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 I make Gnome pass the super key to desktop viewers?
TLDR: Gnome always eats the Super key. How can I make it stop for certain applications?
Long version:
I'm running 18.04, but this has been an issue for about five years, and I'm sufficiently fed up ...
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How can I persistently reverse scroll direction in Gnome 3 (on only a single mouse)?
This question is a bit like this old one I found, but it (and its answers) don't quite cover my use case. I can use xinput as the accepted answer suggests to remap the scroll like this
xinput set-...
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Keyboard layout add/remove problems (gnome)
I have 3 keyboard layouts on my laptop. One is rarely used, so i wrote a small script to add and remove it as needed. Here is the script content:
LAYOUT=`gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.input-sources ...
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Alternative greeters for GDM?
Where can I find some alternative greeters for GDM?
And if I wanted to change the lock / login screen to look more like the lock screen of Windows 10, how would I accomplish this?
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18.04 - NextCloud calendars listed in Gnome Calendar app but no events on grid
I am on Ubuntu 18.04, and I added my Nextcloud account (version 13, I pay a provider) via the "settings -> online accounts" menu.
The NextCloud account seems to be recognised: if I open the Calendar ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 Dual Monitor Gnome Crashes
I installed Ubuntu 18.04 on my Dell Inspiron 13 ( Tried an upgrade from 16.04, didn't succeed, then reinstalled without data loss )
Here is what happens -
Switch on / Login to Gnome ( x11 ) with an ...
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Disable Multitouch for kiosk mode
We control some public stands for information. These things come with a 4 finger touch screen. Problem is, when a user swipes with 4 fingers, the GNOME menu appears. The user now can do a lot of ...
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18.04 hangs on boot after system software update
I have two users on a fresh install of Ubuntu 18.04.
Normally I work with user1. Today I switched to user2 and started software update. (As far as I remember a few things were installed and some ...
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User backround/wallpaper on login screen?
To make it short: Canonical had to disable the user's background/wallpaper on the login screen due to security issues (I can't find the related security USN article anymore).
There are plenty of ways ...
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Dark theme not used by all applications - Ubuntu 18.04 [duplicate]
A lot of applications (including ubuntu default apps such as system monitor, calculator, logs, etc. as well as other third party applications) do not apply the dark theme.
How to force all ...
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Cannot start jupyter in conda environment using keyboard shortcut
I want to open Jupyter activating tensorflow env from conda. All of the commands below, work fine from the terminal, but not when I write them in the 'command' tab when setting a keyboard shortcut in ...
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tty1 misbehavior
As I was told previously, Ubuntu 18.04 launches six consoles tty1-6. Consoles tty3-6 work pretty welle for me. My desktop environment is at tty2 by default.
tty1 is inconsistent for me however. When ...
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Automatic/learned window placement when second screen is added
I noticed that when I move a window to another screen and run it full screen (probably also if not), then remove the screen, then add the screen again, the window will move to the additional screen ...
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'LeftShift+RightShift' switches layout although it's not configured to
I have new Ubuntu 18.04 with Gnome 3.28.1 on my laptop, and I run into a problem.
I have set Alt+Shift on keyboard layout switching, but LeftShift+RightShift combo also triggers the switching, and I ...
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Getting XKB remaped arrow keys (ISO_Level3_Shift + HJKL) to work properly with the WIN key
I've seen some posts on how to remap arrow keys with XKB, but although they work mostly fine, no method so far (except using different groups, which becomes an hassle to manage with Gnome keyboard-...
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Keyboard layout chromatic visual indicator
I touch type using a keyboard with a German layout but other than German I switch the layout with Alt+Shift to US and Greek layout.
When using a large monitor its a pain having to steer my view to ...
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Gnome-calender Authentication Request [duplicate]
In The Above ScreenShot there is some pop-up thats i will get when open some application. please kindly solve my problem how to close its permanently. I am Using 18.04 LTS
How to trun its close
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system freeze after login in 18.04 gnome
I recently upgraded my system to Ubuntu 18.04.
After I login in Ubuntu or Ubuntu on Wayland mode the system freeze. I can move my mouse. I can switch to tty3 with Ctrl+Alt+F3. But I could not ...
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Can't Access gnome-online-accounts
After installing KDE PLASMA, how do I use gnome-control-center and online-accounts?
I need to access my google drive from my Ubuntu 17.
When I open gnome-control-center it's just blank.
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How to run a script BEFORE gnome session logoff
I have seen many posts on how to utilize <gdmconfdir>/PostLogin/Default to run scripts whenever a user logs out of his/her X session. However, from the documentation I understand that this ...
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Ubuntu hangs after clicking shutdown button in menu bar
Ubuntu 18.04
Thinkpad X1 Carbon 5th Gen
When I click the shutdown button in the menu bar, Ubuntu occasionally hangs for ~30 seconds before opening the Shutdown/Reboot/Cancel window. I haven't been ...
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Suddenly everything got black and themes error
Hello everyone i am using ubuntu from 4 months and haven't faced any problem like that. Today when i am using my ubuntu i don't know what happened suddenly my terminal became something like this
https:...
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Run Fusuma on startup
I recently change to Ubuntu (18.04) from Windows on my Asus laptop (ref no: X456U) and the only thing I'm missing are the touch gestures of my asus my touchpad...
Trying to fix that I installed FUSUMA ...
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how to reduce header bar height in gnome 3.18?
$ gnome-shell --version
GNOME Shell 3.18.5
$ dpkg -s libgtk-3-0
Version: 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3
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17.10: How do I set to always install pending software updates when shutting down?
Interestingly, when I check for software updates, none are found. But every time that I shut the computer down, there is a checkbox to install pending software updates. Why waste my time clicking this ...
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icons missing 18.04 Flashback [closed]
I just installed 18.04 as a new install on a new disk, keeping my old home directory on a separate physical disk. Logging on in Flashback I'm having trouble with icons not showing--most of the stock ...
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Is there a way to set icons on the dock bar just like Unity?
I'm trying to make my Gnome desktop look like my old Unity desktop as much as possible, and I have noticed that I can't put some icons on the dock bar.
I've done some research and found some code ...
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How can I change vlc tooltip font size?
When I mouse over the time bar in VLC, a tooltip is displayed indicating the hovered over video time. For me, this tooltip is very small, and hard to view unless moving closer to the screen.
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Ubuntu 16.04 GNOME bluetooth devices not working correctly
I recently installed Ubuntu 16.04 on my new Lenovo E480 and have the issue that I cannot connect to any Bluetooth devices, the reason being that under Devices, I am only shown a long list of "All ...
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Use Arc Theme shell for lock screen even after login
I want to use the Arc theme across the board in Gnome.
So I currently am using the arc shell theme for the users shell. It works fine, except when I lock my computer.
I fixed the initial login by ...
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Why does xdotool seem to fail in Ubuntu with gnome 3?
I'm using gnome 3 with Ubuntu 17.10. I'm trying to open my text-editor of choice and gnome-terminal on startup and have them snap to the right resp. left corner of the screen, as seen in the picture ...
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Will the gnome-classic session be available in Ubuntu 18.04 [closed]
With Ubuntu 18.04, I know that there will be the default Ubuntu GNOME session, and that you'll be able to install a separate GNOME session which will take away the Ubuntu shell customizations.
Will ...
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GDM Xorg launching behavior on 16.04 vs 18.04
I'm testing out Ubuntu 18.04 in preparation for it's launch to make sure certain software and configuration will still work on it when I upgrade, and i've noticed a discrepency in how GDM spawns GNOME/...
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Regression? Ubuntu 17.10 gnome-shell starts instead of gnome-flashback
I have 17.10, been using gnome-flashback for quite a long time, since 16.04 and kept upgrading.
After installing latest updates, I can't make gnome-flashback to appear. In the login screen, I can ...
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booting to GUI after a move from unity to gnome 3
my Ubuntu 16.04 was running Unity until I decided recently to move to Gnome 3. Now when I boot I end up in multi user mode and have to login to the console and type starx to start the GUI. I read ...
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Lost Icons and top and bottom bar after restart
I'm pretty new to Ubuntu and after playing around with it last night I got where I wanted it for now. I come back today and the top bar is white there is now a dock at the bottom that wasn't there ...
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Ubuntu failed to launch XXX - too many open files
I just freshly installed Ubuntu Gnome 16.04.4 a day ago and now I sometimes have trouble opening any application on my machine. When I try to open an application a notification pops up with
Ubuntu ...
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Disable notification popups on Ubuntu 17.10/Gnome Shell
As you can see on this image, there is an option to turn off notification popups:
But it doesn't work. I have tried turning it on and off again but I still get those annoying popups.
What do I have ...
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Internal laptop screen is not avaiable after lid close event, instead multiple times attached
I am running Ubuntu 17 on a Surface Pro 4. I had the same issue with Fedora 27. Both running gnome as desktop.
I have a external (DELL) monitor connected to my surface 4. When I close the lid, ...
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How to make a tilda screen always on back as part of wallpaper
I'm using tilda on 17.10 in order to create a terminal as part of my wallpaper. I have most of the graphics down (a fitting color scheme, transparent background etc. ). However one thing I can't get ...
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Thinkpad X1 Yoga OLED brightness
I'm running Ubuntu 17.10 with GNOME (Wayland) on a Lenovo X1 Yoga OLED.
I believe this particular Ubuntu installation started out with Ubuntu 16.04 several years ago. I have been running GNOME on the ...
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Unable to get sound out of my bluetooth speaker (JBL pulse 2)
I try to get my conputer sound get out from my bluetooth speaker without success
About my system :
- Ubuntu 16.04 (gnome)
- kernel : 4.13.0-32-generic
Problem :
- Bluetooth logo appear on top right ...
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I can't get rid of Dolphin and pick Nautilus as the default file manager
I'm using Ubuntu 17.10 with default gnome. For some reason Dolphin became my default file manager and I can't switch back to Nautilus. I checked all occurrences of mimeapps.list and they are all ...
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CTRL+SPACE binding in 17.10
Something in 17.10 is preventing me from binding CTRL+SPACE to be the launcher key for albert.
When I'm in certain windows it will work (e.g. firefox), but in any "os" windows, e.g. terminal, file ...
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How do I play sound when running an application as another user on Ubuntu 17.10 [closed]
How do I play sound when running an application as another user on Ubuntu 17.10? I'm using Gnome Shell on X.Org (I also have LXDE/Openbox but I mainly use Gnome Shell).
Here's what I've done so far. :...
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Firefox quantum progress bar in gnome
I`m using Ubuntu 18.04 (daily build) but this also happened in 17.10 . After updating firefox ( now in firefox Quantum ) the download progress bar is gone from the dock . Anyone knows how to get it ...
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Error receiving data: Connection reset by peer in Ubuntu 17.10
I tried to connect to my college network using Ubuntu 17.10 Gnome. After entering the password, the dialog box containing the error "Error receiving data: Connection reset by peer" shows up. And then ...
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How to add Finder and file,edit,Go,view,windows,help thing and a search for apps thing like mac OS on top of the Ubuntu 17.10 ( Gnome ) panel [duplicate]
Is there any way I can get the finder and file, edit, go, view, windows, help and app search thing that mac os has on top of the panel?
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Alt keypresses not reaching IntelliJ
I've just installed Ubuntu 17.10, with GNOME. After installing IntelliJ (Ultimate) and starting to work on a project, I noticed the Alt+Enter shortcut was just inserting a newline. No problem, I ...
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Unable to login with Xorg 17.10 using Gnome/Xorg combo
Due to my nvidia GPU and my favourite terminal not currently supporting Wayland I need to use Xorg as the server.
During login, selecting the gear relating to GNOME with Xorg (after installing 17.10 ...