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how to access system preferences in Ubuntu 12.04
Recently had to install Ubuntu 12.04 as my previous Ubuntu which I'd used for 3 years stopped working. I'm finding 12.04 extremely frustrating, I can't seem to access anything, for example now I'm ...
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How do I add xfwm4-settings to the Preferences windows in Lubuntu?
So I am running Lubuntu 12.10 and I just switched my windows manager to xfwm4 following the instructions here:
Is there a lightweight way to snap windows in Lubuntu?
I was wondering, how do I add ...
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Manual to Quickly: application preferences?
Where can one find a manual to Quickly, where it is written about using (=programming, how to connect widgets in PreferencesDialogWindow with preferences, and how to use them in the application) ...
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My pc works at high performance due to Ubuntu 12.10 [closed]
I have a dell pc. It is have two graphics card (4100 and 7730m). I used solves on internet sites but then borders and desktop menu disappers. Sorry for bad English. Please help me!
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Change where basket saves notebooks?
Currently I am trying to use Basket but, I can't find the place where it lets me change where my Baskets are stored. I need to keep them encrypted from prying eyes and want them located in ...
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How to enable Empathy incoming message notifications?
I installed empathy in Lubuntu.
I want a notification to popup when a message is received.
However, when I open edit -> preferences -> notifications, it doesn't have an option, "show incoming ...
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How do I get Exaile to remember preferences? (12.10)
I'm using Exaile (with Sound Menu Indicator addon) and I would like the 'Show Tray Icon' and 'Minimize to Tray' preferences to remain true, but every time I close and reopen Exaile these revert to ...
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How to hide rulers, statusbar, scrollbars in GIMP persistently?
I am using GIMP 2.6.12 on Ubuntu 12.04.
I would like to hide the rulers, the status bar and the scrollbars but they keep reappearing after restarting GIMP. How do I make them disappear forever?
I ...
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Where can I find the startup applications in 12.10
I'm using 12.10 and am looking for where I can configure the startup applications. I've read that I can find it in System > Preferences > Startup Applications, but that seems to be in a ...
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Evolution - Setup screen too “long” for screen, hides OK button [duplicate]
When I set up Preferences in Evolution, the bottom part of the dialogue screen gets hidden so that I cannot see a "cancel" or "OK" button down below. Scrolling with the mouse doesn't help.
How do I ...
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How do I load Compiz preferences file through terminal?
My Compiz GUI does not work (actually, it does work, but changes on it won't take any effect). I have a compiz preferences file (.profile) and I would like to load it through the terminal (since ...
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How do I make it so that the spread comes up on one click?
In Ubuntu 12.10, if I have multiple windows of an app, the first click on an icon brings the app window that is focused into view, and only the second click brings up what Ubuntu calls the spread ...
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Launcher does not reappear after auto-hide [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can’t make Unity Launcher appear
I am having trouble getting launcher to appear after auto-hide. I have tried adjusting the sensitivity, and have even reset the launcher ...
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How do I fix a “Prefs file removed in background ~/.java/.userPrefs/prefs.xml” error?
I've been programming on Windows for the majority of my program with no problems with preferences. I just booted up Ubuntu 12.04 and loaded up my classes into Eclipse. At run time, I receive this in ...
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System settings: When is an option ON and when is it OFF?
I am a new Ubuntu user. I was curious to install it. But I have some difficulties to understand the options in the system preferences. It's because I don't know if an option is on or off (see ...
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Test Sounds Missing After Messing With Pulseaudio and JACK
So after installing JACK and using 'sudo usermod -a -G audio username' and restarted. This made JACK work however no program using pulseaudio (more or less everything) made any sound. I purge removed ...
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Firefox menu is missing
I have just installed Ubuntu 12 and started up Firefox so I could configure it. But there doesn't seem to be any way to access preferences. No menu bar appears at the top. right-clicking (in ...
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Repo preferences over one to another?
if a same software (different version) are present in two repos both added in
sources.list
then which one will get installed when I run install command
apt-get install x
?
Also how can ...
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Why Firefox does not save my preferences in prefs.js (i.e. printer headers, margins, etc.)?
Firefox 14.0.1 on Ubuntu 10.04 does not save my page preferences: settings like page margin, header and footer.
When I change it through the about:config page I can see changes reflected on the ...
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Not able to set Nautilus as my default file manager [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to stop Thunar being default file browser
I wanted to try out xfce and installed it. When I launched the file manager in xfce, it prompted me to choose between ...
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Why doesn't my gedit(ubuntu 12) have an edit button
Hello I'm pretty newbie with linux os, and I have decidet i want to word on gedit with some addons and etc for develop ruby on rails sites. the problem is my gedit has no edit button and i swere i ...
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No Orca magnification in Ubuntu 12.04
I'm a visually impaired Linux/Ubuntu newbie. I've installed 12.04 from a live CD and have the Orca screen reader running at start up. Speech works fine but there is no magnification. When I open Orca ...
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Having Xubuntu at its minimal display level,need the actual version of xubuntu with the eye candy features!
I just installed xfce4 on my Ubuntu 12.04 desktop.And this is how it looks like,less eye candy, This is how it looks like
But i just need the desktop to be like the below, as i have Graphics card ...
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How do I make gvim start on desktop?
I mean, whenever I start and save file using gVim it save in home directory. This is annoying because each time I save any file using any program then I save it on Desktop first, and then categorize ...
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Is there a global shortcut to access the application preferences of an active application?
The application preferences in the menu options do not show a shortcut for fast access.
I'd like to have a unified shortcut to access the applications preferences in any application.
How can I get a ...
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Is it wise to remove standard software and replace them with personal preferences?
I am lucky that hard disk space is not an issue however there are applications that come with the Ubuntu distro that I will never use and I have preferences for other packa ges. For example I use K3B ...
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Is it possible to switch Ubuntu back to base-2?
Beginning with (Lucid) 10.10, Ubuntu began using base-10 to represent storage sizes. For me, working with Windows all day and then going to work on my Ubuntu notebook, it is very irritating to have to ...
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Switch from path bar to location bar permanently in Nautilus
As most of you know, you can switch between the visual location entry, and the text based one in Nautilus, by hitting Ctrl+L.
When I tried to set this value permanently in gconf-editor, it doesn't ...
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No bass from the speakers
In Ubuntu 11.10 no bass sound at all when try to play mp3 or 2channels audio. I have 5.1/6 channels speakers.
When I test speakers from the sound preference it works perfectly fine and then I try to ...
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How do I create a boot disk from an existing installation? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to customize live Ubuntu CD?
I want to make a boot CD that when used can run (without installing) an copy of Ubuntu already installed on my system with all the same ...
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How can I change tomboy note's background colour?
How to make Tomboy Notes have a different theme that are easier on the eyes like black font over a lightgrey background rather than a darkgrey font over a white background. I have explored Tomboy's ...
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AMD control center doesn't save preferences
Everytime when I edit the monitor preferences in AMD to multi-monitor or to a multidesktop, when I press save or apply the program just closes with no errors and the preferences hasn't been saved. If ...
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How do I find “system > preferences”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where to find administration, preferences, etc?
Many Ubuntu instructions start with "System > Preferences". On Ubuntu 10 there was a System menu in the upper left corner ...
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Indicator-Weather hangs when trying to change Location
I have always used Weather Indicator (indicator-weather) for all my weather-related needs on Ubuntu, since 10.04. I now use 11.10 and have indicator-weather installed from the Ubuntu repositories. I ...
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Quick-Change of Language Environment
I'm learning French, and one thing I would like to do is to quickly switch the entire interface between English and French without logging in/out. Same idea as changing the keyboard layout, except ...
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Disable <ALT> key on Unity 2D?
I'm using Photoshop through Wine and the ALT key is currently mapped to the window picker. However, I need the functionality of the ALT key within Photoshop. In previous Ubuntu versions I could change ...
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How to get back the system menu for Gnome fallback mode [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Reinstate System Menu after reverting to Gnome Classic?
Is there any chance to get back the system menu for gnomes fallback panel? I really can't get warm neither with ...
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How to add access controls to Accessibility Options?
We are having issues in our labs where students set the magnifier and a few other settings intentionally to make the system almost unusable. I was thinking about controlling this activity, but ...
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What happened to to the startup application preferences?
in 11.04 I can go to system->preferences ->startup applications
and do things like uncheck Gnome Login Sound
when I open Startup Applications in 11.10 the screen is empty
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Per file-type preferences in gedit
I'm trying to use gedit for two different tasks: developing Python software and writing Latex documents. Both are based on pure text files, but they are very different: e.g. Python code needs to be ...
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Which sound profile will allow me to simultaneously hear and record system audio + microphone input?
I'm trying to screencast with both mic and system sounds at the same time. Previously this didn't work, but I have found that fiddling with the sound profile brings me a step closer.
To fiddle with ...
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Can't change startup programs in Startup Application Preferences
I opened and changed startup programs in Startup Application Preferences.
Then after reboot the preferences didn't change, they are the same as it was before.
Why I can't change nothing and how to ...
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How to set Guake as preferred terminal emulator for “Run in Terminal”?
I've recently installed Guake and like it a lot. I'd like to set it as my preferred terminal application. That is, when I right-click on a bash script file, click "Open", and choose "Run in Terminal", ...
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No keyboard layout in keyboard preferences to match Danish macbook
Some critical keys (@) are in accessible on my Macbook running Natty. It's a 2006 danish keyboard model. Is there a way to edit the layout without resorting to Terminal? Alternatively where could the ...
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Set compositing manager preference to Compiz
As I discussed in this question, for some reason, Metacity was used instead of Compiz even with capable GPU and driver. I want to set the preference to use Conmpiz wherever possible, is there a way?
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How can I disable truncated long filename in icon view?
I would like to know how I can disable the feature in nautilus which truncates long filenames in icon view? I beleive there may be a gconf key which controls this but I'm not sure which specific key, ...
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How to make permanent change to .config/user-dirs.dirs?
Each time I changed and saved .config/user-dirs.dirs, and after restarted the system, the XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR are reverted:
diff --git a/.config/user-dirs.dirs b/.config/user-dirs.dirs
index ...
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Program Preferences no longer recognizes Desktop webmail
Until today, I had desktop-webmail as my preferred e-mail client. Today, I clicked on an e-mail link, and up popped an Evolution window.
I do not know of any changes that I deliberately made to ...
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No Custom Preferred Applications [closed]
I'm trying to change my default applications in Ubuntu 11.04, but there is no "Custom" option.
I can't change my browser to Google Chrome, and I can't change my mail application to Gmail. There is ...
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The About Me dialog doesn't save information
Good evening all!
This may sound like a silly question, but for some reason, it is baffling me. I just installed a fresh copy of 11.04 and have been setting up my preferences. I have noticed while ...
