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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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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How do I create a launcher for the Xampp control panel?
I've just installed ubuntu 12.04 on my DEll v1450 laptop.
I downloaded and installed XAMPP 1.7.7
After that I created xampp control panel by using this command:
gedit ...
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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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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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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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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 do I add a custom launcher?
I started by searching guides. I found this guide but neither of the main methods works anymore in 11.10.
The first solution, I have created the desktop file, however the file location given as ...
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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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How to pin Eclipse to the Unity launcher?
How can I pin eclipse indigo 3.7 I have 'installed' at /opt/ to the taskbar?
I have tried launching eclipse and right-clicking to choose the 'keep in launcher' option. But when I click that icon, ...
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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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C++ gtkmm-2.4 - How to calculate size of Unity Launcher/Panel?
I am using gtkmm-2.4 for my Ubuntu apps and to determine the size of the window for the application I use get_desktop_geometry. This returns the dimensions of the display you ask for. My issue is that ...
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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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Lost the Hard Drive Icon from the Launcher
I unlocked the C Drive icon connected to the Launcher. Once I moved it onto the desktop, it disappeared.
In attempting to create an new icon, I was asked to create a mount point. The mount point ...
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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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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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Launcher and window menu bar missing after 12.04 upgrade
I upgraded from 11.10 to 12.04 and now my launcher menu is missing. I opened terminal using CTRL+ALT+T and the menu shows but the GUI (bar) above that is missing.
Things like CTRL+TAB and image ...
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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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Set Multiple values for StartupWMClass (to group under same launcher in Unity)
This a specific example of a generic problem I haven't been able to find a solution for yet.
I have a program (Android Virtual Device Manager) that launches 'sub-programs' (namely emulators or ...
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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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How to disable the grouping of windows on the launcher?
For example, I ran Firefox and opened Askubuntu. Then opened some link in a new window. As a result, I have two windows of Firefox and one icon of Firefox on the launcher.
I want to have an icon 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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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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Icons can't be seen on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS's Launcher after updates
After updating yesterday, (can unfortunately not remember the specific updates) the launcher could not be made to appear. Rebooting the system showed the launcher only as a black bar at the left edge ...
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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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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 can I put a “lock sreen” icon on the launcher?
At first I apologize if the subject was in the wrong place
The reason is that I do not speak English
And enlisted Google to translate can I register and add this topic
I have a question:
I use ...
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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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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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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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Is there an easy way to rearrange or move the icons in the Unity launcher?
It looks like the only time that you can choose where an icon goes on the unity launcher, is when you add it. Is there a way to rearrange the order of an icon after it has been added?
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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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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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How to remove launcher drive icons?
I can't disable showing drive's icons in Launcher bar. I have looked for that option both in CCSM (it used to be in Experimental tab) and in dconf-editor (desktop->unity) and it is missing. Thanks!
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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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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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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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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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How to change the Dash icon in the Unity Launcher?
I don't like the Dash icon in the Unity Launcher, it's pretty inconsistent with the Faenza icon theme and I would like to change it. How can I do that?
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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 remap keyboard shortcuts in Unity Launcher? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate: > Can I define keyboard shortcuts using the Super key?
I am aware of how to change the shortcut to focus the Launcher with Compiz Settings Manager, so this is a different ...
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How to add custom icon to Kubuntu 11.10 launcher?
I have a shell script, idea, that simply sets JAVA_HOME then launches idea.sh. It doesn't show in a Dash Home search so I can't use the drag-and-drop way of adding it to the launcher. How do I do ...
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How to add/restore workspace on the launcher?
I seem to have lost the button on the Unity panel (left hand side panel) in Ubuntu 11.04 which shows you the desktops (like compiz expo does) think the button is just a shortcut for the expo compiz ...
