Questions tagged [gnome]
This is a very general tag that should only be used for questions referring to GNOME in general and not a specific component. GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment) is a collection of GTK-based software that provides the desktop environment GNOME Shell.
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How can resolve an issue related to typographical issues like using at symbol in ubuntu 24.04
How can I use at symbol in the newly installed system (Ubuntu 24.04 version)
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clicking the title bar in 24.04 evokes buggy window tiling behaviour
I just updated from 23.10 to 24.04 and I noticed a very annoying thing: whenever I (SINGLE!) click the gnome top title bar (with the clock), it goes through some kind of window tiling routine: it ...
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How to run a executable in GPU(NVIDIA)?
I want to run a Game executable file in GPU but instead it runs on CPU. How to run it in GPU?
*The game is not installed. It is a folder where I run the executable FILE.
os- pop!-os (gnome)
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Gnome from 24.04 in 22.04
I need to stick to command line tools and glibc version and other libraries from 22.04
for development purpose at work.
But I would like to update Gnome to most recent.
Will comming 24.04 LTS give ...
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Gnome to-do app doesn't change dates when modified
I created a task and set it for a certain date. Then I realised that the date was incorrect. I proceeded to change the date. The change reflects in the task info, the task gets placed in the correct ...
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Gnome Files (Nautilus) How to set maximum file size to get a thumbnail?
Gnome Files browser shows thumbnails for files up to certain size. How can I change that size?
I have found a pull request that removed it from the preferences, and from there, I found that I can ...
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Duplicate Kdenlive applications on Ubuntu Gnome snap software store
I was recently looking to install Kdenlive on Gnome Ubuntu 22.04 LTS using the snap software store. However, I noticed that the search feature returned 2 applications both labeled Kdenlive with the ...
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Minimize, maximize, close buttons on the Gnome's top bar
I am using Ubuntu 24.04 with the latest Gnome, and I am trying to make some use for the top panel which stays there just for some icons and nothing else.
Remembering the Unity desktop, which still ...
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How do i restore Ubuntu Gnome Desktop settings
I uninstalled (completely) emacs to prepare for re-installation. It seemed that the emacs package contains system apps of some sort... because when I went to make "ubuntu desktop" changes, ...
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Login and terminal lags in Ubuntu 22.04
So today, after updating and installing a few additional apt packages that katrain requires, I started having the following two (possibly unrelated) never before experienced problems:
When logging in ...
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Cannot disable screen locking in Ubuntu 23.10 installed on a raspberry pi 5 4gb
I have disabled automatic screen blanking in the settings. However, after sometime the screen blanks and returns to the login screen. After logging back in, all of the programs that were open are now ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 corrupt screen font
I am running Ubuntu 22.04 with gnome 42.09 on 2 different systems and they both have the same problem. From time to time I will notice that the words across the top where the clock and calendar are ...
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CcHttpServer: Failed to create gst elements (GNOME NETWORK DISPLAY)
I am tried to install following the instructions here https://flatpak.org/setup/Ubuntu
linux@dell ~> flatpak run org.gnome.NetworkDisplays
(gnome-network-displays:2): Gnd-ERROR **: 19:03:03.137: ...
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Nautilus not displaying previews for images, but for video/pdf it is working
Nautilus did not load any previews for images and videos. After installing some thumbnailers like ffmpegthumbnailer and evince-thumbnailer, I do have previews for videos and PDF files, but still not ...
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Screen Freeze after sleep mode
When I lock my laptop using the shortcut (WINDOW + L), occasionally upon reopening, the screen freezes. It's not a consistent issue, but it occurs about one-third of the time. To resolve it, I've ...
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Mouse Pointer Jumps to Top of Windows in Ubuntu, Focus Mode Settings Not Working (23.10)
I'm experiencing an issue with my mouse pointer behavior in Ubuntu (23.10). Whenever I click on a window or menu item, the mouse pointer jumps to the top of the newly opened window instead of staying ...
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Alt +esc doesn't change focus when an app is set "Always on Top"
After I put Gnome Clock to always on top by Alt+Space,then whenever I did Alt+Esc , it changed the blue box from window to window but does not brought anyone of them to focus.
For example, I opened ...
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Flatpak install freezes when downloading resource. Can I find source URL to download file manually from browser?
I am trying to update the Gnome Web (org.gnome.Epiphany) flatpak, on Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS (on WSL2). One specific resource, "org.freedesktop.Platform.openh264" always freezes when downloading. ...
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GNOME mouse pointer misaligned/offset between visble cursor location and actual clicking location
I've little idea how to describe this issue, so would welcome edit suggestions.
Sometimes the mouse clicking location and the mouse pointer location are offset or misaligned in my installation of ...
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add custom keyboard shortcut in Ubuntu 22.04
I want to add a custom shortcut to Fn+F4 to start a custom script I created.
Before 22.04 it was in Settings -> Keyboard & Mouse -> Custom Shortcuts
but that option is gone.
I tried
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SystemTrayMenu for Linux / Ubuntu
i recently moved to Ubuntu 23.10 from Windows and use gnome Nutilus 45r.
In windows I had a "click start" tool, or lets call it "link list" where all the frequent files and apps I ...
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How to see the difference between two installed versions of a program in Activities Overview?
Now we have flatpaks, snaps and deb versions of a program, they always show up the same in the Activities overview.
E.g. I have a deb version of Inkscape, and I also tried out the Flatpak version.
But ...
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Gnome Flashback (Metacity) dual displays/monitors and workspaces
I'm using Gnome Flashback (Metacity) on Ubuntu 22.04. I connected a second monitor and have it set up as "join displays". Now whenever I switch workspaces it switches on both displays. There'...
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How to catch keyboard-language-changed event for GNOME Extensions?
There is empty GHOME Extension.
It's default extension.js file:
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* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
*/
/* exported init */
class Extension {
constructor() {
}
enable() {
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Bash terminal has become extremely slow. 22.04 [duplicate]
My bash terminal has become extremely slow, I until 22.04. I don't have any extensions installed but I think it might be related to some form of auto complete/search.
Additionally gnome-shell has high ...
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How do I make the VLC flatpak adapt to the my system's theme?
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My system is Ubuntu-MATE Release 22.04.4 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) 64-bit, the desktop environment is "MATE 1.26.0". I have both Flatpak and Flatseal installed on my system.
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Why are Ozone features not working on Ubuntu Wayland?
I am currently using Ubuntu(with GNOME) on Wayland.
I'm trying to get a "smooth pinch-to-zoom" feature on Microsoft Edge.
The following works with plasma on Wayland:
microsoft-edge --enable-...
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How do I remove the media player controls from the notifcations box? Ubuntu 23.10
There are media controls in my notifications box that just seem to pick up random garbage and add it to the notifications. I never use it, and want to disable it completely. How can I do so?
This is ...
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Fix saving online accounts settings after accidentally deleting ~/.local/share
I accidentally deleted ~/.local/share on my Ubuntu 22.04 system and now every time I try to save any login credentials (e.g., to connect to a remove server via nautilus), the system just hangs ...
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Wierd things happening on my Ubuntu 22.04LTS
okey not sure what is happening but i start from Wayland settings
this was fresh installation after it finally got installed 8 times it crashed on after selecting automatic LVM partition even tried 23....
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My touchpad right click is not working on 22.04.4 LTS
I installed Gnome Tweaks some days ago. Then, in Gnome Tweaks, at the Keyboard and Touchpad menu, I select Fingers as the Mouse Click Emulation. Then I couldn't change my wallpaper. Then I disabled ...
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How to modify the window's app title bar in VS Code?
The Windows app title bar swallows a lot of space in all software I want this title bar to be modified to make it smaller or somehow change its layout design because the space is not enough. How to ...
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ubuntu system menu not showing some options
I want to connect to va wireless network, so I used my other computer to search up how to do so (searching on ubuntu displayed an error). Ubuntu said to click the system menu to see wifi, so I did, ...
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Clock at top of screen displaying odd values instead of time in Ubuntu 23.10
Settings > Date & Time show correct options, but the clock on the top of the screen displays numbers (time of 24:40) that don't make any sense (although the date is correct). See screenshot
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Where could I find the configuration files for the `Activities Overview application` and its folder structure?
I'm looking for the configuration files related to the Ubuntu Dash application. I want to backup the folder structure after customizing my applications in the Activities Overview, but I'm unable to ...
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GNOME desktop doesn't load, no Dock icons appear
A few days ago, after booting up and logging in to my account I got this blank screen on which only the purple background and the Panel were visible.
Screenshot showing GNOME desktop with an empty ...
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How to check the process loading sequence after Gnome Desktop starts
Note that this is not related to the Boot process, for example using systemd-analyze blame or others.
This is related to, after the Gnome desktop starts, for me, it freezes for several seconds (...
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gnome packages won't update after upgrading to 23.10 [duplicate]
Alright, I'm turning here after quite a bit of effort on my end, but I've run out of things to try short of reinstalling. I came across this issue after I updated to 23.10 and ran update commands. As ...
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How to apply changes on dconf without restart
Have a installer script with root permissions, for made changes to dconf use the gsettings to set all values, by example:
root@pc:/# DEFAULT_USER=$(id -nu 1000);
root@pc:/# apt -y install dbus-x11;
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Can't open nautilus in home path
I'm unable to open Nautilus or Nemo in my home directory.
Behavior:
They crash immediately upon opening (when the default home path is opened).
However, I can use other paths. For example, nautilus ~/...
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How to restart graphical interface in frozen PC running Ubuntu 22.04
I have a computer running Ubuntu 22.04. For some reason, the screen and keyboard are frozen, but I still can SSH into that computer, and use it normally in this way. However, I need the GUI for one ...
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settings not opening in ubuntu 20.04 (CCS disabled)
I'm a new user of Ubuntu 20.04, whenever i try to open settings, i receive the message '"Settings" is not responding.'
when I use gnome-control-center on terminal, I get this message:
../src/...
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cloud image hangs with blinking cursor when installing gnome desktop
I am trying to deploy a VM with ubuntu desktop.
My host is a headless Debian Bookworm with libvirt + qemu as the hypervisor.
I tried the steps below with Jammy and Noble latest cloud images from here. ...
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Ubuntu 23.10 - Dock not hoverable and not listed in settings
I'm not sure when it happened, but the Dock no longer appears in Settings nor is it hoverable if I move the cursor to the bottom of the screen.
If I show all applications, the Dock appears and I can ...
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Quick Pause / Play rather than switching windows
I am using Ubuntu 23.10. Often times I have music playing in the background, either via VLC or spotify or some tab playing a youtube video. While working in another window, I would like to hit the ...
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aufofs fail to mount cifs shares on Ubuntu 22.04
I followed the instructions to mount my cifs shares via autofs (https://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/Autofs/) but unfortunately, autofs doesn't any of them.
/etc/auto.master looks as following
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Gnome Online Accounts very slow with Google Drive
I am using Ubuntu 23.10 and did the whole process of configuring my Google Account with Gnome via the Online Account section in the settings. After doing so, and making sure only files is enabled as ...
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All folders visible in desktop linux
I have a problem where all the folders in my laptop are visible in my desktop, I tried following the instruction as suggested in all of my folders appeared on my desktop; how do I remove them and made ...
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How to isolate shortcuts to the currently focused display in GNOME?
I have an Ubuntu 22.04 OS (kernel 6.5.0-21-generic) with GNOME 42.9 and two monitors. When I execute a system-level shortcut like Super, I get Activities displayed on both displays which is not useful ...
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Who to boot Ubuntu and load automatically the gnome GUI using WSL from Microsoft
I am trying Ubuntu using WSL from Microsoft . This kind of installation is different from using VMware or VirtualBox because when I get in, Ubuntu responds me with the command line. I want to get in ...
