GNOME is the name for a collection of software that provides the desktop environment used by Ubuntu (but not Kubuntu or Xubuntu). This is a very general tag that should only be used for questions referring to GNOME in general, and not a specific component.
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Why do my Gnome Shell icons on the bar replicate and how can I stop it?
Why do my Gnome Shell icons on the right hand side of the top bar replicate themselves and what can I do to stop it?
On first start up there is the normal single set of icons but after hibernating ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 bottom taskbar
What is the new task bar at the bottom of the screen in Ubuntu 13.04 it hangs the system while its up and how do I get rid of it?
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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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I cannot open any GUI application after do 'apt-get remove gnome*' - what can I do?
Every time I run UI applications like firefox or chrome or qtoctave etc I get these GTK warning:
(firefox:27271): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_settings_set_long_property: assertion `GTK_SETTINGS ...
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Recording in GNOME stopped working after gsettings editing
I was looking for a way to record audio with video on Gnome Shell (Ubuntu 13.04) and after doing these command:
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.recorder pipeline "queue ! videorate ! vp8enc quality=10 ...
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Ubuntu Server Manager Installation Fails on 13.04 - Why
Installation of Server Manager Utility on 13.04 fails. Have tried many combination of loading packages to fix. Dependency Problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-server. Denpendency on on ...
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Ubuntu's MIR, and Gnome-Shell's on Wayland = Ubuntu problems since 13.10?
If Ubuntu is going to use MIR with Ubuntu 13.10, and Gnome is going to use Wayland with Gnome Shell 3.10, will there be any problems to have gnome-shell up to date in Ubuntu 13.10?
Because some ...
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How do I move the window buttons of Google Chrome to left? [duplicate]
I updated Ubuntu 12.10 to 13.04 using Gnome Shell 3.6. After the update, the window buttons from e.g. Google Chrome are displayed on the right side (close, minimize, maximize).
In 12.10, I believe I ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Email Symbol entfernen
ich verwende Gnome classic auf meinem Netbook, wie kann ich das Email Symbol, (bzw den ganzen Messenger) entfernen?
(Ich kann zwar die ganzen Symbole aus dem Panel löschen, aber ich will ja nur ...
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What is better about dconf-editor than gconf-editor and mianly why the two are not compatible with each other? [duplicate]
Dconf-editor is newer but what is the main difference between it and gconf-editor besides it works with gnome 3 and gtk3. Mategconf-editor work with gtk2 and Mate but Why can't dconf-tools work on ...
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I desire to remove the gnome desktop off the dread studio 12.10 I love the xfce desktop i have in place [duplicate]
The xfce desktop is so much better than the gnome desktop i have it somewhat removed but not completely . i am using the xfce but sometimes a download goes to the gnome desktop yet. how do i remove ...
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Not able to login after installing vncserver
So I installed vncserver and vncviewer and was trying to run virtual machine through qemu. Last night it was all good, now when i try to login a black screen comes in and I am again on the login, even ...
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Do I need to reinstall to upgrade regular Ubuntu 12.10 to Ubuntu Gnome 13.04?
My home server runs 12.10 with Gnome Shell (I'm not a fan of Unity). I can't find any information to tell me if the regular upgrade process will let me choose the Ubuntu 13.04 remix, or whether I need ...
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Gnome 3 privacy settings in Ubuntu 13.04
Is it possible to change the Gnome 3 privacy settings in Ubuntu Raring? What I am missing is, for example, the configuration for the lock screen notifications.
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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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Ubuntu Gnome 13.04 in VirtualBox 4.2.12
I'm trying to install Ubuntu Gnome 13.04 in VirtualBox (4.2.12) on a Windows host.
Initial installation works but after installing Guest Additions, VirtualBox always crashes during login.
I tried to ...
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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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System no longer boots, gave up waiting for root device, (initramfs), /dev/mapper/gnome-root does not exist
After installing an update, my system no longer boots. I have full disk encryption (the one the installer sets up for you) enabled so it usually asks for the key only seconds after booting past GRUB. ...
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Window theme won't change (gnome 3.8)
I've just upgraded from 12.04, to 12.10, to 13.04 using the software updater, and I've upgraded Gnome from 3.4 to 3.8. The problem is, when I try to change my theme using the Tweak Tool, I am only ...
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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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Desktop background changes to dark gray in activities overview in gnome in 13.04
Since 13.04, in Gnome, when in activities overview, background changes to dark gray. In 12.10, desktop background would dim but the image would still be visible.
Is this a bug or a feature?
If it is ...
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Gnome 3.6 and Conky 1.9
I just did a new install of GNOME-Ubuntu 13.04 version. I've just started playing with Conky, but I cannot seem to get it to work. I installed conky-all from the command line. I am using the .conkyrc ...
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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 13.04 background is white when handled by file manager, and has no background when it is not [duplicate]
Long story short, I installed Ubuntu 13.04, and added the Gnome PPA but after installation I realized that the background was now white/grey. I tried ppa purging the gnome ppa but it failed. Upon ...
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Is performance issues with gnome 3 resolved in ubuntu 13.04
I used to get performance degradation when using gnome 3 with ubuntu 12.x. Eventually switched to Xubuntu.
I like to know if ubuntu 13.04 has done anything to improve the compatibility and ...
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ubuntu-gnome on mac
I would like to install ubuntu-gnome 13.04 which was released today on my macbook pro. However, unfortunately this version of ubuntu does not have and amd64+mac image.
Should I just install the ...
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How do I copy data from two computers connected with cross-over cable?
A tech friend installed Ubuntu 10.04 on an older Dell desktop (Pentium 4); it has an odd memory/unmatched tabs pair but he installed something that compensates for that. I can use the KDE lightweight ...
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Getting errors with Ubuntu Gnome 13.04 after upgrading to Gnome 3.8 [closed]
I've installed today the final version of Ubuntu Gnome 13.04 (fresh install, no upgrades), and right after I added the Gnome PPA and updated it to Gnome 3.8, I'm getting errors. Software Center gives ...
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Create Native Gnome Menus
How does one use gnome native elements? For example empathy can:
Create pop-ups with text-boxes and pictures.
Right clicking on the top-left icon produces a menu.
The system tray
The system tray ...
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Gnome 3.4 partially or totally freeze [duplicate]
I'm using an Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Since, I discovered that there are other desktops on Ubuntu, rather than Unity, I installed Gnome 3.4.
But it freezes time by time, when I run many applications or ...
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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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Custom thumbnailers don't work in GNOME
I wanted to have .chm and .epub files thumbnailed in Nautilus. I followed instructions presented here: http://askubuntu.com/a/266323/119832 with no effect. Provided thumbnailers and their installation ...
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How can I open the “About GNOME” window?
I know how find the GNOME version via terminal.
But is there a command or some other way that opens a window like this?
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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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Gnome 3.8 (Ubuntu Gnome 13.04) won't start after boot. Where to look for logs of this kind?
Until yesterday everything was going alright on ubuntu gnome 13.04 with gnome 3.8 from gnome3-team ppa.
Today I cannot log in again. After booting, it hangs on the blue desktop from GDM and nothing ...
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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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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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“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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Does installing a KDE application under Ubuntu mean more CPU load and/or memory usage even when it's not running?
The title says it all actually.
There might be one or two KDE apps that I might prefer to the Gnome alternative.
I'm not afraid of having to install many KDE packages (libs, etc.) which might take ...
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Why does Ubuntu GNOME recommend make?
Running apt-cache depends ubuntu-gnome-desktop lists, among other things, GNU Make as a recommend. apt-cache depends gnome doesn't list Make.
Why? It doesn't seem like Make and GNOME would be in any ...
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How to remove default folders from Home Folder sidebar? [duplicate]
I am using 12.04. Since I use Ubuntu solely for low level development, I removed all the irrelevant folders, like ~/Music, ~/Pictures, ~/Videos, etc. However, these folders continue to show up in the ...
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Unable to install gnome-shell-extensions due to unmet dependencies
When I try to install gnome-shell-extensions I get unmet dependencies error:
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-extensions
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state ...
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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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could not start session 'gnome' for xubuntu
I installed 12.10 (server) onto a laptop and use xubuntu-desktop, which works fine. However, changing GRUB to boot to text and then entering startx esults, not in xubuntu, but a popup along the lines ...
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Chainloader not working after theme is set in Grub?
Why won't my chainloader in etc/grub.d/25_custom work after I set GRUB_THEME?
Everything works fine before I set the theme.txt with the following 2 chainloader settings under etc/grub.d/25_custom:
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How to install Ubuntu One for gnome-shell?
I'd like to install Ubuntu One on my gnome shell installation.
I cannot install control-panel-qt because it changes all my desktop.
How can I do this?
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Ubuntu Gnome 3 and Windwos FAIL BOOT
I have a strange issue:
I wanted to install Ubuntu 12.10 Gnome edition on a usb and every time I wanted to use this Ubuntu to plug my usb into my laptop and boot the usb enjoy the cool OS. I made a ...
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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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Can't login due to unity/gnome config problem
Following user: "coteyr's" suggestions (5.5.13)
'sudo X :2' did give me a black screen but no "X" for the mouse pointer. The log for this is apparently /var/log/X.2.log, but this did not show any ...
