GNOME is the name for a collection of software that provides the desktop environment used by Ubuntu (but not Kubuntu or Xubuntu). This is a very general tag that should only be used for questions referring to GNOME in general, and not a specific component.
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Can you run Linux Mint in a virtual box on Linux Mint? [closed]
Ok, so to clarify, say I was running Mint 14, and I made a VBox, could I have the VBox run
Mint 14? The reason I am asking this is because I am trying to run different GUIs on Mint,
currently I'm ...
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Cannot start GDM [closed]
I am using Ubuntu 11.10.
I was not able to remove a directory as root so I used the Ubuntu 11.10 install disk and chose the "Repair broken system" option. Far from repairing the system, it made it ...
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Gnome-Shell, use the hot corner to display Application
I'm currently tweaking my new Gnome-Shell inside a VM before doing it on my current laptop and I would like to know how to display the application drawer when the mouse go on the hot corner instead of ...
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Custom VirtualBox Launcher in GNOME 3
I'm using Ubuntu 13.04 with GNOME 3. My goal is to create a custom launcher that will launch a specific VirtualBox virtual machine, and I'd like it to have it's own icon.
From a purely functional ...
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Workspaces in GNOME and Unity dont work
I'm on Ubuntu 13.04 and use Unity, but I've got the same problem with Gnome 3, too. A few days after installing the new version, workspaces got black and useless. When I go for "Display Workspace", ...
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Dont move X-unikey in ubuntu 12.10
help me
dont remove x-unikey msg err:
" The package x-unikey needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.
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I cant use Ubuntu Software Center, I start Ubuntu software center and it ...
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Background color of kate's search/replace input fields
I'm using kate on my ubuntu 13.04 unity without any problems. Even the dark mediterranean-themes (http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/?content=156782) look great inside kate.
As you may see in the ...
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GNOME 3.8 blacks out the screen when Ubuntu asks for password
In Unity: When Ubuntu asks for your administrator password, a dialog box appears that don't interfere with your work. You can switch to other applications or minimize that dialog box.
In GNOME (GNOME ...
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Gnome shell and unity dont show up at the login screen
I am running kubuntu 13.04 and installed xfce desktop environment in it. From the ubuntu software center I tried to install gnome shell and unity. But when I logout I cant login to those. They both ...
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How to use KDE or Gnome hardware/network detection in another desktop environment?
I like to run light Window Managers, like Fluxbox, not for performance just because I find them simpler to configure and they fit better my working style. But having automatic hardware and network ...
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Set text direction in gnome-shell?
How can I change the text direction in gnome-shell back and forth between right-to-left and left-to-right?
(Mine is in left-to-right. I have tried changing the language to Chinese (using the "Region ...
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Unable to VNC into Lubuntu
I have Ubuntu Server 12.04 with both the GNOME and Lubuntu desktop environments installed. I'm using the Lubuntu desktop as GNOME was taxing the capabilities of the onboard video controller too much. ...
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GNOME Does Not Enforce Password Complexity in 12.04
I'm lost on this:
I have password complexity configured in /etc/pam.d/common-password and /etc/pam.d/common-auth. While logged in as a regular user I can reset a password from a terminal window and ...
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Using gnome-keyring with svn via ssh and mysql-workbench
Problem: mysql-workbench fails to connect to the keyring to connect to mysql.
I'm trying to get my svn command (which uses an svn+ssh uri) to prompt me to enter my password for my local rsa secrets. ...
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I can't install gnome-shell and edubuntu secondary bundle for ubuntu
I tryed to install Gnome-Shell and Edubuntu Secondary Bundle for ubuntu but in place of showing install it shows "Available from the 'universe' source".
Please tell how to install.
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Screenshot of current window
When I select to "Grab the current window" using the Screenshot app which comes with Ubuntu, the image is b0rked.
The same window captured with "Select area to grab" looks normal:
I am using ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 indicator-datetime-service loads 100% CPU
Ubuntu 13.04 64bits desktop (freshly downloaded from the site a couple of days ago)
indicator-datetime-service
loads CPU up to 100%( 1-2 core)
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gnome-settings-daemon
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Can't download Gnome 3 for Ubuntu 12.10
How can I install Gnome 3 on Ubuntu 12.10? I tried to apt-get install gnome-panel, but it errors out because of unmet dependencies, even if I pass -f:
kanha@kanha-Aspire-5580:~$ sudo apt-get -f ...
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Can I upgrade to another desktop environment?
I'm currently running a Vanilla Ubuntu 12.04 LTS that had Unity replaced with with gnome-shell. What I'd like to do is to do a do-release-upgrade that will install a specific flavor of Ubuntu (GNOME ...
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add comment feature — what is the file manager support it ?? — ubuntu 12.04
I need to write comment on file ..
assume I have .mp3 , I want to write comment as example : " I listen to 50 min"
I want to write comments like that on many file extensions (PDF , DOC , ... ...
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Is possible to split an nautilus window in horizontal?
The window splits vertically when we press the F3 key, it's possible to split the window horizontally?
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GEdit not working for some users
I am using GEdit 3.8.2 on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail with GNOME 3.8. I have two user accounts on my computer.
When I launch GEdit in my account, I get a window that is blank, and am not able to ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 don't boot with Windows 7
So I just installed the Gnome, I used the Gparted to make the partitions because the basic mode to install side by side with windows was not working. Ok, I made the partitions and installed, no ...
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Is there a way to use firefox favicons with alt-tab?
At work, I tend to have multiple instances of firefox open at once -- one for outlook web app, one for jira, another one or two for some in-house web apps... on top of this, I will often have a few ...
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Gnome dash shows only first 8 letters of application names
The overview of unity shows only cropped versions of the application, see here:
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 with gnome 3.2 gnome shell.
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go back from Gnome 3.8 to Gnome 3.6 in LUBUNTU 13.04
I had Lubuntu 12.04 and wanted to try Gnome Shell. When I added the Gnome3 PPA, that got me on 3.4. I wanted to use 3.6 though and follow new releases from there, but from what I gathered about this ...
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Can't do anything with Ubuntu Gnome after installation, what to do?
I installed Ubuntu Gnome 13.04 from DVD. It's the only os. When I start the PC it boots and then I see the login screen, but cannot do anything. I see the mouse, and when I move it this also is shown. ...
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Ubuntu Gnome 13.04 Bumped Gnome 3.8 - Software Center Crashing [closed]
Running Ubuntu Gnome 13.04 and bumped Gnome to 3.8 following the method given here:
How To Upgrade to GNOME 3.8 in Ubuntu 13.04
Now every time I try to run the Ubuntu Software Center app, it ...
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Problem with minimizing windows
I installed gnome shell from the official repo and after restarting , when i open a window (Either in gnome or unity) and try to minimize it , it freezes until i press Alt + Tab and when to maximize ...
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Hide xchat-gnome, instead of closing it
I've just installed xchat-gnome on Ubuntu 12.04. It works fine and integrates well with the messaging area of the notifications bar. However, I have not fond a way to make the xchat window go away ...
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How to change notification bubble background color back to normal?
Good day!
I've been having visual problems with my notification bubbles, their background colour changed from dark grey to grey permanently after installing gnome 3 and using How can I reset my GRUB ...
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Change color of Applet context menu font or background
As seen here http://i.imgur.com/9tySBEi.png, theres little contrast between the greys.
I'm using the FlatStudio theme with Faenza Dark icons. I'm assuming it's because the icons are for a dark theme, ...
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Is there a way to fetch a gtk app's gsettings values?
For example, I have Devhelp installed. According to the source code, Devhelp
creates a gsettings id called org.gnome.devhelp.fonts, I would like to know
if it's possible to read the value for ...
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Gnome problem in Ubuntu 13.04
I installed Gnome 3.8 in Ubuntu 13.04, and the UI in Unity also changed. And I kept getting messages that there was an error in my system and the error has to be reported. This actually started after ...
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Installing ubuntu without any OS
Is it possible to install ubuntu without having a operating system?
I have tried to install through usb and do not have access to dvd/cd at the moment.
can anyone help?
i got the following error ...
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Remove status bar at the top of open programs [duplicate]
I'm using 13.04 Gnome Remix, and I have questioned myself many times. How can I remove this annoying wide status bar at the top of every window I open? For example, Google Chrome on Windows doesn't ...
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Lubuntu Gnome 3 dekstop install/run help
So I have lubuntu installed on and old desktop and its great except that the bottom menu is tiny and terrible.
So I searched for hours on how to run gome desktop and tried both using the terminal ...
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Gnome 3.8 / gdm / Failed to load session “gnome-classic”
Installed gnome 3.8 from its official ppa. Installed gnome-shell gnome-shell-extensions and ubuntu-gnome-desktop.
Installation went smooth. Also selected gdm as the login manager. THe only thing that ...
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How can schedule to run 'deluge BT client' in ubuntu 12.1 using gnome schedule
Since it's a GUI there is bit of complication. Can you guys help? Thanks.
(I need a recurrent task btw)
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Search results in gnome shell 3.8
I have two users on my ubuntu 13.04. Both use gnome shell 3.8 from the PPA. The problem I have is that with one of my user, the search tool in gnome shell does not work well. For example, searching ...
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Program works on gnome 3, does not work on xfce
I wrote some C++ program, using qt and gstreamer, where I take photo from the webcam, then I open the folder with the saved image with image icon selected.
To open folder I have tried :
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How do I remove the window borders from modal dialogs in Cinnamon?
System: Ubuntu 13.04, with Cinnamon 1.8.
Whenever a modal dialog like the one below (password prompt in GDebi) pops up, it always has an annoying border around it. Is there any way to fix this?
I ...
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Gnome 3.8.1 Missing entries in Settings
So I installed Ubuntu 13.04 Gnome and updated Gnome-shell to 3.8. Current version is 3.8.1.
I decided to edit what applications show in the lock screen when, to my amazement, no privacy entry appears ...
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GNOME shell does not load
I see that there have been other similar posts, but the underlying problems seem to vary. I am not competent to troubleshoot myself, could you please walk me through it:
I have recently upgraded from ...
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Can't write in terminal
I've just installed Ubuntu 13.04 Gnome, 64 bits on my computer (keeping my old /home partition). But the providen gnome-terminal has a strange behaviour : it does not show me the prompt, and I can't ...
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Gnome/Unity not working
I wanted to try the gnome 3.9 UI on ubuntu 12.04 LTS. So I installed the following ppa
add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Then I added the ...
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Difference between “Gtk+ theme” and “Current theme” entries in Gnome Tweak Tool
As you can see below, Adwaita is selected both as the Gtk+ theme, and the Current theme.
What is the difference? Also, some themes are available as "current" and others as Gtk+ ones.
Also, why do ...
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Remove Evolution integration from Gnome 3
I have just installed Gnome 3 for the first time, and I quite like it.
However, there is one really annoying detail: Evolution.
It's essentially a total, buggy clusterquack.
I'd like to have it ...
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GNOME 3 Text Box Border
My GNOME 3 doesn't show text box borders. It used to show them in the past, but recently they stopped working. This makes it really hard to figure out where to enter text.
I tried reinstalling ...
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Broken network libraries - Ubuntu 13.04
I was trying to get the right library dependencies to install a plotting software (Blop) and in the process I removed libraries such as libnm-util and libreadline, in an attempt to fix some possible ...
