Questions tagged [preferences]
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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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Link clicked not passed to firefox
When Firefox is set as my default browser, any links cliked in another application open a new blank Firefox window, not a new tab or a new window with the page I want.
Is that a problem with the ...
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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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Where does Gnome keep track of window size to use when starting applications?
For some reason my terminals insist on starting maximized since a couple of days. Which is neither a wanted behaviour nor especially useful on an UHD display. I might have closed a terminal window in ...
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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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Purging a software package, reinstalling it, it remembers settings
I installed bluefish using sudo apt-get install bluefish.
It was very buggy so I decided to remove it using sudo apt-get purge bluefish, and then using sudo apt-get autoremove
Then I reinstalled it ...
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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 of ...
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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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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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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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Change default Sound Device Order
Basically, Ubuntu (-Mate 16.04) plays sound output on the first non-disabled sound-device in the preferences list:
Only trouble: I'd like to change the order. If there's a headset or that USB audio ...
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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 8f6e2db.....
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Changing default BitTorrent program
I have multiple torrent programs installed and when I download a .torrent file (in this case an Ubuntu ISO) using google chrome and open it, it doesn't open in my preferred program. How can I change ...
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How to make evince "Send To..." work with Thunderbird in Xubuntu LTS?
I am currently working with the evince 3.10.3 document viewer on Xubuntu LTS 14.04.
When I hit File > Send To..., I receive the following error message from evince:
Could not send current document
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How to save/fix the column width in the Nemo file manager?
Is there a way to fix/save the width of the columns in the file manager Nemo (using 2.4.5 in Xubuntu 14.04)? Even for each folder?
At the moment the column widths can be changed in a tab and the ...
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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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Monitor rotation is disabled in Ubuntu MATE 16.04.1 on Raspberry Pi 3
I opened Monitor Preferences dialog in Ubuntu MATE 16.04.1 on Raspberry Pi 3 and clicking on Rotation button shows only Normal option. Is there a way to set portrait (90 degrees rotation) mode?
EDIT
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Difference between `Pin: release v` and `Pin: version` in apt preferences file
I can't seem to find anything related to the difference between Pin: version 5.8 and Pin: release v=5.8 in the documentation for the apt preferences file.
Do they do the same thing or have differences?...
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Is it safe to automatically install security updates?
In the "Software & Updates" preferences, there is an option to automatically download and install security updates:
It seems like this is a very reasonable option. I won't have to bother with ...
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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 I ...
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Get directory-specific Nautilus preferences on 14.04 LTS
Unsure how to word this, but is there anyway for Ubuntu to display certain folders, certain ways.
I have alot of holiday/family shots, in a large number of folders named after where they from. So ...
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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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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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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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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 /media/...
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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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How to make Nautilus list `..` for parent directory in all folders [duplicate]
I've scoured the File Manager Preferences, GSettings and The Internet as best I can, and I cannot find the setting the hides the .. meta folder for parent directory. Even with "Show Hidden Files" ...
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Thunderbird won't remember that I've turned off Global Search and Indexing
I've turned off Thunderbird's "Global Search and Indexing" over and over again. I've deleted the global-messages-db.sqlite file more than once.
This works for one session, but as soon as I restart my ...
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Ubuntu Gnome how to launch a session with the same preferences as you set for the other account
Basically what I want to achieve in Ubuntu Gnome is something like a customized guest account that I was able to create in Unity Desktop. I need an account that is always launched with the same ...
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change default gnome filemanager
The current gnome file manager lacks some very basic functionality, for example setting a default folder view. My solution was to start using Nemo file manager instead.
It solved my problem except ...
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Enabling numlock
I want numlock enabled everytime when Ubuntu starts. Here I found a guide how to do it, I just can not get into "Keyboard Preferences". When I go into "Keyboard" there are just "Typing" and "Shortcuts"...
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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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File manager's preferences Ubuntu 19.10
I'm wondering where I can find the file manager's preferences on Ubuntu 19.10.
I tried to open the file manager and to click on the arrow near File at top left; I found only the options: Home, New ...
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Cannot edit the preferences of the Gnome-terminal
After I restarted my computer today, I found the color of my Gnome-terminal looks different from usual. And I cannot edit the profile preferences or add a new profile to edit.
here is the snapshot, ...
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Why cant I turn on high performance ubuntu 22.04 stock setting
I used to use a third-party CPU controller when I was using Ubuntu 20.04, and it was a terrible experience, but now the performance settings have been introduced to 22.04, and I can't even turn it on?
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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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Can not click checkboxes in preferences in gedit
When I use gedit in Ubuntu 20.04, whenever I click on any of the checkboxes in Preferences, nothing happens.
For example, when I click on Display line numbers, the checkbox is still marked as checked....
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How to connect to ibus-daemon
In my terminal on Kubuntu 16.04 I frequently see the following:
QInotifyFileSystemWatcherEngine::addPaths: inotify_add_watch failed: No such file or directory ...
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Weird behaviour in ubuntu 14.04
Something weird has happennd to my machine since yesterday. I recall, I had not shutdown it before that and it got switched off as battery ran out.
Now, following things are occurring
Taking long ...
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Cannot change default music player 16.04
I don't know if this is a bug, but I cannot change the default music player in 16.04 LTS.
In System Settings / Details / Preferred Applications, Rhythmbox is set as default, but when I double click ...
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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 thunar and ...
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Ubuntu One Windows crashs when opening preferences [closed]
Ubuntu One on Windows keeps on crashing every time I try to open the preferences window. I tried re-installing many times and still crashes. Is there a fix for this?
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How do I maintain custom settings of XTerm across sessions?
Is there any way to keep the settings of XTerm that I've applied so that it opens with these settings when I reopen it (e.g. text size, set by Ctrl+RightClick)?
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Installing VS Code on Ubuntu 20.04 with auto updates [duplicate]
I did see How do I uninstall Visual Studio Code? and https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/linux
Mentions snap and apt as ways to install with auto-updates. Wanted to know which is the way to get ...
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Problem on running shell script (how to NOT make it run from gedit) - Ubuntu 12.04
I want to run shell script or at least run it from terminal. I tried going to home folder/edit/preferences/behaviour and set executable text files to 'ask each time' but it doesn't even give the ...
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How do I make gvim start on desktop?
I mean, whenever I start and save files using gVim, have it know to save the files into my home directory.
This is annoying because each time I save any file using any program then I save it on ...
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display only recent items in gnome dash
It appears that with 22.04, the dash can only display ALL apps. It was previously possible to display RECENTLY USED. Is this option still available?
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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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Why doesn't my gedit(ubuntu 12) have an edit button
Hello I'm pretty much a newbie with linux, and I have decided I want to use gedit with some addons for developing "ruby on rails" sites. The problem I'm having is that my gedit has no edit-button and ...
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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 ...