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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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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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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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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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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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Won't boot to Unity or Cairo Dock on 13.04?
I've just booted up and when I log into either Cairo Dock or Unity/ubuntu neither of them launch, leaving me with just the wallpaper displayed but no desktop, so to speak. It's 13.04, and in order to ...
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Context menu icons in some Qt apps missing
The context (right click) menu icons are missing in some Qt apps like Virtualbox or Skype.
Using:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface menus-have-icons true
fixes this problem for KDE apps ...
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Why does Ubuntu 12.04 randomly reboot in unity and gnome, but not in xfce?
Currently running 12.04 LTS and i find that on a fresh install the system reboots when using Unity or Gnome, but runs stable when using Xfce. This piqued my interest as to why this would be? Hoe does ...
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Cannot change background color in Ubuntu 13.04
I cannot change my background to the color blue and when I try to my desktop background goes black. I tried to do gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.background active true but it still ...
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Ubuntu graphic / video problem intel
I recently got a new motherboard/CPU so I did a fresh install of Kubuntu 12.10 (i386). I had graphic problems since I started using the live USB (before installing). Then, the system got constant ...
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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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No wallpaper after installing Gnome Shell [13.04] [duplicate]
After installing Gnome Shell 3.8, my wallpaper disapear and I see only white space on desktop. After nautilus -q white turn into black, but I still can't see picture (Picture is set correctly, because ...
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How do I remove this annoyingly pixelated popup?
How do I remove this annoyingly pixelated popup? It looks like the gnome3 popup for volume, however it only pops up when i use my laptops multimedia keys, not the volume or brightness keys. I can't ...
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“Change wallpaper” option doesn't work
I have installed Ubuntu-GNOME then installed Unity desktop and I can't change my wallpaper! When I click on the option, the one thing that appears is the system settings window, without the option to ...
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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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How to disable popup volume bar?
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 with Unity.
Is there a way to make the volume bar pop ONLY when I click on the sound icon and NOT when I use a hot key?
My problem is that when I'm running a fullscreen ...
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How to shut down the system while using GNOME desktop environment in Ubuntu 11.10
I am using Ubuntu 11.10, and I have GNOME and KDE desktop environments installed on it. While I am using Unity, I am able to see the shutdown option and able to shutdown the system by clicking that ...
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How to use Gnome3 window switcher in Unity?
Is there any way to use the default window switcher Alt+Tab from Gnome3 inside Unity? (or a suitable alternative?)
I find the Unity one a bit hard to see which app is selected as they've all been ...
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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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Unity panel gnome 3
I'm looking for solution how to change the unity panel (the panel on the top of the screen) to look more like in gnome 3. And I do not mean only transparency or font.
I was able to ad transparency, so ...
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Replace title bar with a full window border
I'm wondering if it's possible to remove the titlebar of every window and instead add a coloured border a few pixels thick around the whole window and stil keep the ability to move the window around.
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1answer
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My Ubuntu runs both Unity and GNOME Shell at the same time
Unity and GNOME 3 at same time
My Ubuntu seems to run Unity and GNOME 3 at exactly the same time. Sure, I like it, but is there a way to remove Unity launcher?
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Which of the major Desktop Environments are known to “hurt” each other, if installed simultaneously?
I have a friend who is new to Ubuntu, and he wants to find the right Desktop Environment. I'd like to be able to recommend that he simply install several of the major DE's simultaneously, then try ...
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Menu: highlight as you type
In windows (or other linux environments like openbox) , when you have a program menu, context menu, applications menu, start menu or whatever you can press any key on you keyboard to highlight the ...
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Desktop Preferences and User Accounts missing from System Settings
I'm currently logged in with gnome classic no effects. Whilst installing gnome shell I chose gdm as the manager. I'm not sure what has caused this, but the desktop background preferences have been ...
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raise and focus running application when opening file in nautilus?
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 with and would like to know how I can configure it so that when I double click on a file, and it opens it with an already running program, it will raise and focus that program. ...
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System Settings has two online account icons?
I have two Online Accounts icons in System Settings. I'm pretty sure it's a bug.
Clicking the red one shows me my facebook account, Clicking the blue shows nothing, so I can probably deduce those ...
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Irritating window stuck always on top
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Sometimes there is a small window(corrupt) appearing, once it is there, it sticks there on top of all, irrespctive of whatever I do except logout.
I have tried different options like cinnamon, ...
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LightDM not Behaving as Expexted
I seem to be having some odd lightdm behavioral issues. So far this what I have in my /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf file:
user-session=gnome-classic
greeter-session=unity-greeter
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Acer W500 touchscreen events
I have very strange behavior of my touchscreen
In gnome shell or unity I am unable to click with it on unity panel or gnome shell interface.
But i can iteract with gtk+ windows, if i open gnome shell ...
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gnome 3 and unity not working after vlc crash
i'm pretty much a newbie to Ubuntu, and i'm stuck right now
i'm running 12.04 on an HP with NVidia 8500gt (12.10 was giving me loads of problems with software center and update manager).
small detail, ...
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I've installed GNOME to try it out - Didn't like it. How do I get rid of it? [closed]
I'm running the 13.04 beta and have never tried GNOME3. I've installed it in the following manner:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-gnome-desktop ubuntu-gnome-default-settings
sudo apt-get install ...
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How can I get rid of the GNOME volume overlay?
I installed GNOME Shell a while back, but then removed it. However, even while using Unity, I still get GNOME-style volume overlays/notifications.
How can I get back the default Unity-style volume ...
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Gnome 3 empathy can`t get the menu toolbar to show
I can`t get empathy to show me the menu toolbar in ubuntu 12.10 in Gnome. When I log in in Unity, I can see the toolbar on the top, but that is not much comfy to need to go to Unity whenever I want to ...
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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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Under “System Settings -> Details” “Graphics” shown as “Unknown” [duplicate]
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my desktop. System details shown by Ubuntu are as:
Memory: 3.8 GB
Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-3220 CPU @ 3.30GHz × 4
Graphics: Unknown
OS: type 32-bit
Now I ...
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Do many desktop environments slow down the system?
Ubuntu originally has several available desktop environments to be chosen during login (like Gnome and Unity). I want to install others like KDE, LXDE, XFCE, etc.
I wonder if installing many other ...
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How do I install Ubuntu allong side an existing Windows 7?
I have a 600GB hard disk which has three partitions C, D and E in Windows 7.
Windows 7 is installed on the C drive.
Now I want to install Ubuntu on E drive. How do I do this?
Is it a good idea to ...
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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 use Gnome/Unity in my VM?
I've installed Openbox in my VirtualBoxed Ubuntu Server for having a simple GUI, but decided to put Gnome for taking advantage of the clipboard integration with the virtual machine and having a nicer ...
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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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Is there a command to refresh the applications listed on the dash?
Sometimes, after installing an application (Codeweavers Crossover to be more specific on this case) it fails to show on the dash until you logout and back on, that happens with Unity and GNOME Shell, ...
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Why can't I change the wallpaper in Gnome Shell and Unity?
I've just installed Gnome Shell and changed the theme and so on; but I can't change the wallpaper.
I'm using the Gnome Control Center to change the wallpaper but it doesn't work even if i ...
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kde desktop environment alongside GNOME
I'm using Ubuntu and I would like to experience KDE desktop environment. I have installed KDE in full mode using apt-get install with no error but no further effects occurred. I don't know how to use ...
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How do I set a custom cursor theme in Ubuntu 12.04? [duplicate]
I would just like to set a custom cursor theme on my computer. I had this pack back on 10.10 from here. http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=50663. But I can't seem to recall how I did it. ...
