The Ubuntu System settings is often referred to the GNOME system settings. Use this tag if you have trouble using the System Settings in Ubuntu.
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How can I backup the whole system status (not documents)?
I want to backup my system status, like
Installed Packeges
What's on my sidebar
Grub Settings
Kernel...
in order to restore it in case of system crash.
I don't care about my document, music, ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 Online Accounts Settings not opening
When I go to system settings and click on online accounts, the window for the settings shows up for about half a second before disappearing. Why is this happening and how do I fix this?
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Appearance Icon is still missing from system settings
I am using 13.04 - just upgraded today. I checked in Synaptic and both gnome-control-center-signon and gnome-control-center-unity are installed. In ccsm the Unity Plug-In is enabled. I completely ...
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How to configure 12.04.2 network without being connected?
When I use the "Network" tool from the "System Settings" application, it won't let me configure the wired interface unless the cable is attached and "live".
I want to move machines from one network ...
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How can I fix it so my system doesn't crash whenever i go to “System Settings > Details”?
How can I fix it so my system doesn't crash whenever i go to "System Settings > Details"? Or even where/how would I go about troubleshooting the issue? Thanks!
Edit: When running control center ...
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After 13.04 Install: Unable to Enter Online Accounts
In System Settings after an upgrade from 12.10 to 13.04 I am not longer able to add Online Accounts. (I noticed this after launching Empathy, which prompted me: "You need to set up an account to see ...
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Gnome 3 privacy settings in Ubuntu 13.04
Is it possible to change the Gnome 3 privacy settings in Ubuntu Raring? What I am missing is, for example, the configuration for the lock screen notifications.
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How to resize the System Settings window? [duplicate]
How do i resize or scroll down system settings windows, please check the pic below
There is no option to scroll or resize,if more than 1 application indicator added in system settings then i cant ...
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Cinnamon settings are not default after installing Cinnamon in Ubuntu 12.10
I tried out Cinnamon UI in Ubuntu 12.10 today and found that Cinnamon settings were not default (like when right-clicking desktop > change background, it shows the Ubuntu settings window not Cinnamon ...
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How can I set CTRL+SHIFT+W to open an internet browser?
Small question here. I try to set CTRL+SHIFT+W to open an internet browser. Every time I add it to the keyboard shortcuts in the settings, it takes back a level in the settings menu rather than ...
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Cant open gnome-control-center?
When i click on system settings in the dash nothing happens. When i run the command gnome-control-center i get the following output.
gnome-control-center: error while loading shared libraries: ...
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Why are my Hardware keys not performing the assigned function?
On my Ubuntu 11.10 tablet there is a 5 button joystick ( <^v> and click ). This is supposed to be a rotation button (at least that is what it did in windows). I setup shortcuts in the keyboard ...
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How can I enable/disable Dash online results programmatically?
How can I change this setting from a Bash script?
My plan is to enable it only on certain network connections.
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How to change the hibernate and suspend settings at a system-wide level in Xfce?
I've found the following commands :
xfconf-query -c xfce4-session -np '/shutdown/ShowSuspend' -t 'bool' -s 'false'
xfconf-query -c xfce4-session -np '/shutdown/ShowHibernate' -t 'bool' -s 'false'
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Ubuntu 12.04LTS cannot change Date&time and Wallpaper and screen timeout in System Settings
Problem:
Cannot change Date&time settings, there is no response toggling "Weekday", "Date and month" and "12-hour" or "24-hour".
Cannot change Wallpaper.
Cannot change "Turn screen off when ...
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Ubuntu BackUp Settings
Can Ubuntu backup my system settings? So, It doesn't like back to Ubuntu factory reset or default after restart my computer & some settings not functional properly and back to default after ...
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12.10 system settings removed
I just tried to find a solution for dual monitorsetup, installing gconf-editor and "additional drivers" on my ubuntu 12.10 cairo-dock desktop laptop.
actually I deinstalled my bluetooth programms ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 mouse sensitivity [closed]
I got ubuntu 13.04 installed the server image, then did apt-get install ubuntu-desktop. Everything went well except I can't configure the sensetivity off my mouce.
See picture here: ...
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'Appearance' icon not showing in 'System Settings'
I am facing a very peculiar problem, the 'Appearance' icon in 'System settings' has disappeared and now I cannot change the background or control the unity. Any ideas how to get it back?
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Set web proxy using pac-file-url in lubuntu
I want to use a pac-file-url to set the web proxy rules for chromium in lubuntu. Chromium reads its settings from the system wide OS settings. I read How do I set systemwide proxy servers in ...
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How can I re-poll re-detect video or clone good settings to a new installation?
I've previously posted this in the forums as
ubuntu 12.10 ubiquity and display problems
is there any way I can clone my secure remix settings to regular 12.10?
Ubuntu 12.04 worked fine in my now ...
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Keyboard repeat not working
I am using Ubuntu 12.10, I changed some language settings (from 'English US' to 'Hindi' and then back to 'English US'), during which I think I did something wrong but could not remember what.
Now key ...
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Cannot type “ć” on Hungarian layout
I need help with keyboard layouts. My layout is Hungarian and on Windows I could type ć using AltGr-9 + c which is a c with an acute. However AltGr-9 + Space gives me a single quote (') and AltGr-9 + ...
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How to configure xfce4-screenshooter settings
xfce4-screenshooter is the standard screenshot program in XFCE on Xubuntu.
how can I configure the settings about which format it saves the screenshot in and in which folder?
I noticed, that my ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 System Settings -> System -> Details missing
I wanted to change the dafault email application in Ubuntu 12.10. I read that I have to go to System Settings -> System -> Details. However, there is no Details. Is this because I use Gnome 3 or did ...
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Appearance icon has disappeared from system settings menu
I go to system settings and appearance is gone. I tried searching it in the dash and it is not there. When I right click the desktop and select "Change background" the system settings window opens. I ...
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How to change default behavior when iPod is plugged in?
Right now when I plug in my iPod, Clementine opens and starts playing, which is annoying because I prefer to manage my iPod using Rhythmbox which has a "sync" feature that Clementine (AFAIK) is ...
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Remap shortcut to a single key cannot be used
I want to remap my workspace switcher shortcut to a single key, specifically the Page Up/Page Down keys for going to the top/bottom workspace. But Ubuntu will not let me do this using System settings ...
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Disable sound on error messages?
Sometimes during my workflow, an error will occur. Any kind of system error, browser error, etc. When this happens, a nice little message dialog appears and tells me exactly what has happened or what ...
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Settings are restored, after restart or start Ubuntu 12.10 (some examples like brightness, user accounts, touchpad, network, etc)
System settings are restored after start or restart computer with Ubuntu operating system, including brightness, user accounts, touchpad, network, etc. How to resolve them so that the settings are not ...
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How to change the units for storage size from GiB/MiB to GB/MB (binary prefix)? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it possible to switch Ubuntu back to base-2?
Since a while ago, Ubuntu has adopted the policy of requiring decimal and binary prefixes to follow the relevant ...
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Cannot permanently prevent power saving blank screen on Compaq Presario C700 with Ubuntu 12.10
I have a Compaq Presario C700 which has a GRUB multi-boot for Ubuntu 12.10 (32 bit), Ubuntu 10.10 and Windows Vista. This machine is always run by mains electricity rather than by battery as I have ...
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How to set automatic proxy configuration url in terminal
I need to set the url of the PAC file which we do by going to System Settings->Network Proxy--and then select method=> automatic and then set a configuration URL. How to set this automatic Proxy ...
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Setting proxy variables automatically for different Network Profiles [duplicate]
I have two network profiles for wired connections in the network manager:
1. Home_Lan--> automatic dhcp requires No Proxy
2. Hostel_Lan--> manual ip settings requires an automatic proxy url
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Problems booting because the HDD is full. How can I get stuff off my hard drive?
I have used up all the space on my hard drive and when starting up the computer says the only option I have is to start up in basic graphics mode. On the screen it then says stopping system v runlevel ...
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Where can I find the names of the various settings dialogs?
I'm using xmonad, so I can't see the regular Ubuntu menu to get to the tools in the settings and preferences menus. I have to invoke them by name. Does anyone have a list of the names of these tools? ...
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How to globally disable antialiasing in Ubuntu?
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 on a Samsung R710 laptop which is equipped with a NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT. At the moment, proprietary driver v310.14 (nvidia-experimental) is installed.
Since my second monitor ...
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Automatically connect to a hidden wireless network?
Maybe I'm just missing something, but in Precise and Quantal I haven't been able to figure out how to automatically connect to a hidden wireless network. How can I enable this from within the network ...
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How do I reload system settings from command line on Kubuntu?
To better understand what I need: In systemsettings (KDE), in icon theme module, after I change the icon theme, I click apply. I need to know which command line I run to do the same when I click apply ...
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How do I configure the system?
I've just installed Ubuntu 12.04 and am completely stuck on how to administer the system. Initially I just want to open a port on the firewall, but there doesn't seem to be any obvious way to do that.
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Why are items missing from System Settings; how do I get them back?
My settings window currently looks like this:
Obviously, a lot of items should be there and they aren't. They have been present before in XFCE and in Unity. I've seen other questions about losing ...
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Unable to open audio sound setting menu
I am using 12.10. When I try to open sound setting menu in system setting, it is closing automatically. I faced the same issue with 12.04 LTS also.
Can You please help me in resolving the issue?
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Create a custom shortcut that types clipboard contents
I want to automate keyboard input so that I can "paste" my clipboard contents to a remote KVM such as IPMI, or Raritan. To accomplish this, I installed xdotool and xclip. I then wrote a simple command ...
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How to remove “online accounts” from “system settings”?
I uninstalled "Unity" and use "Gnome Shell" instead, but the new "online accounts" was still in the "system settings" menu. How can I completely remove it?
I tried the command below but it doesn't ...
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In the printer settings missing the option to change drivers in Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal
I need to install manually the driver of my Brother MFC-7360N because every version of Ubuntu recognize the printer but it install a driver that doesn't work so I do this manually after downloading ...
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How to open System > Administration?
I'm new to Ubuntu and while browsing over forums I saw goto System > Administration and so on. So I wanna know how I can actually goto System, means where can I find System then Administration and so ...
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How do I restore the privacy pane of the system settings?
Checking out screenshots of the system settings in Ubuntu 12.10, it seems that I am missing a few. When I open up my settings, I cannot see Privacy, Backup, and Management Service. Also, nothing comes ...
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where are the ubuntu-desktop settings?
I just installed the Ubuntu desktop (apt-get install ubuntu-desktop) for the first time. I guess this is Unity.
I wonder where I can find the settings. There was the "System Settings" tool right in ...
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Option Button in Keyboard Layout > Input Sources is not pressable
I would like to set the Caps-lock key as a Compose key, which you do, as far as I remember, by pressing the Options Button in Keyboard Layout > Input Sources and then enabling the appropriate option ...
