Refers to the Desktop Environment used by default up until Ubuntu 11.04, at which point it became an option to use the environment at the login screen. (package: gnome-session-fallback)
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Gnome-classic, new windows remain buried behind other window
This is my first question on this forum.
I have recently moved from ARCH Linux to Ubuntu 11.10.
I switched to using Gnome-Classic and noticed strange behaviors with the windows whenever I open them.
I ...
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Top bar in Ubuntu 12.04 Gnome Classic is missing
The top (title) bar which includes File, Edit, View is missing in Gnome Classic on Ubuntu 12.04.
On switching to Unity and normal Gnome 3, the top bar was usually merged with the Menu Bar, akin to ...
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How can I make the Unity 2d Shell dodge GNOME Panel when running both simultaneously?
I'm using GNOME Fallback in 12.04, and I'm running the Unity 2D Shell (WITHOUT THE UNITY 2D PANEL) and GNOME Panel. I've done this by logging in using GNOME Fallback, and then running unity-2d-shell. ...
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problems with unity and gnome classic desktops - how to reinstall and clean them
I have ubuntu 12.04.02 and I always uses kde 4.10.1. Sometimes I need to swith to unity or gnome classic (with effects), the problem is that when I log in with one of them I can't access to "settings ...
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Add text to GNOME panel
I want to add some text to the GNOME panel. I got a suggestion from this blog but it dates back to 2008 and doesn't seem applicable now: In Ubuntu 12.10 and GNOME classic, the option of ...
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gnome 3 opens only the wallpaper
I changed the gnome 3 theme and it was working perfectly except the terminal, I restarted the system but now it opens only the wallpaper without any icons or bars.
I can't open any of my files.
I ...
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lxdm won't login to Ubuntu 2d or Gnome classic
I installed Ubuntu 11.10 on an old Dell Centrino/512mb machine that was running too slow with Windows to be useful. I am completely new to Linux and muddling my way through as well as I can. The ...
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GNOME fallback session has both top and bottom panels also unity launcher running through them
I have the GNOME fallback session installed and when I log into it I get both the top and bottom panels and also the Unity launcher and it overlays both and makes it look funny. It is the Unity 2D ...
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12.04 Gnome Classic Launcher Icons on Gnome panel, size and spacing
I've been searching the forums and google for a while and nothing seems to work. I have a top and bottom panel in ubuntu 12.04 gnome classic using the default ambiance theme.
My top panel has all my ...
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filter messages to “notification area” applet
I need to change the way the notification area applet (not the indicator applet!) is displaying notifications. I like the old way where notifications were briefly shown on a black popup window; I can ...
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VNC grey screen after upgrade to ubuntu 13.04
The grey screen on a remote VNC session had been succesfully fixed for my 12.10 version by editing the .vnc/xstartup file as in the 12.04 related discussion in this forum. After an upgrade to Ubuntu ...
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gnome-panel icons spacing
I'm using Gnome Classic with no effects because Compiz is slow on my notebook. Everything is fine except panel icons - they are too wide. They look OK with Compiz. How can I make them look the same in ...
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Gnome classic Alt-Tab doesn't work
The simple keyboard combination of Alt-Tab to switch between applications doesn't work.
I have followed this answer but it doesn't answer the question as I want to switch to another application, not ...
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“Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_nvidia.so” error even though not using Mplayer
I keep getting the following error message on my terminal:
Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
I understand this has something ...
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Gnome session manager warning when running gnome fallback
I Followed fossfreedom's guide on how to install gnome-classic in 12.04 and I get this error when trying to run gnome-fallback in a terminal. I tried to log in with it first but it didn't work either. ...
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Global menu on Gnome Classic 12.10
I want a global menu, you know, like the mac os x in my Gnome classic session and i have tried both indicator-applet-globalmenu and indicator-globalmenu and nothing comes up in the add to panel box.
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Howto Change notification icons in gnome 3 fallback panel?
I like to change the notification icons on the bottom panel,because the panel is nearly the same as the panels backround gradient...
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Alt + tab to switch between windows that are only in one screen
I am using GNOME-Classic and my window switcher is the Compiz Static Application Switcher. My problem is, when I press Alt+Tab, the switcher gives me the choice between windows of the whole workspace.
...
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Ubuntu 12.04 with Gnome classic trayicon doesn't work (at least for Pidgin)
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 with Gnome classic.
Pidgin's tray icon doesn't show up. The settings is ok ("Always").
For any case, I've also added it in dconf-editor as per How to enable notification area ...
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Computer responds slowly when screen is locked
When my computer is locked, regardless of it timing out after 10 minutes or by me pressing CTRL+L, it takes forever to activate it.
It also appears as if the time it takes is linear to the time it as ...
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How do I get back the application icon in the window title?
I recently installed 12.04 and switched to Gnome-Classic.
I am used to the old gnome interface so I wanted to change the window title bar. So far I have moved the title bar buttons to the right but ...
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Is there any GUI tool for Mutter customization?
I recently switched from GNOME Shell to the GNOME 3 fallback mode, and I'm using Mutter for my window manager. Is there any tool that will allow me to customize it to an extent, similar to the Compiz ...
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Computer and home folder icon do not appear in cinnamon unless I boot into gnome classic first. (12.04 LTS)
New guy here :)
So, I have the respective checkboxes ticked for the home icon and the computer icon for them to supposedly appear in the desktop but no matter how many times I log in and out of ...
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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 launch apps sometimes
I'm on Ubuntu 12.10, but new on gnome-classic (I used xfce until now).
My problem is, sometimes (quite often tho), my wallpaper become grey, and then, I cannot launch any app. There is no error ...
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Installing Gnome Classic Offline using Edubuntu ISO
I believe the scenario I am trying is a bit different than what others are doing.
I have 2 ISOs downloaded.
1. UbuntuServer 12.10
2. Edubuntu 12.10
Edubuntu comes with option of installing GNOME ...
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load custom gnome-fallback settings on livecd
I can't save my modified gnome-fallback settinmgs and then convert them as an gsettings file. Trying to override the dconf settings doesn't work either.So i can't modify the gnome fallback panel for ...
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Cannot access external usb HDD after DBus error
I have a interesting problem. When I plugged my external usb hdd into my desktop PC, Ubuntu showed me that:
DBus error org.gtk.Private.RemoteVolumeMonitor.Failed: An operation is already pending
A ...
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How can I get the network manager indicator?
I've tried the suggestions in Network manager indicator missing (and rebooted), but I still don't have a Network Manager indicator.
How can I diagnose the problem?
For what it's worth, I'm using ...
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Remove menu entries from indicator-applet-complete
I would like to remove shutdown entry from indicator-applet-complete in gnome-classic session in Ubuntu 12.04. Is there a way to achieve that? I don't want to prevent shutdown but just remove entry so ...
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How to use the Grid function in 12.04 Gnome Classic - No effects
guess this has been addressed before, as I see a number of related searches on this.
I'm using 12.04, Gnome Classic - No effects, because it is the one that best seems to work with my somewhat old ...
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mplayer window moving to the left when switching between workspaces?
I noticed on Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit with gnome-classic that when I have an mplayer window open on a workspace with the right hand edge of the window at the right edge of the screen, if I then navigate to ...
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How to install Mac OS X buttons on Gnome Classic?
I have downloaded the buttons for Mac OS X but i do not know how to install them on Gnome Classic. I already have the OS X theme installed on my computer. But since the package did not come with the ...
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gnome classic headers, footers duplicated. why?
When I run Gnome Classic (my default windower) the information in the top nav is duplicated and there are a bunch of blank headers. It's hard to explain, this image shows it very well. (I can't embed ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 icons space changes
I have customized Ubuntu by installing gnome-classic. Everything is correct almost one little thing. It is difficult to write, but simple to show:
The desktop after start looks like that:
And I ...
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Metacity option “show_maximized_titlebars” in Ubuntu 12.10 classic session
Option
gconftool --type boolean --set /apps/metacity/general/show_maximized_titlebars false
doesn't affect anything and i can't find this option in dconf-editor too
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Do Scale and Expo options work in gnome classic?
I am wondering if I could use Scale and Expo modes (thru the Compiz Manager Settings) in gnome fallback mode/gnome classic?
Thanks.
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Gnome-System-Monitor has no GTK Window Decoration
Really simple problem that I can't seem to figure out. The window decorator works for everything else, but whenever I open the system monitor, it opens in full screen with no border. I'm using Gnome ...
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gweather-applet-2: “Weather Report” has quit unexpectedly
Installed Ubuntu 12.10 yesterday, then installed ubuntu-gnome-desktop, weather applet shows weather in New York (I'm in Amsterdam). When I try to modify it's preferences, applet dies with ...
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How to lock gnome fallback panel?
How can I lock a panel in gnome-fallback so the user cannot edit it?
It seems you used to be able to do this with the /apps/panel/global/locked_down key - what's the new way to do it?
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Replace Metacity with xfce window manager
Is it possible to replace metacity with xfce window manager (don't know it's name)? I don't want to run xfce session, I need only xfce window manager running on gnome fallback.
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Failure to restore the “system configuration” of gnome mainmenu
I'm using gnome-classic on Quantal and deleted a bunch of apps from the mainmenu (remember, this is the gnome startmenu applet, not dash or anything). Now it looks like this caused unrelated problems ...
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Can't click top left corner of screen to open menu in gnome-classic
Normally you just throw your mouse at the screen corner, click and the menu shows up, right? But in my case I have to move my mouse at least 1px down and right before clicking. Tried with several ...
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Failed to load session gnome-fallback, after messing with metacity
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 with gnome-session-fallback (Gnome Classic in the login menu). I wanted to remove window borders from metacity and stumbled across this post which basically changes ...
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Add custom menu to gnome panel with selected icon?
For 'familiarity' purposes with Windows users, I wish to add a customised menu to the bottom panel.
I can do so just-fine by ALT-right-click on the panel, selecting Add to Panel... then picking an ...
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Gnome Classic Panel Encountered a problem?
After logging in I encountered problems like this one. The other one was the desktop-applet. And accidentally deleted. T.T
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gnome-panel splits long windows titles in two lines
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 with Gnome Classic.
gnome-panel (bottom panel with windows list) shows window name splitted in 2 lines when window title is too long.
See the screenshot below:
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Two Gnome Panels, one on each screen - want panel on bottom
First, I tried searching for this issue, but no question is similar. I have two screens - stacked as per screenshot below.
12.04 Classic stupidly puts a panel on each screen. This is unsatisfactory.
...
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How to completely remove Unity 2D/3D and keep gnome-classic?
Anyone tried to use gnome-classic session manager and remove all other session managers like Ubuntu 2D/3D? Were you able to?
I tried, to remove Unity in my 11.10 Oneiric, following this link
but all ...
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Exceed the hide-delay of 10000ms for Gnome Classic Panels?
I've been following this guide on how to mimick a wingpanel using a gnome classic panel.
However, it seems that the dconf-editor will not effectuate a delay of more than 10000ms in 12.04 -- any value ...
