Questions tagged [unity]
For questions regarding the Unity desktop environment, including configuring and using Unity. Unity has been the default Ubuntu desktop environment from Ubuntu 11.04 to Ubuntu 17.04.
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Will installing GNOME Shell affect Unity?
Is it possible to install GNOME 3 and switch between GNOME and Unity?
If I run sudo apt-get install gnome-shell will it remove unity, or break it?
I wanted to make sure, before I install GNOME.
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Ubuntu 12.04 launcher icons missing
I just notice that the icons in the launcher are all missing. The launcher is there, but it is empty. Now I have to use Alt+Tab to switch between opened applications. I don't know what happened. I am ...
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Persistent notifications in Unity
I'm a new user having just installed Ubuntu 12.10. I'm getting along well, but something is bugging me. I keep missing notifications which is getting me in trouble. Is there a way to make ...
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Where is "Show position of the mouse when the Control key is pressed" [duplicate]
I am using Ubuntu 13.04.
CTRL Key in VirtualBox is not working for me, that's because the "Show position of the mouse..." is hogging the CTRL key.
I don't see an option to disable this in the Mouse ...
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Are there any upcoming changes that can help people who are bad with names?
Every time I've tried to use Unity, I get stuck with the problem of there not being any standard lists of programs—there’s no menu for things like “system tools”, there’s no way to find the terminal ...
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Fix gear icon in Libreoffice 4 from ppa
I installed libreoffice 4 from the supply debs in their website, because it didn't have unity integration I decided to completely uninstall it.
Today I saw the ppa has libreoffice 4 with support for ...
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How do I customize the home folder launcher in the sidebar?
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 and for my side bar Home Folder launcher, I want to use different bookmarks. I have my Music, Pictures and Videos on another drive and want the default ones to link to those ...
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Unmount fuse mountpoints on logout?
I have a couple of folders containing compressed data.
I have one application which needs to access the uncompressed version of the same data.
A simple way to solve that for me has been to run a ...
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No Unity launcher [duplicate]
I have Ubuntu 12.04 and was trying to install updates. Big mistake because the next thing I know I just have a blank wallpaper screen and nothing else. I've tried every piece of advice given on ...
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Changes in GUI behavior after update
[Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit, Unity 5.18.0]
On Friday morning I installed the recommended software updates, as I always do (list included at the end of this message). The next day, after rebooting, the GUI ...
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Ubuntu 12.04, Unity launcher missing [duplicate]
I am new user I just messed up some option in compiz Config Manager and it has to do with Unity. I was on CompizConfigSettings Manager menu and I clicked one of the options and whole Unity tray GONE! ...
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how to change autodim time
I'm running Unity on 12.04 Precise.
Settings > Brightness & Lock lets me control whether the screen dims to save power, but not to control how long to wait before dimming. How do I do that?
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URL to open Compose mail in new window with Unity Mail
I use the "Unity Mail" app, and it does what i need. It's a really nice app.
But there's a thing i can't figure out.
I have made a custom URL in "Compose" in the preferences, so that instead of ...
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Can change background only from Gnome, not from Unity
I just upgraded my Ubuntu from 12.04 to 12.10 and I see when I right click on the desktop and click on change desktop background, all I get is the system settings dialogue and not the change desktop ...
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Autohide Unity Launcher in Gnome Classic
I am using the Unity launcher in the Gnome Classic desktop. How can I enable the autohide feature for the launcher?
Background information:
I reverted to Gnome Classic Desktop as described here: How ...
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How to have gnome-applet's functionality with unity?
with gnome-fallback and classic gnome shell, we had gnome applets available, but not in Unity. There was a system monitoring applet there that I could see may CPU and network bandwith used. I'm pretty ...
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How to open a file with drag to application?
I use GpsPrune to view some gps dumps, unfortunately there is no setting to double-click and open the files in the viewer. In older versions of Ubuntu you could just drag any file to the icon of an ...
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Is there a command to refresh the applications listed on the Dash?
Sometimes, after installing an application (Codeweavers Crossover to be more specific on this case) it fails to show on the Dash until you logout and back on. That happens with Unity and GNOME Shell, ...
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Why can't I change the wallpaper in Gnome Shell and Unity?
I've just installed Gnome Shell and changed the theme and so on; but I can't change the wallpaper.
I'm using the Gnome Control Center to change the wallpaper but it doesn't work even if i ...
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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 removing Amazon also remove other packages?
If I want to uninstall the Amazon WebApp that comes by default in the newest versions of Ubuntu, it ask me to remove other software as well. As you can see in the next picture, it is forcing me to ...
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How to avoid in the task bar other Workspace application icons?
What I want is that when I go to ones of my Workspaces, in the task bar where all current running app is showed, just appear app in the current Workspace. How can I do that?
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How not to show separate browser instance in Unity for Web Apps?
I've been working on using the WebApps available in Ubuntu such as Facebook and Reddit. I've been using QLE to add more things to the quicklist to add more functionality to them.
I was going to ...
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Detecting use of ubuntu unity global menu
I'm porting a commercial app to Linux, it is to run on several distros. When run on Ubuntu, the GtkMenuBar is removed from the app's window and placed on the main global menu bar. That's fine ... but ...
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Using Unity with i3-wm
Is it possible to use the Unity Panel (with or without launcher) with i3-wm instead of compiz?
And if that's not possible, could I somehow use the HUD inside the i3 session?
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How to delete "blank links"/"dead links" from Dash search? [duplicate]
After removing the old version of Netbeans and installing the new version, I've being getting the problem. Looks like the Netbeans uninstaller removed everything related with it, except the link/...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Gnome Classic and Unity Launcher
Is there any possibility to get the new unity launcher while having the Gnome classic desktop?
I enabled the classic desktop as described: How to revert to GNOME Classic Desktop?
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Just ran some updates, broke system and stuck in Unity 2d
I just installed 25 updates. In them were the raring graphics stack and kernel 3.5.25. I rebooted back and noticed I was now in Unity 2d. This behaves much slower than 3d did and when I tried to log ...
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Install twitter web app if I declined the first time [duplicate]
I was going to install twitter web app so it could integrate with unity, but I missclicked (yeah what a dumbass) and declined to do so. Now I have refreshed the page several times, and the alert with ...
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Do not show devices on the left panel [duplicate]
I don't want to show the mounted devices on my left panel(launcher, ubuntu 12.04), and I can just run my ubuntu on 2D mode, so the software myunity tell me "Your Ubuntu 12.04 is running in 2D mode. ...
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How do I make a wine application start on another screen?
I have two monitors and WoW always starts in the least preferred window. I have tried everything I could to fix this but it just chooses to be difficult. On Gnome-shell and cinnamon, when I press the ...
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Unity dash terribly slow [duplicate]
Unity dash is very slow for me, and completely useless.
It needs more then 5 seconds to open, and after that I cant type smoothly.
It used to work better before, but probably broke with some updates....
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Is there any way to add KDE widgets in unity environment? [duplicate]
I need a KDE plasma desktop widget (for typing quick short notes). But I use unity environment. Is there any way to add KDE widgets in unity environment? Or is there any widget or widget manager for ...
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Unity switcher theme
Is it possible to modify the Unity switcher theme and behavior? Namely: no 3D "rolling" and no icon borders.
I love the gnome-shell's, but unity is better for me.
Are there any 3rd party switchers? ...
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How do I set a custom cursor theme in Ubuntu 12.04? [duplicate]
I would just like to set a custom cursor theme on my computer. I had this pack back on 10.10 from here. http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=50663. But I can't seem to recall how I did it. I'...
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Unity Web Apps in New tab [duplicate]
I have Youtube intergrated into Unity Laucher as a webapp. But when I open it, it opens in a new window instead of opening in the existing browser window. How do I enable opening as a new tab ...
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How to get a clock in Unity top panel?
I installed Ubuntu 12.10, 64-bit, I had a clock up in the top right of the top menu panel.
I noticed the other day that it is no longer there. I've scoured all the settings and everything in Ubuntu ...
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libgl error, Unity and compiz not loading on startup
Recently when I restarted my dual boot Ubuntu (windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.10), all I can see is just my desktop, no dash, no launcher or any topbars. Here is the output of usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -...
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How can I downgrade my Nvidia drivers?
I just installed the Nvidia 304.51 and it works great, the problem is that now the Unity Launcher doesn't auto-hide. I found this bug report so it seems there isn't a way to fix it. One way to get ...
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Unity dashboard does not start on desktop
If I've focused any application or my mouse is over launcher or top panel, dashboard works just fine. But when my mouse is on the desktop background, dashboard does not show on super-key-tap. What I'...
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How do I turn on workspaces? (Why do I only have one workspace?)
It appears that Unity on Raring only comes with a single virtual desktop (aka workspaces) by default, and CCSM's Wall plugin has no way to add more. Is this configurable at all?
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Google calender Evolution sync no longer working
One of my favorite Unity features is when you click the date-time indicator it tells you upcoming events in your calender. I have evolution set up to sync with my Google Calender. I recently changed ...
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Can I change user in the Unity interface without having to type password when changing back?
First of all, let me emphasize that I am talking about my home computer that I use for personal use.
I have two accounts in Ubuntu: one for me, one for my wife. We don't use separate accounts to ...
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Why am I getting weird glitchy buttons and text?
As you can see from the picture, I just installed Ubuntu on my system and I am getting some strange Glitchy graphics. This also happens in the Password field on Login.
Any ideas what this could be ...
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compiz and unity crash after AMD drivers installed
I'm a new linux user. I recently installed AMD drivers from software center. When I restarted my machine, the normal login screen with the top menu bar appeared but after login I only have my ...
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Only wallpaper and cursor showing [duplicate]
I searched through a lot of forums and googled in general, but I just can't find the answer. So I will ask here, and am a hopeful of a solution from you folks.
New to Linux and all that, but pretty ...
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Rearrange icons in unity Ubuntu 12.04
Can someone help me in rearranging the icons in my Ubuntu 12.04 unity launcher. The left click hold and move is not working for me. Is there a better and clean way which would also survive a reboot?
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Are there any risks to using CCSM in Ubuntu 12.04? [duplicate]
I have just installed Ubuntu 12.04.2 64-bit. What is the official, latest position on using CCSM (CompizConfig Settings Manager) under this version of Ubuntu? I've seen conflicting answers and ...
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How to manually chose Unity when starting Ubuntu(tried XMonad and it is broken)?
I tried to install Xmonad and use it on ubuntu 12.04 in VBox. Unfortunately it doesnt work and all I get now is black screen on reboot.
How can I manually revert to Unity.
EDIT: solved by manually ...
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How to resize Ubuntu partition with unallocated space w/GParted & LiveCD
I currently have one hard drive with 3 partitions and 2 partitions of unallocated space. I am dual booting Windows 7 (1 partition) and another partition for Ubuntu 12.04.
I'm using Gparted and ...
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