Tagged Questions
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Where are desktop menus filed?
I am wishing to look at the .desktop files associated with my main menu panel. I am using gnome on ubuntu 11.04.
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How do I hide panel handles (“hide buttons”) in Gnome?
I am running 11.04 and sometimes I need to take a screenshot of a full-screen application - and the Gnome panels on top and bottom are usually in the way.
So, I can click the "hide buttons" (panel ...
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Is there a way for drag and drop text to replace (rather than append to) target text? [closed]
In 11.04 using gnome 2.32.1.
If I have (as I frequently seem to) a list of bits of text I want to search for in a search box, it's convenient to drag each search term over to the search box and drop ...
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Problem to safely remove USB dongle
I use Micromax USB data card device to establish internet connection. But the device can't be removed safely by using the option " safely remove device". How can it solve?
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Default gnome browser opens start page
Irritatingly, when I click a link in an application (I use Quassel), firefox opens the default start page.
I have a somewhat non-standard configuration setup. I am using a nightly build of firefox, ...
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Authenticating upgrade from 10.10 to 11.04 failed [closed]
When I click the Upgrade button in Update Manager, a box appears saying:
Authenticating the upgrade failed. There may be a problem with the server or with the network.
Please help me out to ...
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How to save a session with open programs and files? [duplicate]
How can I reproduce the current session, including open programs and files on my Ubuntu 11.04 laptop and rebooting?
I've got a bunch of windows open in Chromium and Firefox (this is probably the easy ...
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How to debug faulty gnome startup applications [closed]
After updating my system packages (regular update), it so happens that I am unable to start my GDM session unless I use safe mode.
I reckon that some startup program is crashing and causing the ...
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1answer
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Image info (resolution, etc) inside of Nautilus
I use Ubuntu 11.10 with Gnome 3 (gnome shell) UI.
Is it possible to get a quick image info by clicking or hovering the image, without having to right click -> properties -> image ?
I often have to ...
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1answer
449 views
Ubuntu 11.04 64bits Keeps Randomly Freezing [closed]
This has been a real headache for me since the number of freezes has increase from twice a week to about 1 or twice a day. The system just halts and nothing can be done but hitting the restart button. ...
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GTK vertical spacing too condensed
I installed gnome-shell - for who knows what reason - on Natty, from gnome3 launchpad PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install ...
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1answer
339 views
will installing gnome3 remove ubuntu classic?
I am on ubuntu 11.04 using ubuntu classic desktop environment and I want to try Gnome3, How should I install it and will installing it remove ubuntu classic?
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What package do I install to use Oxygen in Qt4?
When you install some qt apps in ubuntu like smplayer and lyx, you can change their appearance eiher with their preferences menu or with the qt-config utility. You can choose between several themes ...
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Change Gnome terminal (Bash) profile when changing to different user in the same terminal (e.g. root)
Is it possible to change the profile of a terminal upon switching user in the same terminal?
Actually my goal is to change the terminal to a profile which indicates to me that it is a terminal as ...
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How to make all windows add wallpaper or make Transparent?(as Command) [closed]
I want Gnome windows background add wallpaper or Transparent..
( are there ShellScript as file example ? )
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2answers
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Can't change Gnome 3 Themes in 11.04
I have recently installed the gnome 3 environment via the PPA. I installed the gnome-themes-standard package i believe, and now I can't use the tweak tool or gconf to change the theme because it is ...
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What's a simple “colour picker” app for GNOME?
I need a small tool to ‘pick’ a colour anywhere on the screen (so that I basically get the hex code for it). Earlier, I've used KDE's KColorChooser for this.
According to this page, "Gpick" sounds ...
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1answer
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How to set up a (relatively) secure kiosk on Natty?
I'm trying to get my application to be the only thing a user sees when the machine is powered on - like a kiosk, but a little more secure. Ideally, what I'd like to happen is this:
At machine ...
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Is there a way to get Gnome 3 Unity (from 11.10) in 11.04?
I have Gnome 3 installed in my 11.04 and I was wondering if I can get 11.10's unity in it
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1answer
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After downgrading to Ubuntu 11.04, how to keep GNOME 2.x?
Having tried unity, GNOME 3, GNOME-Shell, XFCE, and OpenBox, I would finally like to get back to GNOME 2.x
Not being a hardcore Linux user, my best bet is to do a clean install of Ubuntu 11.04 with ...
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5answers
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How to install Windows 7 theme with GNOME Shell?
I installed GNOME Shell on Ubuntu 11.04 and logged in with it. But when I try to install the Windows theme, it complains that
Gnome desktop session is required
Anyone knows why this is? Is there ...
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1answer
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Could having GNOME3 installed affect my upgrade to 11.10? [closed]
I have a machine with 11.04 and gnome 3 and I was hoping to upgrade to 11.10. Could the fact that I have gnome shell already installed affect my upgrade and cause issues within gnome? Has anyone else ...
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1answer
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Is upgrading from 11.04 with GNOME3 to 11.10 safe?
I have an 11.04 machine with gnome 3.0 shell and i would like to upgrade it to 11.10. My concern is some sort of conflict between the gnome 3 package i have installed and 11.10 during the upgrade. ...
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Every time I log on my I need to reload window manager [closed]
Every time I log on my ubuntu in gnome I have to run Fusion Icon and do "Reload Window Manager" to make the window title and close/maximize buttons appear.
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1answer
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How can I launch an application at startup just in a determined session? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How To Make Program Autostart only In GNOME
I set up my Gnome session to use tint2 as a window list panel, but I don't need it when using Xfce, therefore I'd like to ...
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Restore logout GNOME applet in the classic session? [closed]
Determined to get the excellent original clock applet back from a few releases ago, I followed the instructions here.
... and removed indicator-datetime
I now have the wonderful world-clock + map ...
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Gnome/Nautilus does not remember individual folder's size/position? [closed]
I am using ubuntu 11.04 and I have noticed that Gnome/Nautilus remembers a "global" setting for size/position using the last window open instead of remembering an individual size/position for each ...
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1answer
337 views
Ubuntu Classic, possible to have just big icons like in Windows 7?
I like how in Windows 7, only icons are shown in the taskbar/panel. Is it possible in Ubuntu (11.04)?
Also I suppose it will be great to be able to group windows from the same program into 1 icon ...
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1answer
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How do I replace gedit 3.06 with gedit 2.30.4?
I have some problem. I have installed gnome 3, and now I have gedit 3.0.6 version. I need to replace it by gedit 2.30.4 version. Any suggestions?
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Why does my system get stuck at the splash screen after updating to Gnome 3? [closed]
Im a newbie to Linux and today I installed gnome-shell and I had previously installed nvidea current drivers provided by Ubuntu. After reboot it shows ubuntu splash screen and then stays there and ...
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1answer
638 views
How do I reset GNOME to the defaults?
I installed gnome from a kubuntu 11.04 installation using apt-get
$ apt-get install gnome-desktop-environment
Everything was working just fine until I decided to change the panel format.
Then a ...
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Can I have both unity 2d and gnome 3 sessions available?
I don't mean i want to run both GUI'S at the same time . I mean if I can install Gnome 3 and have unity-2D which I can change back and forth at any time by logging out and logging back in deciding ...
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How to type “ç” when using USA intl as the keyboard layout?
I asked the same question when I used Maverick Meerkat but I can't make that solutions work on Unity. I want to use the keys ´ followed by c and the output should be "ç". It works that way in Windows ...
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No option for power management on a Compaq 510 series laptop [closed]
I'm using compaq 510 series laptop, I have installed Ubuntu 11.04 32-bit OS desktop edition.
In system preferences there is no option of power management. No battery icon visible on the menu bar near ...
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1answer
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Bug in Nautilus windows with many subfolders [closed]
I found a bug. When i open folder in Nautilus with many sub-folders, so that a vertical scrollbar appears. I type a name of same file, so that file becomes selected and then move down to the end of ...
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1answer
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How to prevent KDE from loading the Gnome desktop for fullscreen applications?
Every time I start an application that is using fullscreen mode in KDE my gnome desktop background is loaded before starting the program. This is aesthetically diturbing and I suspect there is a waste ...
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Dock expose in Gnome Classic? [closed]
Is there any dock that has the Dock exposé feature in Gnome Classic?
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1answer
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11.04 classic GNOME application searching tool just with keyboard [closed]
I want to search and execute application just in a little bit typing (without moving mouse pointer). But I don't want to use Unity and I don't want to install a dock (computer performance problem). Is ...
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Move windows to external monitor [closed]
I am using Ubuntu 11.04 with gnome3. At work, I use the laptop screen (not primary, right side) to show some screenlets (clock, weather, etc). When I switch to single-monitor view, the screenlets ...
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1answer
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Login window missing at startup
After having some problems with my DE after upgrading from Gnome 2 to Gnome 3, and then downgrading, and then installing and uninstalling xmonad, one day at start-up my login window was missing. It's ...
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4answers
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Sidescrolling with touchpad?
I just booted up my laptop and opened up my webbrowser. I went to OMG! Ubuntu!, and wanted to scroll as I always do, with the right side of my laptop's touchpad... It did not work...
I went to the ...
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1answer
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Ubuntu One does not work right with Gnome 3 in 11.04
Today, I decided to try Ubuntu One. But unfortunately it's not working:
Did anyone encounter any similar problems?
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2answers
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Ubuntu Theme installer crashes whenever I try to install a new theme?
I am very bored of the default themes in Ubuntu, not because they are bad just because I get bored easily!
I decided to visit Gnome's Theme library and found a theme I like. I downloaded the theme ...
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1answer
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Broken icons, Wifi, and login screen after upgrade
I am running the latest version of Ubuntu and I ran almost all the new updates. My screen and icons went blank since last upgrade. My Wifi is also not working. I have installed Gnome 3. The login ...
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1answer
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Desktop always in Ubuntu Classic mode
My friend installed Ubuntu 11.04. We are pretty sure it's Ubuntu 11.04. He looked at about Ubuntu zone.
THe problem is that the desktop is always like Ubuntu Classic. When logging, i said; change the ...
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1answer
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How to “dock” empathy to side of desktop (Digsby style)
I come from a windows background, and one of the coolest apps I used was Digsby.
It was a multi-protocol IM client similar in function to empathy.
Now I like empathy, especially when used with ...
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How to input chinese in empathy?
Small problem here: I use Ibus to input chinese, until now, everything works fine, but I can't input chinese in empathy. I'm on gnome 3, enjoying the integration of empathy with the DE (so i don't ...
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1answer
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Can I run Gnome 3 in Classic Desktop and still switch to default Unity?
I am using Unity and am pretty stisfied. Anyway I want to give Gnome 3 a try within my working machine. Can I upgrade my system (Natty) so I have Gnome3 (+Shell) in the Classic Desktop mode and still ...
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1answer
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How to change overlay scrollbar color? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to change the color of the scroll bar?
In my /home/myname/.themes/themename/gtkrc file I found this:
style "murrine-scrollbar"
{
bg[SELECTED] = shade (0.6, ...
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0answers
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How to disable bluetooth in Gnome 3? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I default Bluetooth to off on my laptop Lenovo T61
I an using Ubuntu Natty 11.04 with Gnome 3 front end. Every time I login I have in my top right corner an ...
