Unity 2D is an implementation of Unity desktop interface in Qt and QML.
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White Desktop with Cursor only when upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04
I have attempted to upgrade my Ubuntu 12.10 to 13.04 over a few download sessions. When I open Ubuntu 12.10 there is a pure white screen with only the cursor moving when prompted. I can access ...
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12.04 Unity 2D - dragging windows barely works
I'm currently running 12.04 in VMWare Player on a Windows 7 64bit machine and I'm experiencing a lot of trouble with dragging windows around.
One of my biggest issues is that very often I'll snap a ...
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Unity not starting in 3d anymore
I am using Ubuntu 12.10.
It was all working fine.
But all of sudden Unity is now using 2d emulation mode.
In the logfile (.xsession-errors) this line is found:
Info: Unity is not supported by your ...
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Falling back to unity-2D after an update
I have a laptop with nvidia optimus technology and I had installed bumblebee (running ubuntu 12.04 64bit).
After an update ubuntu-2d is loaded (I verified that with echo $DESKTOP_SESSION printing ...
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Unity lost almost all shortcuts
I have a Dell latitude E6530 laptop with NVidia video card that was working fine with the default video driver.
After a normal package update (~1 week ago) and a restart, boot resulted in a blank ...
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How do I modify the userMenu icon?
I've been looking forums and looked on askubuntu in order to hide everything but Power Off and User logout from the userMenu but i did not find anything. I could'nt find a file or something containing ...
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How to roll up windows with mouse wheel with unity-2d
How can I roll up windows by mouse wheel up on title bar ?
This solution for Ubuntu 11.10 does not work :
gconftool-2 -s -t string /apps/gwd/mouse_wheel_action shade
I am on ubuntu 12.04 with ...
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Toshiba L650 Laptop battery meter on 12.04 Unity 2D
I'm running 12.04 Unity 2D as a VMware VM in a Toshiba L650 Laptop.
Thing is I am not able to get a battery meter displayed on the Menu bar on top.
Not having any options for the same in ...
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How to remove borders around windows when pressing alt+tab in Ubuntu 12.04
When I press Alt+Tab for switching windows in Ubuntu 12.04 the outlines of selected windows appear. Is there a way to remove these frame outline?
I cannot add screenshots because when I press PrtSc ...
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After Ubuntu 12.04 LTS update, Only Unity 2D … bug?
I have no clue why this happened, but I would really like to fix it.
I ran a bunch of updates (25+...I hadn't updated in a while) and for some reason after I restarted to install the updates, I could ...
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Why do I get a temporary grey screen after I log into unity 2D?
I have a Acer Aspire One with a Intel Atom N2600 with integrated graphics and 1GB RAM.
And after I login to unity 2D I get a grey screen for a short period of time. Is there any way I can fix this ...
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Your Ubuntu 12.04 is running in 2D mode. Many features will not be available.(Ubuntu 12.04)
What does that means and how to switch from 2D to 3D.
I have a AMD Radeon7670M
I tried installing and re installed the driver it recommended in additional drivers
and i have checked synaptic package ...
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12.04 updates caused blue screen after login with taskbar or icons
i'm still new to linux and have been testing it out on my laptop.
i ran updates on ubuntu 12.04lts and something failed along the way. after reboot, when i log in, the screen is blue and the icons ...
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Not returning focus to previously focused window
This has been bothering me a lot. When closing a window, the system does not give the focus to the previously focused window. Let me give an example.
Right now, I'm working with Google Chrome and it ...
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Will I lose Unity-2d if I upgrade to 12.10
I want to continue to use Unity-2d which I have setup on my 12.04 install...but some of the new 12.10 features I would like to use.
new Disk utility with auto mount settings built in
easier printer ...
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Unity 2D vs llvmpipe (UNITY_LOW_GFX_MODE=1)
I have decided to install Ubuntu 12.04 LTS version for its extended support and stability on my netbook. My question is, which of these technologies will make it snappier and consume less RAM?
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Is Unity 2D ever coming back?
I have some computers which only operate on Unity 2D because of their hardware, so I rely on Unity 2D and Ubuntu 12.04. In the future I could use Gnome Shell, I could use Unity 3D via llvmpipe (which ...
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Is there a way that I can make people have to input an administrators password to change the desktop background?
I have a problem of lots of people changing my desktop background. Is there a way that I can make people have to input an administrators password to change the desktop background. I am running ...
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How can I reliably kill / restart XBMC in a way my mom can use?
I have a laptop running Ubuntu and XBMC for my parents can use. Occasionally, XBMC will freeze and they have no way of restarting XBMC. The desktop is unresponsive.
If this was on Windows, my parents ...
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What might be the issue with my graphic card drivers installation? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the correct way to install ATI Catalyst Video Drivers (fglrx)?
I am in favor of unity-3d. I was trying to install the graphic card driver through additional ...
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My Unity bar is missing and I cannot log in [closed]
Hello I am running a dual boot of Vista and Ubuntu 12.04.
I have been testing the open beta if the Steam gaming service. I ran into some issues installing it. But nothing crazy and it did work. I ...
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System-wide screen contrast change in Unity 2D on Compaq 6720s
I have read many threads but not found how can I change contrast system-wide in Unity 2D for my Compaq 6720s.
Any advice?
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How to blacklist the icon of hard disk in Unity 2D?
My external hard disk always appears in the Unity tool bar.
Right click on the icon does not display any "Unlock from Launcher" option. Only "Eject" option.
So how is it possible to remove the ...
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How do I remove the unity 2D option in lightdm (login sceen) in ubuntu 12.04?
Because I wish to view my full username at login, I want to remove the "Unity 2D" option at the login screen. Currently the last part of the username (after the 20th digit) is hidden behind the ...
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Applications not showing in Unity Dash
I am running ubuntu 12.04 on an IBM thinkpad t42. I just installed gnome and cinnamon but I am still using unity the only problem is that in dash when I search for any application they don't appear. ...
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How to create terminal program launcher (desktop shortcut)?
I am using Ubuntu 11.10 win Unity 2D.
I want to have a launcher which launches application (sh file) which outputs many things to console.
gnome-desktop-item-edit can't help.
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gksudo keeps asking for my password when using a custom Unity launcher
I wrote a custom .desktop file that contains an Exec line
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
(...)
Exec=gksudo /my/path/to/bash_script.sh
(...)
This script launches some zenity calls.
Then I ...
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Keyboard shortcuts are not working when unity plugin in ccsm is disabled?
I am using ubuntu 11.10 with unity 2d , I dont like the unity launcher and use Docky .
So , i have created a new seeion and using some tweaking and playing around i have been successful to get rid of ...
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Unity 2D for 12.10
I'm using 12.10 with Unity 3D on my laptop and it's really laggy compared to when I used 12.04 with Unity 2D
How can I install Unity 2D for 12.10?
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How do I fool 12.10 to think it uses Unity2d in order to get the resolution my screen can use?
On a laptop (model older) I have two screens (one built in, one external). I wish to use them both at the same time, but the settings app complains:
Requested size (2944, 1080) exceeds 3D hardware ...
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“Control+Alt+<some key>” shortcuts, as well special keys (such as sound management keys) stop working randomly
I am using Unity 2D in Ubuntu 12.04 in a Lenovo ThinkPad T420.
Sometimes, Unity 2D crashes. It restarts by itself; however, when it happens, shortcuts in the form Control+Alt+[some other key] just ...
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Show desktop icon in lancher in unity 2D
I would like to have a "Show desktop" icon in my launcher. I've seen that there are already some threads about this issue but none of them solve the problem for Unity 2D (which I'm forced to use), ...
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files and folders do not appear on the unity desktop
The files and folders appear in a file manger but do not appear on the unity-2D desktop.
They do appear in the xubuntu Xfce desktop environment. I really want to use Unity for many reasons.
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Metacity malfunction preventing custom Gnome session from launching?
When I try to run Metacity in Ubuntu2D(12.04), I get the following message:
alisa@ubuntu:~$ metacity
Window manager warning: Screen 0 on display ":2.0" already has a window manager;
try using the ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 on Eee PC 1000?
I have an old Asus netbook (an Eee PC 1000) that has been a traveling companion of mine for quite some time. I installed Ubuntu on it after I bought it back in 2008, and have been updating it with ...
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How to use unity-2d-panel standalone with global menu
Can anyone tell me how to use only unity-2d-panel with global menu. When I load only unity-2d-panel I have problems with global menu, for example: I have close, minimize and maximize buttons on unity ...
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How to get rid of Unity 2d's task bar notifications?
When an IM or (other program) gets a new message, it flashes its window and I my Unity left bar opens itself and grabs my attention. The animation takes around five seconds and bugs me.
Is there a ...
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Lightdm: Select Window Manager (disappeared?)
Cant select with what window manager want to start X.
I think its for unity-greeter.
The icon that appears next to your username and let you start X with unity-2d, gnome, unity, kde, etc have gone ...
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Boot ubuntu 12.04 in 3D - nomodeset quiet splash install
I would like to enable 3D in Ubuntu 12.04.
I recently tried to install ubuntu on a new computer. When the installation was complete and I rebooted the machine, I could only see a blank screen.
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Building fork off Unity 2D [closed]
I have recently been meddling in Unity 2D and how I can change it up too make it more my own. I was wondering if anyone knew of existing projects like this that I could join or any other who are ...
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Cannot reinstall Unity - Broken dependencies [closed]
I've lost my Unity after sudo apt-get autoremove --purge unity-webapp and cleaned the system with Ubuntu Tweak.
I try to install it, but I always get a warning of broken dependencies... I've added ...
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Older GPU: Is it possible to enable Unity 2D in Quantal Quetzal to fix slowness in Unity
I just upgraded from Precise Pangolin to Quantal Quetzal.
I have a Nvidia Quadro FX 3450 and a Intel Quad Core Q9450 2.66 Ghz , 8 GB RAM , 64 bit CPU
In precise I had to use Unity 2D to have snappy ...
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Can't edit/drag-and-drop widgets in QtCreator in Unity, Gnome3 - ok
I have QtCreator 2.4.1 (Qt 4.7.4) installed on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x86.
When I try to change UI - drag-and-drop any widget (buttons, label, etc.) it won't let me do it, like it's read-only. The icon when ...
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Unity 3d support for multiple X-screens
I've installed Ubuntu 12.04 this weekend and have had problems getting Unity3d to work with my triple monitor set-up.
I've installed the latest nVidia drivers for my 2 nVidia video cards and have ...
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After drop of Unity2D in 12.10: How to tackle high load of Unity/compiz on netbooks? [closed]
Update: Though it's not fully clear to me why this Q should be off-topic and I have doubts that a bug report will help, I filed a bug report at https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1067349
Please ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 colors same for title/menu background & active/inactive windows
I have Ubuntu 12.04, Unity 2D desktop, installed from scratch. The colors between the draggable title bar and the not-draggable menu bar are the same, as are the colors of the active and inactive ...
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hotkeys do not work sometimes in ubuntu 12.04
I use Ubuntu 12.04 with Unity 2D and I've stumbled upon this issue: sometimes shortcut keys stop working in some windows. For instance, I have these windows opened usually: Google Chrome, Terminal, ...
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GNOME fallback session has both top and bottom panels also unity launcher running through them
I have the GNOME fallback session installed and when I log into it I get both the top and bottom panels and also the Unity launcher and it overlays both and makes it look funny. It is the Unity 2D ...
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How can I uninstall Unity-2D
I want to completely remove Unity-2D (not Unity) on Ubuntu Precise Pangolin 12.04. I used dpkg -l | grep unity-2d to list the packages which belongs to Unity-2D. The result was this:
ii ...
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Stuck in Unity 2D
After performing an update on my computer today and after the restart my computer will not boot into the 3D mode. Can anyone please tell me how to fix this!
Thank!
