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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Hide xchat-gnome, instead of closing it
I've just installed xchat-gnome on Ubuntu 12.04. It works fine and integrates well with the messaging area of the notifications bar. However, I have not fond a way to make the xchat window go away ...
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Can I switch between desktop environments using terminal?
I've installed GNOME desktop on Kubuntu 12.04. But my speed of clicking take me to select Gnome as default desktop. Is there a way to switch from Gnome to KDE using terminal. I tried to Google it but ...
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How to change notification bubble background color back to normal?
Good day!
I've been having visual problems with my notification bubbles, their background colour changed from dark grey to grey permanently after installing gnome 3 and using How can I reset my GRUB ...
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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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Can't enable user theme extension
I've searched in Google and looked in another questions, but still I can't solve this problem! I want to install GNOME-shell theme. So I'm trying to enable user-theme-extension in GNOME tweak tool. ...
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Nautilus 3.6.3: open folder with
Ubuntu 12.10 64 bits
Gnome-shell 3.6.2
Nautilus 3.6.3
I have installed SMPlayer. It has a useful (to me) option called "Add folder content to SMPlayer playlist" (or something like that, my native ...
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Is there a way to fetch a gtk app's gsettings values?
For example, I have Devhelp installed. According to the source code, Devhelp
creates a gsettings id called org.gnome.devhelp.fonts, I would like to know
if it's possible to read the value for ...
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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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12.04, how to switch gnome-fallback to use metacity permanently?
I upgraded to 12.04 recently and found that my VNC connection wouldn't update, specifically when I connected it would display the desktop as it was, but would not update further.
I found disabling ...
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Cannot enable or remove Gnome-Shell extension
I have installed the Classic Systray from the Webupd8 Gnome3 PPA. I use Gnome-Shell 3.4 with Precise, and this package is available for those. The problem is that I cannot enable it in the Gnome Tweak ...
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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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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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How to autostart a .sh after login?
I have made a .sh (which works) to run a mono program. How do I make it run every time I login? (and display in a terminal, not just run in background)
Ubuntu server 12.04 with Unity desktop.
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Mouse can still move but no clicks are registered and everything is locked up [closed]
Every now and then everything appears to lock up and I can't really do anything. I can move my mouse and it will reflect that on the screen but I can't really do anything else. Sitting long enough it ...
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How do I remove the window borders from modal dialogs in Cinnamon?
System: Ubuntu 13.04, with Cinnamon 1.8.
Whenever a modal dialog like the one below (password prompt in GDebi) pops up, it always has an annoying border around it. Is there any way to fix this?
I ...
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Remove status bar at the top of open programs [duplicate]
I'm using 13.04 Gnome Remix, and I have questioned myself many times. How can I remove this annoying wide status bar at the top of every window I open? For example, Google Chrome on Windows doesn't ...
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Lubuntu Gnome 3 dekstop install/run help
So I have lubuntu installed on and old desktop and its great except that the bottom menu is tiny and terrible.
So I searched for hours on how to run gome desktop and tried both using the terminal ...
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Gnome 3.8 / gdm / Failed to load session “gnome-classic”
Installed gnome 3.8 from its official ppa. Installed gnome-shell gnome-shell-extensions and ubuntu-gnome-desktop.
Installation went smooth. Also selected gdm as the login manager. THe only thing that ...
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How to set Google Chrome as the default browser?
How can I set Google Chrome as the default browser? If I set it in the browser settings, nothing happens. The browser says it's default, but in preferred applications in Gnome, there's only Firefox to ...
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How can schedule to run 'deluge BT client' in ubuntu 12.1 using gnome schedule
Since it's a GUI there is bit of complication. Can you guys help? Thanks.
(I need a recurrent task btw)
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Cannot install extensions required for GNOME Shell themes
I keep getting this output:
soham@fortress:~$ sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-extensions gnome-tweak-tool
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state ...
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Search results in gnome shell 3.8
I have two users on my ubuntu 13.04. Both use gnome shell 3.8 from the PPA. The problem I have is that with one of my user, the search tool in gnome shell does not work well. For example, searching ...
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A light alternative to gnome-system-monitor?
As I'm programming a little game, I often use gnome-system-monitor to check if there's any memory leak in my program. But the monitor takes too much lime to launch and is pretty slow.
Could you ...
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Program works on gnome 3, does not work on xfce
I wrote some C++ program, using qt and gstreamer, where I take photo from the webcam, then I open the folder with the saved image with image icon selected.
To open folder I have tried :
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Gnome 3.8.1 Missing entries in Settings
So I installed Ubuntu 13.04 Gnome and updated Gnome-shell to 3.8. Current version is 3.8.1.
I decided to edit what applications show in the lock screen when, to my amazement, no privacy entry appears ...
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How do I use the gconf editor?
I see some answers where people post to set a key in the gconf-editor, however there is no entry for gconf-editor in my menu.
How do I run it and how do I use it to set keys that people recommend?
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Can't write in terminal
I've just installed Ubuntu 13.04 Gnome, 64 bits on my computer (keeping my old /home partition). But the providen gnome-terminal has a strange behaviour : it does not show me the prompt, and I can't ...
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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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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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Stop Screenlets from minimizing (in gnome shell)
I know there is a similar question already (Stop Screenlets from minimizing) but the solution for the question uses compizconfig-settings-manager which doesn't work with Gnome Shell. Is there any ...
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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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apportcheckresume recurring error and gnome shell fixations
Since installing Ubuntu 12.10 Gnome remix I encounter systemm's unpredictable and unwanted behavior.
Almost after each resume from suspend (or even after unlocking the screen after it goes blank) I ...
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Difference between “Gtk+ theme” and “Current theme” entries in Gnome Tweak Tool
As you can see below, Adwaita is selected both as the Gtk+ theme, and the Current theme.
What is the difference? Also, some themes are available as "current" and others as Gtk+ ones.
Also, why do ...
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Remove Evolution integration from Gnome 3
I have just installed Gnome 3 for the first time, and I quite like it.
However, there is one really annoying detail: Evolution.
It's essentially a total, buggy clusterquack.
I'd like to have it ...
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GNOME 3 Text Box Border
My GNOME 3 doesn't show text box borders. It used to show them in the past, but recently they stopped working. This makes it really hard to figure out where to enter text.
I tried reinstalling ...
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Broken network libraries - Ubuntu 13.04
I was trying to get the right library dependencies to install a plotting software (Blop) and in the process I removed libraries such as libnm-util and libreadline, in an attempt to fix some possible ...
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Fan running uncontrolled on Dell Vostro 3560 under Ubuntu 12.10
EDIT: It is 4 months since I asked this question, more than 1000 views, but the bug is still unassigned on launchpad. I suggest that everybody affected logs in and subscribes himself as being ...
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Remove title-bar of all maximized Gnome 3.8 windows
(Gnome-Shell, 13.04, upgraded, Gnome 3.8)
Recently, I upgraded Ubuntu to 13.04. the default desktop is gnome-shell.
Except Nautilus, other software border doesn't disappear when I make them to be ...
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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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Ubuntu desktop slightly too big on HDMI TV
When I connect my Panasonic Viera TV (720p) via HDMI to my notebook the desktop is cut on the TV. I tried different resolutions but no matter which it's always cut on each side...
I had the same ...
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How can I turn off window titlebars (window decorations) in gnome shell/mutter?
There's a shell extension called Maximus that disables window decorations when windows are maximized, but I'd like to disable window decorations entirely, for all windows (just using keyboard ...
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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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Ubuntu Dash not showing software results and Software Center freezing / not bringing up gksu prompt
I posted a video to Youtube, and I think the youtube description and/or video (a short desktop recording with me speaking) pretty much sum it up.
http://youtu.be/EAnzrE1rqRs
[description on video]
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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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Add items to Gnome Menu
How does one add an item to this:
I already tried looking in the .desktop file of (e.g. Documents) but I couldn't find anything
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Ubuntu gets freezed, and it is slow
First of all, sorry about my english.
I installed ubuntu like, 5 months ago, but now my ubuntu gets freezed and stuck, it waits too way long to load an application, I had to run another OS to do ...
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Is there any system restore in Ubuntu like Windows? [duplicate]
I followed the instructions that in Install gnome 3.8 in Ubuntu 13.04 and then after restarting many programmes stopped working and fails to start like Rhythombox / Cairo dock / Totem / Weather / ...
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Workspace switching not working with 12.04 and Gnome classic with effects
I have configured 4 workspaces in gnome Classic without effects, and this seems to work.
When I log in with gnome classic with effects (compiz) I also see 4 workspaces in the panel but when I click on ...
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Reset Gnome GLib Schemes
I accidently deleted
/usr/share/gnome-shell
From my PC (Gnome 3.8), so I copied it form my other PC (that has 3.9.1).
Now when I start gnome-shell in the terminal, it says there is no key ...
