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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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) and gnome-settings-daemon eats whole RAM ...
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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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Upgrade 12.04 to Ubuntu-GNOME 13.04 [duplicate]

I'm currently running 12.04 LTS with gnome-shell installed and Unity removed. What I'd like to do is hop over to Ubuntu-GNOME 13.04 without having to do a fresh install. Is it possible to do a ...
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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 ...
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Appearance Icon is still missing from system settings

I am using 13.04 - just upgraded today. I checked in Synaptic and both gnome-control-center-signon and gnome-control-center-unity are installed. In ccsm the Unity Plug-In is enabled. I completely ...
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In settings menu “Background” entry appears rather than “Appearance”

"Appearance" still appears in the dash but opening it only opens system settings. I have a feeling this problem is related to this one
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Tray Icons in Unity in 13.04

In Ubuntu 13.04 there is no Tray Icon and Whiteliting is removed. I Installed Gnome 3.8 but there is no tray there too!! How can I get tray icons back (for applications that put icon in tray like ...
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Ubuntu gets freezed, and it is slow

First of all, sorry about my english. I installed ubuntu like, 5 months ago, but now my ubuntu gets freezed and stuck, it waits too way long to load an application, I had to run another OS to do ...
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How can I turn off window titlebars (window decorations) in gnome shell/mutter?

There's a shell extension called Maximus that disables window decorations when windows are maximized, but I'd like to disable window decorations entirely, for all windows (just using keyboard ...
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Is there any system restore in Ubuntu like Windows? [duplicate]

I followed the instructions that in Install gnome 3.8 in Ubuntu 13.04 and then after restarting many programmes stopped working and fails to start like Rhythombox / Cairo dock / Totem / Weather / ...
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Add items to Gnome Menu

How does one add an item to this: I already tried looking in the .desktop file of (e.g. Documents) but I couldn't find anything
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Stop Screenlets from minimizing (in gnome shell)

I know there is a similar question already (Stop Screenlets from minimizing) but the solution for the question uses compizconfig-settings-manager which doesn't work with Gnome Shell. Is there any ...
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Reset Gnome GLib Schemes

I accidently deleted /usr/share/gnome-shell From my PC (Gnome 3.8), so I copied it form my other PC (that has 3.9.1). Now when I start gnome-shell in the terminal, it says there is no key ...
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Install Gnome 3.8 on Ubuntu Gnome 13.04

So I have Ubuntu Gnome 13.04 on my Main PC, running Gnome-Shell v. 3.9.1 And I installed it on my laptop from the exact same ISO, however there I only have 3.6.1. I already tried sudo apt-get update ...
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Can't start XBMC [closed]

I just installed XBMC via terminal: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install xbmc I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and Gnome Shell 3.4. Every time I launch the ...
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Broken file type associations after running update-mime-database

After running sudo update-mime-database /usr/share/mime my gnome doesn't recognize any file types anymore. In Nautilus all files are now text/plain type and all now open with gedit by default. ...
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Problem with gnome shell

I followed the instructions in How to install/upgrade Gnome 3.8 in Ubuntu on ubuntukiller.com and after rebooting unity or gnome I have no wallpaper just a blank white wallpaper and it's not ...

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