Questions related to "GUI"s - that is, a Graphical User Interface. (As opposed to a Command line interface from a terminal)

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Graphic Interface doesn't start

I came back to work after a week away and this is what greets me: If I press enter it displays the tty1 login prompt. I have booted using a 12.04.2 Live USB and it seems to work fine, I`m using it ...
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How to use Fuzzy GUI editor in Scilab?

I've installed Fuzzy Logic Toolbox for Scilab 5.4.1 In Matlab we can write fuzzy in command line and use that. How to use Fuzzy GUI editor in Scilab?
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Can't install and run GUI Desktop within a Virtual Machine

I'm an absolute beginner with Linux, so please go easy. I've just provisioned a Linux Ubuntu 12.10 Virtual Machine from Azure and opened a terminal window in Putty. I then ran the following command to ...
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How can I change GUI settings for applications in Ubuntu? [closed]

A menu in an application's GUI has an 'input box' that appears as a sliver. I need to be able to change the text in the box, and I don't know where to find the settings for the app's GUI so I can ...
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Mouse stops working in windows but not unity

I've recently upgraded to 13.04 on my work computer. Things work ok for around 15-20 minutes, but then the mouse ceases to work. I can move the pointer around, top corner functionality still produces ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 Unity black and white pixilated screen after suspend resume

Whenever I suspend and resume my laptop I get the following screen (see link to image below). I can do Ctrl+Alt+F1 to get to TTY and I can kill and restart Unity but it seems to have no effect when I ...
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FLV Metadata Editor GUI

Are there any programs for Ubuntu 13.04 that allow the user to edit the metadata of FLV videos? I would prefer a graphical user interface. Command-lines are fine if that is all that exists.
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How to start XBMC instead of Unity

How can I set Ubuntu to start XBMC at login instead of Unity? I know I can choose between the two interfaces when logging out, but it always goes on to Unity when booting. Thank you very much!
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Four GUIs off USB Boot

I am booting Ubuntu on a mac off of a USB drive. When I start it up there is a black screen giving me the options to try Ubuntu, install Ubuntu, or 2 other options. I select try Ubuntu and four GUIs ...
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UI loading problem

I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 in my vmware but after the OS is up and running the desktop toolbar are not displayed and UI processing is really slow like almost dead. Please suggest me a solution ...
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GUI doesn't coming up on ubuntu-12.04 [duplicate]

I am not able to start GUI in my ubuntu. I have installed ubuntu-12.04-desktop-i386 on my Oracle VM virtual box. when it boots up it shows a "running on low graphics" warning. then login credentials ...
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System Monitoring Tools For Ubuntu

I am looking for System Monitoring tools which are GUI and Cli or Web Based which include Basic Functions such as CPU Usage Ram Usage Swap Usage Disk Usage ( Space / I/O ) Heat Monitoring I know ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 and java GUI

I'm working on Rescue Agent Simulation, we have a main server that run our code and its programmed in Java. Our server has lag under Ubuntu 13.04, but it run smoothly in Ubuntu 12.10 and 12.04. So my ...
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Switching Between GUI and Terminal Question

I am new to linux. I am planning on setting up a server and although I like the regular Ubuntu desktop I like the Lubuntu one a little more especially for my file server needs. What I want to know ...
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Hiding the terminal window when running script from gnome launcher

I have an executable script which starts a simple java GUI, which all works fine when I call the script from the terminal. I then wanted to make a launcher to start the script, so I ran: ...
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Noob Help Questions [closed]

hi guys i am very new to linux and over the last week have been testing out different distro's as i am building a new home server and my current one is running WHS 2011 i would like to try a linux ...
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Virtualbox 4.2.12 installation breaks Ubuntu 13.04 Desktop

I recently installed Ubuntu 13.04 on my PC, and then got to downloading Virtualbox 4.2.12 from the official link. After installing Virtualbox 4.2.12, when I reboot my PC, the desktop is gone, as I ...
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Very strange GUI problem

I'm having a very strange problem in Ubuntu 13.04: I can only boot into the cairo-dock session and as you can see, some of the screen is missing. Another issue is that the window borders (with the ...
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PATH problem with my Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

I installed Java in my Ubuntu and after than I am unable to log in my system through GUI but I am able to log through terminal and its showing following errors: -bash:/etc/profile:line 7:syntax error ...
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No interface, no Terminal

I just rebooted my computer and have no interface (except my desktop background and desktop files), which means no unity and no notification bar. Also, Ctrl+Alt+T doesn't work. Ctrl+Alt+F1, does ...
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How can I fix my KDE theme after upgrading to Kubuntu 13.04?

A while back, I installed Kubuntu 12.10 and switched to the FormaN theme. Today, I completed my upgrade to Raring (13.04) and rebooted. Now all of the graphical controls appear messed up: I've just ...
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Upgrade button doesn't work

I'm running Ubuntu 12.10, and I just got the upgrade notice in software updates. When I click on the update button, the software updates app simply closes and nothing happens. How do I fix this?
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My GUI has Not Loaded at all

Ok so for the past few days when I boot Ubuntu it Has NO GUI none at all all it is is a desktop.Please Help.Thank you Also I tried this post for help and it did not work:Unity does not start in Ubuntu ...
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Is QML-Python a good UI-backend combination? [closed]

I wanted to try out a few desktop applications whose GUI is written in QML alone and the backend in python. Is this a good choice for writing desktop applications? I'l be using PyQt. What are the ...
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Shutdown/Dash has weird artifact - 13.04

See the bottom left of the dash example. The shutdown has a similar problem, but I was unable to take a print screen. Any ideas why or how to fix? The upgrade to 13.04 went fine other than this.
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Is there a user friendly way of mounting an external drive that was ejected? [duplicate]

I have a very noisy external 500 GB drive which I use mostly for synchronizing local files. In OS X I used to eject the drive, and mount it later when I need it with the Disk Utility. Is there a GUI ...
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How can I enable GUI mode at Ubuntu LTS 12.04 server

I want enable a GUI mode over ubuntu 12.04 LTS server .Kindly suggest a solution for me so that i can make it possible to use server with GUI mode more efficiently.
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Ubuntu 12.10 User interface [duplicate]

Sir, I want to replace Ubuntu 12.10 Desktop GUI with old Ubuntu 10.0 as it is very difficult to cop-up with the new interface. I have bought one disk from canonical for Rs 980 and the software ...
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After uninstall nvidia drivers no gui only wallpaper [duplicate]

since yesterday i try to install nvidia drivers but no luck its endup with 640X480 i have followed several tutorial which someone had succeed but not for me.so i removed nvidia drivers with help of ...
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Switch between normal and 10-feet interface

Sometimes when I watch a movie or TV episode on my computer, I'd like to sit on my couch. Now sometimes you want to check some random fact being mentioned on wikipedia, or someone writes to me via ...
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Ubuntu suddenly stopped booting to GUI and startx stalls

I am running Ubuntu 12.04. A few hours ago, I started up my machine, checked my email, played a couple albums on Spotify and turned it off again. I did not notice anything out of the ordinary and I ...
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No GUI, No internet, Using wifi, NEED HELP

I LOOKED in: No GUI and no internet No GUI, No internet connection, please help 12.04 How to add applications and GUI to the minimal Ubuntu? After Installing 12.04.1 I Have No GUI? How do I get the ...
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Graphics appear as if stretched out over two monitors and I can only interact with the right quarter of windows

When I boot everything seems fine, but after logging in, the first sign of a problem is that my background is stretched and pixelated and I can only see the right half of it. Windows appear the same ...
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How to create very very simple GUI application for Ubuntu?

I want to make a simple GUI Application. Can anybody give me source code of a simple GUI Application? So far, I have been competing in Programming Competitions (I have been using C++ for it) and now I ...
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Bash - How to execute a Terminal command without opening the Terminal GUI

I am trying to execute a Terminal command in bash, but I don't want the Terminal GUI to open. Here is my code: #!/bin/bash gnome-terminal -e "java ABC" Any suggestions? Thanks!
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Cannot restart GUI in Ubuntu 12.10

After removing guest account using these instructions. I cannot restart GUI, after restarting the computer. Instead it says that I need to configure the GUI settings myself. Then when I click: Run ...
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Is it worth uninstalling the GUI to lower the attack surface of my Ubuntu server?

I note that there are similar questions on how to remove the GUI from an Ubuntu install, so I know the technique, I'm just wondering is it worth doing? To explain, I have a Ubuntu server hosting ...
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How do I choose a graphical or text boot at boot time? [duplicate]

I have a 12.04 in desktop, but sometimes I just want to boot without X-windows. I don't want the GUI. How do I disable X at boot time? Can I add both options? Or do I just start the GUI and then ...
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Fstab mount smbfs share for user noauto asking for password via GUI

I'm trying to do a connection for my work computers d: from my laptop. Altough to have direct access to the disk I need to use the computers administrator account. And I would not like to save the ...
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Change default window size of an application

When I start gvim, it will occupy roughly the top-left quarter of my screen. However I think this is too small. Is it possible to make it start bigger by default?
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gui theme names

Please give me some names of nice GUI for linux. I tried to install KDE , but I don't like it ... And I can't find on internet the terminal commands for others. PS: Please tell me the GUI name and ...
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How I can change background color of query editor in Workbench?

I have dark GUI, but how I can make text editor also dark? I am under Lubuntu, Workbench from repositories.
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Finger print GUI to be disabled in guest account

I installed Fingerprint GUI recently on my hp elitebook and i have a little problem with this app... i would like to disable the fingerprint gui to other accounts and to be enaled to just one account ...
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how to start firefox or other gui application on windows 7 remotely

I am using ubuntu locally. Also I have another server running windows 7. I want to start firefox or notepad on windows 7 through the bash on ubuntu. And what I want is to let the firefox/notepad ...
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how to efficiently enable/disable GUI in ubuntu server 12.04?

I am using ubuntu server 12.04 and I intend to use some graphical tools to administrate the server. That's why in installed ubuntu-desktop. sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop and enable it with ...
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Gnome 3.8 on Ubuntu 12.04.2 lts [duplicate]

How to I get Gnome 3.8 on Ubuntu 12.04.2 lts because I want to try it and I don't want to upgrade to a non-lts version of ubuntu. Without I back porting it?
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How do I get Ubuntu 12.10 to boot GUI after removing libjpeg8?

In an attempt to install pygame on Ubuntu 12.10 I removed lib8jpeg sudo apt-get remove libjpeg8 so I could reinstall it. "This will fix that the pesky missing JPEG dependency," I thought. Since ...
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UI freezes very often after moving the home directory

I maybe wrong but from what I understand I should've done the movement of the home directory to another partition from a liveCD, what I didn't do. I think that made the UI (sidebar, upperbar) and ...
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GUI is not working after installation of glibc

GUI is not working after installation of glibc in my pc i am using ubuntu 12.10 version
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Designing UI using html and css and without webkit?

I want to try out developing desktop applications with the UI designed using html5,css and jquery and the back end code written in python. Is this possible? I have already tried out the WebKit but is ...

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