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black screen with blinking cursor
Suddenly my 12.10 desktop went into a black screen. I couldnt do anything so I power cycled. Now I get it on boot. I can't do anything. Shift doesn't work to get into grub. Ctrl, alt f1 doesn't work ...
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Authentication window in GNOME disappears before I have a chance to type in the password
Sporting 12.10 with Gnome Shell.
When I start graphical Software updater manager, and click "Install now", I got "Authentication Required" window prompt as per usual. However, after I've typed couple ...
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Printer Job Always 'Stopped'
I am running Ubuntu 12.10/ GNOME 3 Remix (amd64). When I try to print anything from my Lexmark S605 Interact, the job automatically stops under job status.
I might be missing something really ...
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Why won't Gnome Classic open correctly?
Okay, so I recently installed the "Ultimate Gnome Experience" package from http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/how-to-get-complete-gnome-3-desktop-in.html on my Ubuntu 12.10 laptop. I was exploring the new ...
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Everything freezes except mouse. Ubuntu 12.10
I use ubuntu 12.10 32bit
Gnome 3.6.0 with Unity
GPU: Intel 3000 HD
In about this computer:
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-2410M CPU @ 2.30GHz × 4
GPU : Intel® Sandybridge Mobile x86/MMX/SSE2
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cannot sellect desktop environments at login session in ubuntu12.10
i cliked the weel at right top it showed number of DE when icliked with mouse nothing is happining as a result i cannot use lxde pla.. help me
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Upgrade 12.10(gnome installer) to 13.04(gnome)
I have installed clean Ubuntu with gnome desktop environment (This was installer only with gnome so no unity and not upgraded from unity to gnome). And I'm very happy with it, but there is a system ...
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problem with lxde having ubuntu 12.10 with gnome
i had installed lxde through software center but my desktope environment did not changed to lxde but at shut down it is showing Lubuntu-12.10.but in system monitor it showed as Ubuntu Release 12.10 ...
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How to setup Awesome WM with GNOME services on arbitrary Ubuntu?
tl;dr Is there a generic guide to set up GNOME background services to work with Awesome WM on any Ubuntu?
The official guide doesn't seem to have been updated since Ubuntu 11.10. Another guide is ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 gnome 3.4 stitches every couple of seconds
I have recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 and Gnome 3.4 on top.
I am experiencing a weird issue, and I have no idea how to track it down.
Every approx. 20 seconds my screen "freezes" for very-very ...
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ubuntu 12.10 gnome 3.6 suspend option in the ctrl+alt+del pop-up window
I am running ubuntu 12.10 with gnome 3.6 shell and I wanted to know if it is possible to add a suspend button to the pop-up menu showing when you press ctrl+alt+del?
or if there's a shortcut for ...
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12.10; NVidia 285; Gnome 3; Renderer shows Gallium
I know there have been a number of posts/articles about getting NVIDIA to work under Ubuntu. Yet after extensive searching I haven't found one that has gotten me where I need to be.
Here is my ...
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How to display the current running apps using gnome-pie in Ubuntu 12.10?
I have downloaded the gnome-pie app but I am not able to display the running apps.
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Nvidia driver for GeForce GTX 660
I am having troubles installing the Nvidia driver on my new installation of Ubuntu Gnome Remix (12.10, at first). I would be very grateful if I could receive some help from a kind soul out there.
I ...
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Gnome theme background color is black
I'm having a problem with my default Gnome 3.6.0 setup on 12.10. I used to create themes in Gnome 2 and Gnome 3.0, but I'm at loss to explain why my theme is black in the background. This problem is ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 Gnome 3 Login Screen Bad position
Operating System and Config:
I have Ubuntu 12.10 with Unity removed and installed Gnome 3 desktop.
Everything works fine but...
When I turn on PC for the first time and Gnome loads the login ...
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Why can I not update? Getting 403 Forbidden with gwibber
Ubuntu 12.10 x64
apt-get install ubuntu-gnome-desktop ubuntu-gnome-default-settings
yields this error
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates/main gwibber-service-facebook all ...
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Keyboard layout reverts at every boot
I am using 12.10 with Gnome 3. I changed LightDM to GDM. When I boot up keyboard layout changes to default US layout. When I add another layout to end of list at Region settings my selected layout ...
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Unity/GNOME/GTK3 & Other Desktop Issues
Well, it's been about a week, and i'm quite frustrated. I just recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my desktop, and i've run into more than a few problems along the way.
First, it began with having ...
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Gnome 3 uninstall failed?
Oke now i really messed up my system. I have tried to uninstall gnome 3.
I have followed this guide.
But now my system do not anything at all. When I boot it stops when it needs to load the GUI. I ...
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secondary HDD problems with gnome
I have two HDDs running in my computer,however when I logon using GNOME,the drives do not appear unless I logout,log back in using the default ubuntu shell,open the drives,then logout and back in with ...
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Adjust space(+shift) scroll speed?
I'm not entirely sure where such a configuration would be found, but basically I like to use the Space to scroll down a page in Chromium and Shift+Space to scroll up instead of using a trackpad.
The ...
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low graphic mode problem after install GNOME 3 on ubuntu
hi friend i'm using windows and ubuntu on my lenovo G580 Laptop which has 4GB RAM and i5 3rd generation processor.Now the problem is i tried to to install GNOME 3 on my laptop.after installed using ...
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How to install the latest version of GNOME on Ubuntu? [duplicate]
I am running Ubuntu 12.10 and would like to install the latest version of GNOME on it.
How do I go about it?
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Files and folders in Gnome-Shell 3.6.2 overview not showing
I've done a fresh setup of Xubuntu 12.10 on a 32bit machine, but changed to Gnome-Shell 3.6.2.
When hitting the activities button, only documents or contacts search provide results, files or folders ...
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12.10 blue screen, no panels
I just upgraded to Ubuntu 12.10. The desktop is stuck on a blue screen, the panel bars at the top and bottom don't show up. My 2 screens are set to low resolution and mirror. I can open a terminal ...
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Gnome 3 Window Decoration
Is there a way to disable, on a per application basis, the window decoration associated with gnome?
In this case, in particular it's windows associated with PlayonLinux/Wine.
I still have to use ...
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Gnome Terminal ignores default profile size
I am using Gnome 3.6 Ubuntu 12.10 kernel 3.5. My problem is that I have my default profile for gnome terminal set to 80x43. However, most of the time when launching Gnome terminal from the launcher, ...
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Create a virtual desktop and share it over the internet
I was wondering if there is anyone who has an idea how to do a display trick.
Here is the deal, I have Ubuntu on my laptop and we have a bunch of desktop computers in the university. I can't unplug ...
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Slow reboot and logout in gnome3, normal from terminal
My Ubuntu 12.10 Computer running Gnome shell rather than unity, is now very slow to logout or reboot from desktop. It reverts to generic Ubuntu icon theme, and the screen goes dim. Programs can still ...
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Will installing GNOME Shell affect Unity?
Is it possible to install GNOME 3 and switch between GNOME and Unity?
If I run sudo apt-get install gnome-shell will it remove unity, or break it?
I wanted to make sure, before I install GNOME.
My ...
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How to remove items from Places sidebar in Nautilus 3.6?
I am attempting to remove bookmarks from the Places sidebar in Nautilus 3.6. Specifically, I would like to remove the "Pictures" item.
I have found answers for older versions in which one can remove ...
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How can I assign hotkey on nautilus option “open file in text editor”?
Im used to F4 in Total Commander, and now looking for how to set it in nautilus.
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multitouch gestures in GNOME-Shell
I switched from Unity to GNOME, and I really miss the gestures on Unity (3 fingers window moving, expand to maximize, etc).
I have two finger scrolling and two finger tap to right click out of the ...
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Will re-installing “gnome session fall back” fix that applet error?
After login I often get the error applet complete has quit unexpectedly.
Ubuntu 12.10 64 bit
3.5.0-24-generic
12 GB RAM
1 TB HDD
When the message appears on boot up it always provides the ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 taking too much time to start gnome-shell after lightdm?
Ubuntu 12.10 taking too much time (about 30 secs) to start gnome-shell after login in lightdm. No notable delay in loading unity though. Cinnamon also taking time to load like gnome-shell. It happens ...
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Gnome 3 on 12.10 notification panel disables bottom of screen
I can't cilck on anything in the bottom 2cm of my screen, which I think is due to the Gnome notification panel - how can I disable this or stop it deactivating my screen?
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Can change background only from Gnome, not from Unity
I just upgraded my Ubuntu from 12.04 to 12.10 and I see when I right click on the desktop and click on change desktop background, all I get is the system settings dialogue and not the change desktop ...
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How to teach Ubuntu to close apps gently when shutting down? [closed]
Im using Ubuntu Gnome Remix, and I've noticed, that when restarting, the system just kills applications after short delay. So, for example, my recent bookamrks from Firefox get lost, etc.
Does ...
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How to fix blurry font in Gnome Boxes Windows 7 virtual machine?
So I am currently installing Windows 7 inside gnome-boxes from an iso file.
This seems to be running fine, but the refresh rate seems to lack a bit, and also the font's are blurry, how can I fix ...
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Strange text formating in Empathy notifications in Gnome 3.6.2
My unexpanded notifications from Empathy looks like this:
Looks like the bannerBody is copied into scrollBox and placed in that notification body. But it looks pretty normal when expanded. Is this ...
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Is there Ubuntu 12.10 Gnome version with Wubi installer?
The question says it all. I want to have Ubuntu 12.10 Gnome version. I can't find any Wubi version. Is this even possible?
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why do background windows have semi-transparent title bars in Unity?
Why do background windows have semi-transparent title bars in Unity? The foreground window is entirely opaque, but as soon it loses focus, it becomes transparent. It's as though Unity/Gnome are ...
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Gnome3 Install fail on 12.10
I recently upgraded to 12.10 and found it was running a little slow. My laptop is a few years old and so I accept that the issue is probably my hardware.
When looking online I found it mentioned on ...
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What is the best way to get MTP working properly?
Anyone have any news on the latest/best way to get Sony's proprietary MTP working properly on Ubuntu GNOME? Ubuntu GNOME Shell Remix 12.10 amd64. Sony Xperia U (no SD card support, only internal ...
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Xorg segfault, then GNOME goes to China [closed]
I'm running Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10 with one modification: I've installed kernel 3.8.0-030800rc7-generic from the MainlineKernels repository (by manually downloading and installing the debs). Why? ...
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How to prevent context menu's on notifications closing notification panel?
With the gnome-shell notification panel right clicking (or left clicking if the notification icon has a menu associated) brings up the context panel.
The issue that arises is that this closes the ...
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Can't record using Gnome Shell
When I hit Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R in Gnome Shell, I get no visual feedback, no file is saved if I do it twice on ~/Videos/ or ~/.
I get this error on ~/.xsession-errors:
Window manager warning: Log level ...
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Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS vs. Ubuntu 12.10? [duplicate]
should I pick Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS or 12.10 for my home machine?
I know that Ubuntu 12.04 is LTS but 12.10 is newer.
But what should I pick now?
Can I use Gnome 3 Shell (apt-get install gnome-shell) ...
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No time to input correct password
I'm unable to lauch applications that require root priviledges from the gnome shell menu. When the input password dialog is shown, after 2 our 3 seconds the "Sorry, that didn't work" message is shown, ...
