Questions tagged [system-settings]
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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Missing System Settings after removing some packages
I installed or uninstalled some packages. I do not even remember what I was doing. As a result, now I can't see most of the system settings in settings window.
Any idea how to solve this problem.
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Reporting: I can't open settings in ubuntu 20.04 LTS
I am a regular user of Ubuntu. I recently moved on from Ubuntu 19 for 20.04 LTS, but after the upgrade the settings are not opening. Besides the settings, the display settings and change background ...
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Shouldn't dconf-editor and gsettings access the same database?
This is a basically 'academic' question --- to try to understand better the configuration system innards.
I understand that the dconf system is the new configuration system in gnome3 that has ...
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System Settings icons missing in 14.04
I did a fresh install of trusty 14.04, but a lot of icons are missing.
I installed from DVD which was painfully slow and I hope to avoid repeating the process, especially since I started customizing ...
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System Settings won't start, Ubuntu 16.04
Title says it all.
I did sudo apt-get upgrade and sudo apt-get autoremove and all that stuff, but System Settings still won't open.
I tried opening it from a Terminal, and it returned Bus error (...
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How to change the "Alternative switch to next source"
I have been using Ubuntu 17.10 for a while and is working great. But today after the update, I have a new shortcut, Alt+Shift, as an alternative Switch to the next input source. Alt+Shift is a common ...
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Night Light not working in Ubuntu 20.04
Today I realized that Night Light stopped working in my machine. When I try to set it up, nothing happens. See attached gif:
I am not sure what's causing it to fail. I don't know if there are any ...
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How to setup VPN using an .ovpn file? [duplicate]
I've been using Ubuntu 18.04 for about 3 days now and so far it runs smoothly. I now need to install a VPN for my work, and I got the following files from the sysadmin:
ca.crt
VPNConfig.ovpn
I first ...
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Is it possible to add custom items to System Settings window?
For example, how to add a "Startup Applications Preferences" launcher to this Window?
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How can I quickly see a list of the keyboard shortcuts?
For example, to see which keys switch between multiple terminal windows.
I'm trying to use the keyboard more and the mouse less.
If I have multiple windows open I can use alt-tab to switch between ...
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Cannot access to (or find out) main Settings program
I am using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
After removed Ibus Preferences & Input Method I'm not able to find out the main Settings program. There are somethings I have tried:
Hit Windows button on keyboard ...
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System Settings doesn't close and continuously changes focus to itself from any other window
I just upgraded to Ubuntu 16.04 from 14.04.
When I run System Settings, my CPU usage goes to 100%, and the Settings window always remains in focus. I tried to open System Monitor to kill System ...
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Is it possible to remove items from "System Settings"
I would like to remove or disable some unused settings panels in system settings/gnome-control-center to keep my more "ambitious" users from messing with them.
Specifically, I would like to disable/...
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How to add korean keyboard?
How do I add the korean keyboard typing system? I'm currently usins ubuntu 11.10.
I have tried adding the korean keyboard under setting>keyboard layout, but It doesn't allow me to type in korean.
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Sound Settings is missing all output devices [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
My sound stopped working today, how can I fix it?
I'm baffled by this discrepancy:
This speaker test is successful:
speaker-test -c 6 -D 'surround51:CARD=PCH,DEV=0'
Sound ...
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System settings won't open on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS after adding System76/pop PPA
I'm trying to open System Settings but it won't open in any way.
Using GUI, Settings are trying to load for a moment and then they are gone.
Using Terminal (gnome-control-center), I get:
(gnome-...
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Create a custom shortcut that types clipboard contents
I want to simulate keyboard input so that I can "paste" my clipboard contents to applications that don't allow it (e.g. remote KVM). Right now, I'm trying to use xdotool and xclip:
xdotool type "$(...
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Mouse & Touchpad Separate Settings Missing
Ubuntu 16.04: The settings menu used to have separate settings for external mouse and touchpad, now it only contains one set of settings for both. The settings for pointer speed actually do not change ...
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Natural scrolling setting get reset
I'm using bluetooth mouse A4Tech BT-630 in Ubuntu 20.04. Each time I go afk the mouse goes to sleep and when I click any mouse button to wake it up the natural scrolling setting I've set previously is ...
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Analog sound output does not appear in "Sound settings"
I recently moved my computer, and after I set my speakers up again, I've had problems with outputting sound on them. It just doesn't work.
The sound card is a Asus Xonar DX. I'm running Ubuntu 15.04 ...
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mouse and touchpad settings missing
I am using the latest version of ubuntu 14.04 in the new lenovo Z510 ideapad laptop. I came across this problem while i was trying to enable my two-finger swipe action. Usually the mouse and touchpad ...
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Appearance, Online accounts disappeared in System Settings in Ubuntu 13.10
I was installing some apps and icons then I noticed that there were about 4 games installed, so I went to the Software Centre to remove them. Then I wanted to add my Facebook account to Online ...
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Ubuntu stuck on boot in after upgrade to 19.10 from 19.04 in VMware [end kernel panic not syncing: VFS: unable to mount root fs on block (0,0)]
I had Ubuntu 19.04 64 bit virtual machine I upgraded it to 19.10.
After the upgrade finished the virtual machine has stuck on boot in VMware workstation 15. I had used a vmdk image for 19.04 available ...
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How do I use non-regular variant of a font in Ubuntu?
How do I use non-regular variant of a font in Ubuntu?
Simply stating, I was trying to use light variant of a font. However, I couldn't. Every time I select those light variant, Ubuntu reluctantly ...
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Unity-control-center segmentation fault [closed]
I cannot open the system settings anymore.
unity-control-center
(unity-control-center:23772): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_strsplit: assertion 'string != NULL' failed
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
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How to install other region?
I have only United States for my Region and Formats probably because I have a custom installed Ubuntu!
How do you install another one?
update
This is why it doesn't work...how to fix this error?
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"Language support" icon missing in System Settings
The "Language Support" icon from the System settings has disappeared:
(Also I can't find it from Dash)
The last thing I've done was changing the keyboard input method system to "ibus".
I tried to ...
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System Settings won't load after Ubuntu 14.04 installation
Since I installed Ubuntu 14.04, system setting won't load. I click on it in the dash and my mouse indicates it is thinking, but then stops and never loads the system settings. The same is true with ...
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System settings is missing
System settings is missing. I tried reinstall it as it mentioned here, but it seems to be installed and deactivated. This problem occurred when I installed Elementary desktop environment and ...
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How to show date in top bar of deskop in ubuntu 18.04 LTS? [duplicate]
In the top bar of the window day and time are shown, but not date. Is it possible to show the date also by changing the setting?
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How to remove error sound from Pycharm terminal?
I am using Ubuntu 17.10 which has a really irritating error sound. I have disabled it from terminal's Profile Preference section. But the error sound is still coming from Pycharm's terminal.
How can ...
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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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How to mute sound effects in 14.04 via the command line?
Using the command line, I want to mute the sound effects in Ubuntu 14.04.
The GUI way of doing so is going to System Settings (unity-control-center), then going to the Sound Effects tab:
The answer ...
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Disable alert sounds in 19.04
According to this page, which is written for 19.04, I'm supposed to disable alert sounds by switching the alert volume to off. However, if I go to Settings > Sound, I only see the following:
I see no ...
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How do I change the name of a printer in GNOME 3?
I'm using Cinnamon as my desktop environment, which is based on GNOME 3.
I've added two network printers, but I want to give them better names such as "Colour" and "Black-and-White".
The name field ...
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How can I disable touchpad while typing in ubuntu 14.04?
I want the touchpad to get disabled while typing.
Opening the system configuration and selecting "Pointing Devices" I can change only very basic settings, namely the primary and secondary button ...
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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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Why aren't my pictures appearing in the "pictures" section of the change wallpapers window?
This is my Pictures folder.
The folders inside all contain photos. When I look at the settings app to change wallpapers, I get this.
Why don't my photos appear in the "pictures" section?
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How to change input language?
I want to be able to switch between my input languages, but I can't drag and drop the languages in language support because the languages seem to be greyed out, what should I do?
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How can I keep the computer awake, depending on activity?
I would like to be able to keep the computer awake during certain activities and longer running tasks, such as downloading larger files and watching full screen videos.
I like using Caffeine to keep ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 gnome-control-center or Gnome system Settings not opening
New, and updated, installation of Ubuntu 22.04 on a Asus K52J Pc (2010). The gnome-control-center (aka Gnome system Settings) is not opening.
I can see the icon on the left bar, and if I right-click ...
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How do I find out which application plays sound?
So I keep having a sound that was playing often in the background and no event seems to be tied to it, that sounds very similar to service-login.ogg in /usr/share/sounds/ubuntu/stereo/.
I don't know ...
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How can I enforce an audio profile?
The settings menu provides me a choice between "Headset Head Unit (HSP/HFP)" and "High Fidelity Playback (A2DP Sink)" on my Bluetooth headphones. The former produces horrible sound quality, so I ...
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Software & Updates "Settings" button missing
The "Settings" button has disappeared from Software & Updates and it's no longer found under System Settings. If I run the Software Updater from the Dash it tells me that the Software on this ...
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How do I disable "Lock screen" keyboard shortcut under Unity?
I don't want Super + L (that is the windows key pressed with the L key) to lock my screen. I have disabled this in settings, but it still happens. How do I make this not happen?
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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 disable system sounds in Ubuntu 19.04?
I am wondering how to disable system sounds in Ubuntu 19.04. Although I have them muted in system settings, as you can clearly see in the screenshot below, they still keep on making sound and annoying ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 menus are always displayed
I recently upgraded from 14.04 to 16.04 LTS, and although the system works properly and is generally stable, there is an issue that bugs me.
For the windows that have a menu bar, it is always ...
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Settings for multiple monitors are not stored
I am running Ubuntu 12.04. on a Lenovo Thinkpad T400. I connected an external monitor as a second display. The laptop stands under the external screen. The laptop has a native resolution of 1440x900 (...
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Cannot open settings on 18.04
So I am VERY new to linux (only been using a couple of days) and I'm struggling.
The system settings cannot open (the icon is present and it shows from the menu in the top corner but it just spins it'...