Unity's launcher is one of the main access points for applications in Ubuntu. It provides quick access for launching applications and managing running applications.
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How can I run a software package I installed called 'openscam'?
I installed a software called 'openscam' but I cannot find its launcher.
It's installer is a .deb file, after I clicked in it, Ubuntu Software Center installed the software, and finished it, but I ...
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My laucher disappear [duplicate]
I've just installed Ubuntu 13.04
Followed some steps in the web to install other recommended softwares and updates. Now my laucher is gone. I cannot do anything on my Ubuntu.
It's very disappointing ...
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ubuntu webapps create multiple icons when opened
I recently installed chromium on ubuntu 13.04 and started using webapps. The problem is for every webapp open there is an icon for the webapp and an icon for chromium in my launcher.
For example if i ...
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Can i disable the launcher in unity? [duplicate]
I'm using cairo dock and (with the launcher) it is too crowded on the desktop
so is there any way so i can disable it without changing the shell to gnome or kde??
thx
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How to run a command with one click, preferably from unity's launcher
I'd like to run this command without having to open up terminal every time.
sudo openvpn --config /home/ubuntu/Documents/vpnbook/vpnbook-euro2-udp25000.ovpn --auth-user-pass ...
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Create Unity Launcher for file [duplicate]
how do you create a launcher for a file in unity?
I am currently trying to create a launcher for the side panel in unity that, when clicked, opens an executable file in my home directory. Is there any ...
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How to create the Minecraft launcher button?
I am trying to run a small minecraft server via Ubuntu desktop 12.04 for my kids. I got minecraft installed and running, but don't want to run via the Terminal all the time. I'm trying to pin a ...
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Unity progress bar for gnome-terminal?
One of my favorite features of unity is the progress bar the launcher overlays on the icons for various programs like the file manager, or firefox. Gnome-terminal does not have a progress bar. What do ...
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How can I configure a launcher to show an application icon? [duplicate]
Some applications don't display icons when you create a launcher for them - you get the default Gnome launcher icon. How can I configure a custom launcher to show the icon? They are visible on the ...
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Problem with unity (Files) in ubuntu 13.04
When I have opened multiple Files window in Ubuntu 13.04 and click on Files icon it opens a new window. It must show last opened window or let me choose between different opened windows.
What is the ...
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Cannot change to Unity 3D!
Major problem here and I'd appreciate some help!
I was installing WINE and Steam to get my games running. Got everything installed and configured, and my games were working. However after that, the ...
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Unity Web Apps create duplicate icon in the unity sidebar
This behavior extends to all installed Unity Web Apps using Chromium. After a fresh install of Ubuntu 13.04 the apps were working correctly and selecting a web app from the sidebar would result in an ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 Unity launcher and status bar dissappeared after installing additional drivers [duplicate]
I have tried to use additional graphics drivers on Lenovo T530 ubuntu 12.10 laptop. Actually those drivers have not installed correctly. After restarting my machine, ubuntu launcher and status bar has ...
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Is it possible to have just opened apps on top in launcher? If so, how?
I've locked ('pinned') quite some applications to the Unity launcher. When I open a programme (via the Dash), its icon appears at the very bottom of the list. This is very annoying IMHO as it leads to ...
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auto-hide launcher problem
I installed 13.04 just now. when I activated auto-hide launcher the purple background of it will not disappear at all. My laptop is Vaio S137. I had not this problem with 12.04.
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Graphics not working correctly on IBM thinkcentre with Ubuntu 13.04
I have an IBM ThinkCentre and I have installed Ubuntu 13.04 on it, the login screen shows the top toolbar, but when I login all the computer shows is just the desktop background. For some reason the ...
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How to drag and drop upload files into Filezilla in Unity?
I am web developer, using Ubuntu 13.04. I frequently need to upload files from different directories to FTP.
How can I drag and drop upload files to the Filezilla icon in the Unity launcher?
I know ...
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Why is the Unity launcher pixelated after suspend on Ubuntu 13.04?
Having a lot of issues with suspend on Ubuntu 13.04.
Can't wake up after suspending when using Nouveau driver (nVidia quadro fx370).
When using every single proprietary driver on the list, the Unity ...
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Rdio Quicklists
I would like to have "Play/Pause" "Next" and "Previous" buttons in the quicklist for my Rdio.desktop "web app."
Detailed Explanation
The web app can be created either from Chrome (by going to menu ...
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Keyboard shortcut to toggle auto-hide unity launcher
I would like to create a keyboard shortcut to toggle the auto-hide option for the unit launcher. Based on the answer on How to programmatically change the launcher's hide behaviour I tried to make a ...
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Does the Search field on the launcher in kde depend on Nepomuk?
Does the search field on the application launcher depend on Nepomuk?
I had to disable Nepomuk on shared systems because it takes too much CPU and I/O and I have noticed that on some systems the ...
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Won't boot to Unity or Cairo Dock on 13.04?
I've just booted up and when I log into either Cairo Dock or Unity/ubuntu neither of them launch, leaving me with just the wallpaper displayed but no desktop, so to speak. It's 13.04, and in order to ...
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Is there a way to make the tooltips on launcher applications appear without delay in 13.04?
Is there a way, for example in CCSM to change the delay before launcher tooltips are shown, because for whatever strange reason, the launcher doesn't respond to me clicking on an application, before ...
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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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Why does the Launcher & Dash and Main toolbar disappears!
My question is regarding to the dash and launcher and toolbar top bar with name and time. My problem that I have noticed at least three times this month. My Dash and Laucher and toolbar disappear for ...
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remote desktop & launcher (.exe)
1) What are clear steps for being able to remote into my Ubuntu box from my Windows 7 box?
2) Is there a way to have a .exe be attached to my left-hand launch bar?
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Launcher and Dash Hide after update Video Card
I currently have Ubuntu 13.04 installed.
And then I installed nVidia Drivers from the Additional Drivers window.
But after installing, the Launcher and dash has gone..
Then I deleted the nvidia ...
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12.04. Launcher only shows application in current workspace although another instance is in a different workspace [closed]
On 12.04 with Workspace Switcher running, open two instances of an app, such as LibreOffice, in two different workspaces. In one of those workspaces, the Launcher will show an ">" next to the ...
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Thunderbird new email count not displayed in 13.04
Since upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04, Thunderbird (17.0.5) no longer displays the number of new emails in the Launcher.
The notification menu still displays as the emails come in, but there is no ...
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Want to create new Dolphin window from Unity launcher
I installed the Dolphin File manager when Ubuntu 13.04's file manager stopped supporting expandable folders in the file pane. Sometimes I like to have separate Dolphin instances running in my various ...
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What is the shutdown command in 13.04 to display new unity shutdown dialog? [duplicate]
I want to create a shutdown icon for the launcher in 13.04. In former versions of Ubuntu I used this desktop file and put it in the launcher:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Shut Down
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Ubuntu menu and applications bar gone, and some programs too
I was following this guide (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OpenCV) in order to install openCV.
sudo su
sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get install libavformat-dev
sudo apt-get ...
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Launcher and panel missing [ubuntu 13.04] [duplicate]
When I booted my laptop to ubuntu 13.04 today the panel and launcher were both missing from the screen and I had no idea how to get them back.
Using a ubuntu 13.04 install medium I formatted / and ...
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How to get Google Drive (Docs) search to work in Unity Dash?
How to get Google Drive (Docs) search to work in Unity Dash?
I've added my Google account in the Online Accounts System Settings panel.
I'm using Ubuntu 13.04 with the following packages installed:
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How to prevent nautilus from opening new instances when it opens a mounted partition
In Ubuntu whenever I open a mounted partition in nautilus and switch to other applications, clicking the icon of nautilus on the launcher bar will open a new instance of nautilus, instead of switching ...
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No launcher or menu
I've upgraded from 12.10 to 13.04 and now I'm missing my launcher and menu bars. I can open terminal through keyboard shortcut. Can anyone help
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menu bar and launcher missing in ubuntu 13.04
i have upgraded ubuntu desktop from 12.10 to 13.04 since then i cant see the menu bar or launcher , but i am able to open the terminal using keyboard shortcut
when i use the guest log in there is no ...
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How to add programs to the launcher (search)? [duplicate]
I installed eclipse juno to /usr/local/eclipse and added it to the $PATH.
So I can run it from terminal simply by entering "eclipse".
Now I want a launcher icon for it and it would be nice to have it ...
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How can I change Launcher scrolling behavior back?
I've just upgraded to 13.04. Now mouse scrolling on Launcher results not in moving through Launcher, but in application switching. Is there a way to change this behavior back, so I'll be able to ...
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Unity-bar fails to show randomly when using mouse? [duplicate]
Description of my problem:
I have set Unity bar in 13.04 to auto-hide when not used under apperance settings. Sometimes, for example when using other programs (no matter what program) - it fails to ...
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Minimized windows to appear as “half-icons” in hidden launcher
I was wondering if there is a way of having the minimized windows displayed in launcher as "half icons"?
Something like this:
but for all applications.
I like to have the launcher hidden most of ...
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How to make programs minimize when you click on them on the launcher
I am running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I just want the programs to minimize like they do on the Windows 7 taskbar, if that gives you a idea of what I am talking about.
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Where are my launcher icons?
Ubuntu crashed finally after several months (I think it is my hard drive failing).
I reinstalled 12.04.02, but all I get is a screen with no launcher icons strip. I am able to change the desktop ...
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Firefox doesn't launch in ubuntu 13.04
Firefox starts when I use sudo in the terminal, but not from the launcher. All the other apps work like a charm, just not Firefox. How can I fix this?
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How to open a desktop shortcut from commandline
I created a eclipse.desktop and locked it to unity launcherd , when I double click on it on desktop, the eclipse was launched just like launching from unity launcher. But if I start it from command ...
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What is the shutdown command in 13.04?
I want to create a shutdown icon for the launcher in 13.04. In former versions of Ubuntu I used this desktop file and put it in the launcher:
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Can I set the launcher to only be visible when I'm on the desktop?
I'd like to show the Launcher when I am on my desktop and hide it when an application is running. How can I personalize it?
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Why are different Libreoffice Applications grouped together on Unity launcher?
When opening a Writer window for instance and a Calc window - any 2 different LO applications really - the icons on Unity launcher are grouped together under a general Libreoffice icon. How can they ...
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No title bar, window bored or unity launcher in 12.10 after xrandr
-hey guys, need some serious help.
Yesterday I was playing around with xrandr to try to get an HDMI TV to work properly without having over scan/ under scan as I have an Intel graphic chip and could ...
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How to run a new app that didn't get added to the launcher
I installed a new app (VMware Player, using the answer from another question) and it didn't get added to the launcher. That is when I realized that without the launcher, I'm dead-in-the-water. I don't ...
