Questions tagged [ubuntu-gnome]
Only for Ubuntu 17.04 or older releases. Ubuntu GNOME was an official Ubuntu flavor that provides a GNOME desktop environment based on the Ubuntu distribution.
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Make new windows always open in specific monitor by default
Ubuntu 18.04.2 x86_64
I have a dual monitor setup. The behaviour for opening a new window is very inconsistent among applications and it's annoying:
Pressing Ctrl+N in Firefox seems to always open a ...
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How to get Alt+Tab on active monitor (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS)
Running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. The tab switcher Alt+Tab only appears on the primary monitor. I would like it to appear on the monitor with the active window, similar to how it functioned in Unity.
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The Gnome desktop slows down over time in UbuntuGNOME 16.04
I am having an annoying problem in Gnome/Gnome-Shell. After some time, like an hour or two, suddenly windows starts moving slower and jerky. When I drag them around they move in steps instead of ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 - Disable periodic WiFi Scanning
In reference to this issue about the rtl8821ce WiFi chip that faces a lag and packet drops when dealing with periodic WiFi Scan requests, I looked for a way to disable periodic WiFi Scan requests ...
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tightvnc displays a gray screen on ubuntu 18.04 and gnome3
I've been struggling with the gray screen problem of tightvncserver on ubuntu 18.04 and gnome
The problem is the same with both aws ec2 as well as my local
machine.
I've verified that xfcestartup4 ...
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Google Online Account setup not working on fresh install Ubuntu GNOME 16.04
I did a fresh installation of Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 (april 26, 2016) and, when i'm going to setup a google online account, the process doesn't work. It stop in the step 3, with a blank screen. I guess ...
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Gnome Calendar not working in Ubuntu 22.04LTS
Everything was totally fine when I used Ubuntu 21.10. But after I upgraded to Ubuntu 22.04, Gnome Calendar stopped to sync my events of my Google accounts. I was not getting anything at first but then,...
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Multiple gnome files in /snap
I'm running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS desktop and checking my storage usage. I have four files in /snap named gnome 3-38-2004, gnome 3-34-1804, gnome 3-28-1804, and gnome 3-26-1604. Do I need all of them?
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Where is the setting that tells the desktop to look in ~/.local/share?
I had some issues and tried to reset my Ubuntu desktop back to defaults, but the results were poor. After comparing all the settings side by side with a fresh Ubuntu install, I got it back to about ...
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Temporarily disable startup apps on login
How temporarily disable startup applications per a particular session at login in Ubuntu/Gnome?
Looking for the feature similar to Windows login when Shift key pressed until desktop starts.
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How can I force all applications to use Nemo's file selection dialog instead of Nautilus's one?
A similar question has been already asked on this site. Here is the link:
How can I make all applications use Nemo's file selection dialog instead of Nautilus?
Anyway, this has been posted in 2014....
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Make super key trigger ubuntu-gnome-desktop start menu under budgie
I'm an avid vanilla ubuntu user (19.04) I've recently switched to budgie desktop environment.
after some tuning using the "Budgie desktop Setting" app (which is basically "Tweaks" such as "gnome-...
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Gnome's critical power setting is missing?
I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 with GNOME Shell 3.18.5. My laptop is Asus GL752VW.
In the settings of Gnome there's no critical power setting where I can control what and when the laptop will shutdown or ...
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Is there a way to use full functionality of Magic Trackpad with ubuntu 17.10
What way would you recommend to take advantage of multi-touch gestures with MagicTrackpad2 on Ubuntu 17.10 (Gnome)?
Next aspects are of particular interest: possibility to configure 1 to 4 finger ...
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Audio fading in and out on Ubuntu Gnome 17.04
The title says it all. Whether I am listening to audio, watching a video, or watching YouTube, the audio will drop to being barely audible for anywhere from 30 seconds to 5 or 6 minutes, then it will ...
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Ubuntu GNOME + OpenVPN - DNS Leaks. Howto configure?
I'd like my DNS queries to not be used to advertise/track me.
I'm using this site to check for leaks.
The client is Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 and the server is configured like this.
The VPN works. ...
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Working RAID 1 returns “ERROR: pdc: wrong # of devices in RAID set”
I'm using Ubuntu GNOME 16.04.1 LTS 64-bits.
I have made with mdadm a RAID 1 with 2 2-TB-disks for normal storage (without any OS nor bootloader), which are /dev/sda1 and /dev/sdb1 (both with exactly ...
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When the dock covers a window the icons on the dock are not selectable
When the dock covers a window the icons on the dock are not selectable. How this should work is that the dock icons should take presidence over whatever is underneath the dock. Or possibly the window ...
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How to globally disable notifications?
I consider Ux notifications (pop-ups, etc.) to far more often be a dark design, than actually beneficial or even simply neutral.
The version of Gnome Desktop packaged with Ubuntu 20.04 is aggressive ...
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How to change the actual command used to suspend the system when I close the lid
I have recently had an issue with suspending my laptop (GNOME on 18.04 LTS) - when I wake from sleep, sometimes my login session gets killed and I have to log in all over again. But I have found that ...
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Blank screen with cursor on boot
I recently installed Ubuntu 20.04 and it worked well on first boot but when I restarted for the second time, it came up with a blank black screen along with a blinking cursor. I was able to open cli ...
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How to install software using preseed.cfg Ubuntu 18.04.4?
I am creating an unattended installation using preseed for Ubuntu Desktop 18.04.4, and I want to install openssh-server (openssh-sftp-server for desktop) making it actually possible to ssh after ...
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Ubuntu boot stuck at "ok started gnome display manager"
I'm on 19.04, Lenovo yoga laptop. I have an encrypted disk. When I logged out, the screen flickered (as it has done before),so I had to press the power off key.
Now the boot is stuck at: ok started ...
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Wifi stops working after suspend (18.04)
The title says it all. My wireless stops working after computer suspends and the only fix I have is rebooting. My card is the BCM43142 and I'm using wl. Tried restarting network manager and tried ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 - Unable to unlock screen or use chrome remote desktop on boot
I'm trying to set up chrome remote on my Linux machine running ubuntu server 18 and gnome/lightdm on top. I can't figure out how to get chrome remote to work on boot with a lock screen, but it works ...
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Ubuntu 19.04, wireless mouse scroll wheel not functioning properly
I have wireless mouse - Logitech M560
After upgrade to Ubuntu 19.04 scroll wheel stopped functioning properly.
It's very slow, if I turn off and on mouse, it starts functioning normally, but after ...
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Replicating or remapping Ctrl-L keyboard shortcut behavior (focus path/address bar) in Nautilus file browser
I've recently upgraded from Ubuntu 16.04 to 18.04 and am working to get used to it. Coming from other environments, (possibly including the Unity GUI shell before it was retired from being the default)...
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Switching back from terminal (CTRL+ALT+Fn) takes a while on Ubuntu 18.04
When I switch to a terminal (Ctrl + Alt + F3, F4 etc.) and then switch back to graphical environment/Gnome (Ctrl + Alt + F1 or F2), I can see Gnome' screen for a very short period and then the screen ...
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Remove Default gnome session from Ubuntu 18.04
I am not a fan of gnome and just felt that I don't need it in my Ubuntu 18.04 installation. What is the correct way to uninstall it from my system. I have ran the command sudo apt remove ubuntu-...
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Keyboard Shortcut for New Nautilus Window Error in 18.04
In Ubuntu 18.04, When I use the shortcut for opening a new Nautilus window (CTRL + N), I'm getting an error:
This location could not be displayed
Sorry, could not display all the contents of "x-...
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Lock but do not turn off display
ubuntu locks with the shortcut and resumes succesfully (windows button + L)
but i do not want the screen to turn off. I want the screen to remain active and display the lockscreen.
running 17.10 on ...
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Can not add repositories in Ubuntu GNOME 17.04
I have tried adding various third party repositories, and I get the same error with all of them.
When I try to add third party repositories through the GUI "Other Software" section, I can open the ...
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How can I get NFC on my laptop working?
My laptop (E7440) has nfc symbol engraved next to the fingerprint reader.
For some reason I am unable to use my fingerprint reader too...
If i enter rfkill list, i get in a list:
10: nfc0: NFC
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Disable touchpad with fn key
when I press Fn key + button for touchpad, I get popup as you can see on image, but touchpad is still working.
When I go to the Setting > Mouse & Touchpad, touchpad is disabled. I check to ...
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Ubuntu Gnome 16.04.3 gets stuck at boot on Dell XPS 15 (9560)
The first things I did was boot into Windows and flash the bios t the latest 1.3.4.
I then made a USB stick with usb-creator-gtk (on my other laptop) and installed Ubuntu Gnome 16.04.3 with the ...
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How can you set running applications (Session) to reopen on shutdown/restart?
I've used the Dconf editor to set the auto save session to True however, this does not result in the session applications and windows to re-open when restarting or turning back on from a shutdown.
Am ...
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Which restricted-extras package for Ubuntu GNOME 17.04?
There does not appear to be a *buntu-restricted-extras package for Ubuntu GNOME.
What is the correct way to install the various media codecs, etc?
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GNOME can't login after suspend
I can't login to my account after GNOME suspend. I'm typing password correct, but it shows "Incorrect password". Switching language doesn't help. I must click on "Switch user" and login through ...
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Can't switch from Unity to Gnome using gear icon
I have recently installed ubuntu-desktop/unity and gnome on my machine. When login prompts, I click on gear icon to switch to gnome environment but what I get is a hanged screen;on pressing Enter, ...
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Restoring Unicode Character Map facility on Ubuntu Gnome
On Unity-based Ubuntu, I could bring up the Character Map quickly from the Text Entry menu:
How might I restore similar functionality under Ubuntu Gnome? I use a lot of Unicode characters, and it ...
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Ubuntu screen keeps freezing randomly
I'm a relevantly new user to Ubuntu (I've been using it for about eight months). My pc has 2GB of RAM, and an NVIDIA C61[GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a] graphics card. When I first installed Ubuntu, I ...
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Formatted Drive Permissions - GNOME Disk Utility
Preface
I'm using Ubuntu GNOME 16.04.(x), and I'd formatted a flash drive using the GNOME Disk Utility as Ext4. I've done this many times before on many different operating systems, but every now and ...
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Fonts eventually go black in gnome-3 shell
I can't seem to find any information or similar reports on the net, it's an issue that's quite hard to search for. I'm not even sure how to put what is happening into keywords that google would get ...
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Change “power-button-action” comand for “interactive” option in GNOME 3.20
I have a question that is very similar to
Change "power-button-action" comand for "hibernate" option in GNOME 3.18
, however the fix that is proposed there does not solve my issue....
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Can I apply a GTK+ theme to the latest version of GDM? if so, how? (specific to ubuntu 16.04)
I installed Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 LTS and I'm having trouble trying to figure out how to apply a GTK theme to GDM. In my searches for an answer I have seen a couple of times that GDM has discontinued ...
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ubuntu-gnome 16.04 32 bit invalid encoding file automatically generated in home directory
0@@X@8@!@@@@@��@@@@�� (invalid encoding)
automatic generate empty file in my home directory.If i delete this file then automatic regenerate again.
thanks
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ubuntu gnome 16.04 cannot shutdown but can reboot
Recently I install the Ubuntu-gnome 16.04 on my Gateway laptop,but Problems happen when I try to shutdown it,the button doesn't work,the computer hangs on with the logo screen.but it can reboot.
I ...
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xrandr transform makes cursor invisible
I need to make the following transformation for an external display as described here:
xrandr --output HDMI1 --transform 1.06,0,-65,0,1.06,-34,0,0,1
However, such a command makes the cursor ...
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How to remove underline in Files list view?
I have Ubuntu Gnome 15.04 and I've just installed Gnome 3.16. So far it's okay, except one thing:
Is there a way to remove this dotted underlining? It appears only in list view. I've tried to dig in ...
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Wrong icon after application startup
I have two Eclipse installations and for each of them a desktop file, see below.
For the icons, I'm using eclipse in both cases with an activated Numix Icon Theme.
If I search and start the ...
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