys to the four quadrants of the screen in Ubuntu Mate 20?

I just installed Ubuntu 20 with the Mate desktop environment. As I have a 4K monitor, I'd like to move application windows quickly using shortcut keys so that four application windows occupy the four ...
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External Hard Drive Name LXDE vs LXQt

I have a quick question about an external hard drive. When installed on the same exact system, with the LXDE desktop environment, it displays as "Backup Drive". When I switch the desktop ...
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Uubuntu 18.04 LTS AD domain joining

I have Ubuntu 18.04 LTS VM client and wants to join to AD domain, I have followed realmd and SSD to join the machine to domain. It was successful, it has joined to one particular domain, where I have ...
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What's the difference between lxde-core, lxde and lubuntu-desktop?

I want to install a completely minimal GUI on my server. I only need to run a web browser (Firefox or Chromium). Will I get less applications by installing lxde-core or lxde? I tried these packages ...
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home directory on desktop [closed]

Help I am pretty new to computers and I think I messed up real bad. I was trying to organize my files putting them into different folders so I could have a better overview of everything. When i tried ...
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New User, use /etc/skel [closed]

I can't find precise information about the /etc/skel settings for the new user to add, to the settings I have in user "model". Could someone tell me what files to skel so I don't have to ...
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Redirect output of systemd service to Ubuntu Boot Screen (20.04)

I have a systemd service that performs sync between local disk and Cloud Storage during shutdown. Something like this: [Unit] Description=Syncing with MEGA cloud storage v56 After=network-online....
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Can not change DNS settings in Ubuntu 20 desktop

$ uname -a Linux pintu 5.4.0-33-generic #37-Ubuntu SMP Thu May 21 12:53:59 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux I am trying to set my DNS resolver to a server I run with my own IP whitelisted. I ...
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Getting the desktop environment from zorin os 11 on ubuntu/other ubuntu based distros? [duplicate]

Trying to get the desktop environment from Zorin os 11 on ubuntu/other ubuntu based distros?
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How to run only 1 window in Xorg?

I don't want to use a desktop environment because I don't want to waste the CPU. I want to run Chromium browser without a desktop environment. I know there's already a question like this (it was about ...
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How can I log into a commandline session, without having to launch any desktop environment?

In an effort to preserve battery, I'd like to have a session type of just the commandline at login. I do not want root. I do not want to login to gnome and then switch to a ttyl, as I would still be ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 brightness problem

I have upgraded my system to Ubuntu 20.04 and am facing brightness issues. The brightness slider is also not showing up. Tried fixes such as brightness controller, made changes to gedit admin:///etc/...
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Problem with environment variable?

When I type echo at here: skyI@skyI-MP-i1640:~$ echo $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR /run/user/1000 It displays /run/user/1000, but when type echo here: root@skyI-MP-i1640:/SLAM/DSO/dso# echo $...
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TurboVPN for ubuntu server and set the only avaibile desktop to be xfce4 for all users

I am setting up a new Ubuntu server for several users My target is everyone could connect it with the TurboVPN by the server IP when user login to it, it will show the login screen to users and enter ...
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Cannot move windows side-by-side join after updating 20.04

After updating to Ubuntu 20.04 I'm not able anymore to set 2 windows side by side (left and right) and change their percent of the screen while moving the join (in the middle) This was possible in ...
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macOS like Expose/ Mission Control on Ubuntu Budgie 20.04

I recently installed Ubuntu Budgie 20.04 and was wondering if there is something similar to macOS' Mission Control where you can see every open window and can also access the dock. The only example ...
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Customize desktop icon grid location and dimensions on Ubuntu 20.04?

i'm gonna preface this by saying that i'm a new linux user, i joined circa 2 months ago, as such, i don't know too much about linux and its distros, but i've already got some tools like dconf and ...
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no desktop on a user when i log the user into the system

On Ubuntu 18.04 after installing security controls, I am unable to log a new user in and have it generate a desktop the background displays. There is no taskbar or icons. To create the user, I run ...
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Is there a personal firewall package/software with GUI available for Ubuntu desktop 20.04?

A tool with similar GUI to glass-wire for windows to Allow & Block network connections by particular App and IP Good to have Features are GUI showing live network traffic GUI to see the network ...
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Desktop doesn't start after upgrade to Ubuntu 20

I've a dual boot ( windows + ubuntu ) with grub2. I had Ubuntu 16 and I upgraded it via UI ( I was informed about some crashes about packages it couldn't get, but the process continued until the very ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 desktop bug - location services cannot be disabled?

I recently noticed that, despite location services being disabled in the settings menu, the location service indicator will sometimes show in the upper right corner. When I navigate to the settings -> ...
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Trying install ubuntu 20 desktop on a docker (works perfect with 18.04 and 19.04)

I want to try and install ubuntu 20 as a docker machine. Bellow, you can see my setup Dockerfile. When I connect with VNC to the machine, I see that the display is not working correctly (works ...
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Installed LXQT but my display manager is shown gdm3 and Desktop Environment as GNOME

I installed ubuntu 20.04 on Raspberry pi 4. Updated and upgraded. Then ran the command "$ sudo apt-get install lxqt". After reboot I was on login screen, I could login. And when I checked desktop ...
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My cinnamon desktop environment on Ubuntu uninstalls itself randomly?

I was running ubuntu with cinnamon desktop environment. This problem started yesterday after I installed python3. I uninstalled python by using the command sudo apt remove python too. My cinnamon ...
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Upgrade from 18.04 to 20.04 stucked with `Problem executing scripts APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success`

I'm currently stuck in the upgrade from 18.04 to 20.04 and can't move on. Text: An upgrade might not succeed. Do you want to continue anyway? I press [y]es Some third party entries in your sources....
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When setting automatic updates installation, what about restarts?

I set up automatic installation of (security) updates on a machine I gave away before quarantine. Would notifications for restarting the computer appear to non-admin users, each time after updates ...
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What is the difference between kde-standard and kubuntu-desktop and installing kubuntu

Sorry if you find the question to be repited, I have searched previous ones but refered to other specific packages and I don't really have the basic concepts clear, so I can't get to a conclusion. I ...
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Difference between unity and ubuntu-unity-desktop?

There are two packages in ubuntu 20.04 unity and ubuntu-unity-desktop. Which one should I use to install Unity DE in my system and what is the difference between them?
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