Questions tagged [launcher]
The Launcher is one of the main access points for applications in Unity interface. It provides quick access for launching applications and managing running applications. If your question is about creating or managing application launchers in Ubuntu, use the [.desktop] tag instead. For the Dock in Ubuntu 17.10 and later releases with GNOME 3, use [ubuntu-dock] tag.
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Using Super+key that are already setup by unity
I want to use my Superkey for custom shortcuts. Sometimes it does not seem possible, if the key combination is already used by Unity.
For example, I want to set Super+a to switch to the window ...
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How can I get a program I run in Wine to lock to my launcher?
I installed Evernote with Wine on Ubuntu 14.04, and it works great. I'd love to have the icon stay on the Launcher for speedy access, but when I right-click and select that option, all I get is the ...
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Two Matlab icons in Dash [duplicate]
I installed Matlab R2014a on Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS 64-bit without any problems; however the default entry in the dash could not be pinned to the launcher, so I sought an alternative solution and wrote my ...
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No dash, no launcher in Ubuntu 14.10
I am presented with the same issue that the one described here: no dash and no launcher upon login.
I am creating a new question though because the solution doesn't resolve the problem.
Note that I ...
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association window <-> .desktop file <-> launcher entry
I'm trying to integrate my JS code with unity using low level dbus messaging. I'm able to set launcher icon properties (progress, count, menu etc) for known .desktop files ( for example, "gnome-...
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Installing Armory on Ubuntu after installing Bitcoin
I installed Bitcoin-qt with Ubuntu 14.04. I then installed Armory using a method I found on the internet. However, I could not find the application. I downloaded it again using another method, and now ...
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How to close one of two minimised ovelapping laucher icons?
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 and I have a problem I have to close a window that is minimized without maximize it and it's icon is overlapping with another one on the launcher so I can't close one without ...
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How to install Teamspeak 3 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
I was follwing this video but at some point the guy just right-clicked his desktop and had a "Create a starter" option, I don't have that option so I thought about making a launcher using:
sudo nano ~...
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Tomboy doesn't open notes from the tray - sends to the launcher
When I click on any Tomboy notes listed in Unity tray it sends me to the launcher where the Tomboy icon starts shaking and the note opens only after I click on the icon in the launcher. I need to open ...
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Not allowed to close a window after clicking the icon on the laucher
After clicking the icon of the application on the launcher I am not allowed to close when hovering over one of the windows and it is not focusing on the one my mouse is over,and I saw that it is ...
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Lock the Nemo icon to the Unity Launcher (Ubuntu 14.04) and customize it
Is it possible to create the same kind of shortcuts like the Nautilus launcher has, for the Nemo file browser?
How can I edit Unity Launcher shortcuts in an easy manner, can I use a text editor or ...
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Dell xps15 touch pad makes launcher stuck
Randomly using the touch pad my launcher is on auto hide, but it glitches out and permanently shows the launcher until I restart. When it happens, the search of unity flickers in a glitch way. The ...
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launcher hangs ubuntu 14.10 in high resolution display
Issue occurs when I click on launcher, display hangs and unable to recover session. Top bar graphics goes awol. This only happens when I using the highest resolution display (1920x1080), all of the ...
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I suddenly don't see launcher and I can't even start terminal [closed]
I've been using Ubuntu 13.10 for a year now, and everything worked just fine. Suddenly, after turning my lap top on, I didn't see the launcher, and I can't find the way to start the terminal. Thanks ...
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Is there a desktop environment in which I can have the launcher/panel on my secondary monitor?
I have two monitors, one of which is 1920x1080 and the other is 1280x1024. I have the smaller monitor on the left. In Ubuntu 14.04 with Unity, I can put the launcher on the left-hand monitor; however, ...
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How do I make Firefox Developer Edition my default browser?
I want to make fde my browser by default, I installed it following this guy's video and clicked the "Use firefox developer edition as my default browser" but when I closed and tried to open it again ...
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Xilinx ISE Unity Launcher
I am trying to create a Unity launcher for Xilinx ISE 14.7 in Ubuntu 14.04. Here's what I have done so far:
I installed Xilinx ISE 14.7 to ~/username
Created a run_ise.sh script with the following ...
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Can I set the Launcher to close on mouseout
Currently, I have to hit the super key again to close it. Is there a setting to close it once focus is no longer on it?
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How to get Lubuntu to use generic application names
As you know, many application have a generic name.
For example, the generic name of Audacious is: Music Player.
How do you get Lubuntu to use this name instead of the regular name.
I realize ...
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I can't open Unity tweak tool [closed]
I can't seem to open the [Unity][1] tweak tool, either from the launcher or dash or terminal. In the terminal, I got these errors:
t***@t***-desktop:~$ unity-tweak-tool
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Join custom Terminal shortcut with Unity launcher icon
I've created a shortcut on the desktop which launches the terminal with a custom working directory. Here's the content:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=CM Terminal
Icon=utilities-terminal
Type=Application
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.desktop shortcut fails to launch program
I have .desktop file on my desktop that serves as a launcher for my application. Recently, i changed the command line for that launch and now clicking on the shortcut gives no visible effect.
Here are ...
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Irrelevant tool tip text displayed in launcher for chrome
When i open any page on chrome and wrong tool tip text is displayed for it (tool tip text of a page i opened some time before) in the launcher. How do i get rid of this.
I use ubuntu 14.04 32bit.
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Unity launcher for Intellij duplicate after application loading
I create a launcher for Ingtellij Idea by writing a custom .desktop file.
[Desktop Entry]
Version=13.3
Name=Intellij Idea
Comment=
Type=Application
Categories=Developoment,IDE
Exec=/home/sravinda/...
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Launcher for Skype with webcam
I am a newbie on Linux distributions... I'm running Ubuntu 14.04, and I would like to create a launcher for skype with this particular command:
bash -c 'LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/...
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Reopening windows minimized with Super+D
I've noticed this a while ago and I have no idea what to do to fix it or even if this behaviour is expected.
Lets say I have 3 gedit windows open. Then I keep working on the terminal, firefox etc. ...
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Icon spacing/padding on unity launcher
As you can see from the picture, I removed the background light from the icons in the launcher. But now, it looks like there is too much space between the icons and the icons look small. Is there a ...
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Black screen with fglrx-updates (14.10)
The way was long and painfull until here, but... You will see
The story: I wanted to upgrade my Laptop from Ubuntu 14.04 to 14.10. After applying the update I remembered the situation I was in: I had ...
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Launcher not over full length of screen
I want to change the appearance of my ubuntu launcher so that not the whole length of my left screen side is occupied. I would like it to be similar to this but on the left hand side of my screen. I ...
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Assign icon to launcher application
I know this question has been asked several times, but I revised all solutions I found and none has worked so far:
alacarte to edit/create the icon from scratch. When I assign the icon, it shows, I ...
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google chrome launcher isn't working
I just downloaded google chrome from official site of chrome, and installed it.
Now I locked it to the launcher. There is an Icon of google chrome. But when I click on it, nothing opnes. I always ...
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How can I mount my partition with executive permissions using the launcher icons?
I'm trying to install steam games onto my Data partition (NTFS formatted since I use that partition as a bridge for the few times I have to use windows).
I do not want it in my home folder since it ...
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How to remove Launcher and go back to desktop icons? [duplicate]
So can I go back to the old Menu Desktop.
I would like the old desktop like in 9.04
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ubuntu 13.10 no launcher and no dash appears
I've the same issue in the question here.
Unity doesn't load, no Launcher, no Dash appears
Launcher and panel missing [ubuntu 13.04]
It might be a duplicate question.
But none of these answers ...
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desktop launcher for ssh terminal
I have 3 ssh terminals defined for 3 headless systems on my lan. I can launch them from a host terminal, but I would prefer to create a desktop file for each, so that I could put each one in the ...
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Add program to the application launcher widget in KDE plasma desktop for Kubuntu 14.04
I would like to add Ipython qtconsole (for Python3) to the application launcher in the bottom panel at the KDE plasma desktop. I currently have three applications in the launcher:
chromium browser
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How to create a launcher for Wine in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS? [duplicate]
How does one create a launcher for an application in Wine under Ubuntu 14.04 LTS? Instructions at "https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wine" say, 'right click on the desktop and select "Create a ...
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Can I stop NFS shares appearing in the launcher?
I have about half a dozen NFS shares mapped to my Ubuntu 14.04 box. Each one of them shows up as an icon in the Unity Launcher. This is unnecessary and annoying - they take up a fair bit of space, and ...
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Hide the Unity Launcher, when an application is maximized
I would like to hide the launcher only when an application goes maximized. This would be really useful when using my browser, because I could have that additional space.
Auto-hiding the Launcher isn't ...
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Way to disable launcher-popups without installing new software?
I'd like to disable the pop-up that appears when I move my mouse over a Launcher-Icon. The popups always cover up stuff I'm trying to look at.
In this screenshot, I want to disable the popup that ...
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Where is the documentation for the .desktop unity launcher file format?
I recently asked this question as I could not google the documentation for how .desktop files should look like. Does such documentation exist? Where is it?
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how to get the update manager window visible?
I can see from the launcher that the Update Manager is running - it has the little triangle by it. However, I am having trouble seeing the window. If I click on it from one desktop, it switches to ...
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Launcher for a specific Chromium profile in Xubuntu?
What is the command to add into a Xfce launcher that would start a specific Chromium profile?
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Saving file in Chromium activates launcher
Whenever I save a file in Chromium, the launcher is activated and the Chromium logo shakes around indicating a new window has opened. In doing so it takes the focus off of the newly launched save file ...
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Change the Unity launcher search provider
If I enter a term that gives no hits in Applications etc. I will automatically redirected to the Yahoo search page.
How can I change the search provider there?
I found out, that the content-search ...
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How do I set gvim as default application? [duplicate]
I compiled and installed vim 7.4 in Ubuntu 12.04. I want to set gvim as the default application for all text and C/C++ files.
I tried : Right click > Open With Other Application. But couldn't find ...
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Autohide launcher does not work ubuntu 14.04
Altough I've setted to autohide sometimes this feature does not work.
After restarting it works but after a short period of time again stops autohiding.
Any shortcut to hide launcher? Or how to ...
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Cannot add an application to the launcher
I've downloaded Eclipse and I want it to be on my fast-launching dash bar but the problem is that, as you all probably know, Eclipse does not install but is inside a normal archive.
So I tried to ...
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Move the launcher to bottom in Ubuntu 14.04 [duplicate]
I am not familiar with the Ubuntu 14.04 and am also trying Ubuntu for the first time. Is there any way to move the launcher to the bottom or right or top?
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