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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Can I use Unity with the dash and hud only? 12.04
I love the Dash, find the hud to be cool, hates the launcher and loathes the panel!
So is there a way that I can run the Dash alone and use Gnome or Cinnamon or whatever as a window manager?
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Control notification display time or better close them [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Close button on notify-osd?
How to customize on screen notifications?
The Unity notifications (notify-osd) are very much useful and nice. But It seems I can't close them ...
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Live DVD boot - lost Launcher in Unity
I wanted to check out the latest (12.04) version of Ubuntu to see if the Unity shell had improved, so I booted my Dell Latitude with a live DVD.
My laptop is connected to a docking station, and I ...
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Unity equivalent of KDE 'comments' feature
Under KDE, I can add 'comments' to any File/folder. I consider it the digital analogue of 'sticky notes' on physical files. Can I get the same/similar behaviour in Unity/Gnome?
If yes, how? If no, ...
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Turn off chameleonic notification color [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I disable the chameleon effect in notifications and the Unity launcher?
I would like to be able to turn off the chameleonic background color for Notify OSD, preferably ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Hangs with Software Center open then opening Dash Home
I have a Dell D610 with Intel graphics, 1 GB RAM. I have tested the hard drive and RAM and both are fine.
When I open the Software Center, then the Dash home, my system locks up.
The mouse cursor ...
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How can I change the Eclipse tooltip background color from black to white? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to change tooltip background color in Unity?
It's hard to read tooltips in Eclipse in Ubuntu 12.04; how can I change the colors? Before Ubuntu 12.04, it could be changed ...
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Why does XChat always open only partially maximized? [closed]
When I start Xchat, I note the issue:
As you can see, the bottom edge of the window is covered by some other thing (in this case, it's firefox status bar, but if I have no other window opened, I see ...
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Remove Lubuntu entries from login screen [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to remove session entries from LightDM?
After I uninstalled the Lubuntu Desktop package (lubuntu-desktop), the lubuntu entries on the login screen are still present.
How ...
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How can I enable one-finger scrolling in Unity?
I would like to activate to scroll with one finger inside the Unity environment(nautilus, Dash, Firefox). Because Unity claims to be touch screen friendly but scrolling with two fingers is annoying ...
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Can't restore unity desktop [closed]
I'm having this problem.
Tried this:
$ unity --reset
This command hangs up on 'Setting Update "run_key"'
Also tried this:
$ ccmd
Unity plugin was disabled. I enabled it and rebooted. But still ...
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Equivalent of "GNOME Window Selector" for Unity (2D) panel? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I see a list of all open windows in a panel in Unity?
On Ubuntu 12.04 with Unity 2D, is it possible to get a menu on the panel at the top of the screen that would ...
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Disable 'type your command` prompt on pressing alt [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I modify or disable the HUD's use of the Alt key?
I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 and noticed the little prompt that appears on top of every window when you press the ...
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Which NVIDIA-related bug is affecting me since proposed solutions did not work?
When I log in to Ubuntu, I select Unity from the list of sessions (not Unity 2d). It logs in but is using Unity 2d instead of 3d. I read several bug reports for NVIDIA graphics cards but am unsure ...
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Where did my session indicator go after upgrading to 12.04? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“Session Menu” and “Me Menu” are missing after upgrade
After upgrading to 12.04 from 11.10, session indicator in the top-right corner is gone. I can't ...
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How can I increase the mouse cursor size and change its color in Unity? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to change cursor in Unity?
How can I increase the mouse cursor size? I use my computer plugged to a TV far from me. I need to increase the mouse cursor to make it visible. ...
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privacy feature in 12.04 doesnt work? [duplicate]
I noticed my recent documents folder is showing recent activity.So I go to system settings,click privacy,set it to all for forget activity,click delete history and set record to off.Long story short ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 despite the left panel POLI tray present, myunity says that unity turns in 2d
How do I enable unity 3d?
I state that I have used the correct login to ubuntu to ubuntu and not 2d
below the glxinfo
stefano@WorkLinux:~$ glxinfo | grep render
nvfx_screen_get_param:95 - Warning: ...
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Missing certain packages
After I log in my menu that contains my: System, admimistration,update manager, etc; has disappeared, do you know what happened here. I really need this package especially for my updates. Can you help ...
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How to rename the Desktop folder without breaking my system? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it safe to rename special user folders?
I'm currently using Ubuntu 11.10 in German. I noticed, that the Desktop folder's name is "Arbeitsfläche". Unfortunately I am used to ...
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I cannot revert completely to gnome-classic menus in 12.04 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Reinstate System Menu after reverting to Gnome Classic?
After installing the packages to be able to login to the gnome-classic desktop I only have the menus: Applications and ...
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How can I start all applications maximised? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to configure my system so that all windows start maximized?
Is it possible to start any and all applications maximised?
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Facing unity problems after upgrading to Ubuntu 12.04
I upgraded to 12.04 and had problems with unity.
So this is what I did >>
1) Ctrl+Alt+F1
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
Export DISPLAY=:0
ccsm
2) Ctrl+Alt+F7
3) Enabled ...
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xorg.conf and Unity3D?
For some reason, I cannot seem to use Unity3D with the following xorg.conf file:
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
Screen 1 "Screen1" ...
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Featureless Desktop on login [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Unity doesn't load, no Launcher, no Dash appears
I'm pretty unfamiliar with Linux, and I've installed Ubuntu 12.04.
The install seems to have gone smoothly and everything,...
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Is there a way to automatically reorganize desktop icons?
Gnome has "Keep Aligned", Windows "Rearrange Automatically"; can't find it in Unity. Is it perhaps because we're not intended to have icons in the desktop?
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How to set Iron as default web browser in Unity2D?
I use Iron as my default browser, but in Unity i did not found the place, where i could set it as default for my user. In System settings is Preferred Applications, but in list of web browsers is just ...
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Super + w shows windows from current workspace only [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to do super w show open apps of all workspaces?
After upgrading from 11.10 to 12.04 pressing Super + w shows the windows from the current workspace only and not from all ...
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How to set Hud to do this? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Remapping Alt + F2 in Unity
I don't want to use launcher at all, i just want to use Hud. For example, I press Alt and write Chr and press enter and it will open Chrome. Or I ...
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Time Tracker - How to use in Unity (Precise) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Project Hamster Time Traker, lack of Unity support
Firstly (unrelated), I been using Ubuntu Forums for like forever and first time using this site...absolutely awesome +1.
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Unity Panel Oneiric behavior on Precise [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I configure the launcher to “dodge windows”?
One of the good thing of Ubuntu 11.10 was to see the launcher except when a window was in fullscreen.
With ...
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Newly installed 12.04 on Radeon or NVIDIA type of gfx card?
I use a Nvidia Quadro NVS 290/PCIe/SSE2 at work with dual monitor setup.
Since 11.10 things has gone downwards with performance.
But now with 12.04 performance is even worse, and I can agree that the ...
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Unity launcher on right side [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I move the Unity launcher?
Ok, I see there was a couple of posts asking to move unity to right side. They were closed as they were considered and "exact duplicate" and no ...
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Open irc:// links in XChat from Firefox/Chrome on 11.10 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Open irc:// links in XChat from Firefox and Chromium
I tried following the tips here:
Open irc:// links in XChat from Firefox and Chromium
but none of them worked on 11.10.
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12.04 after latest update, no unity, no top bar, only wallpaper. Can you help? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Unity doesn't load, no Launcher, no Dash appears
I just updated to the latest 12.04 and it recommended to restart, so I did. After the restart, only the wallpaper shows, ...
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Lost the system tray-bar and side panel dockbar disappears when touched
I have complete confidence that this problem will be resolved by restarting, however, it seems very odd that it should disappear randomly during my session.
To put it simply, I've lost the top tray-...
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Why is Unity 2D running so much faster on system with ATI 6770?
I'm new to Linux in general. I installed 11.10 the other day, and began enjoying. I've noticed, however, that when I choose "Ubuntu" from the login menu (vs "Ubuntu 2D), the system runs noticeably ...
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How can I uninstall Unity in 12.04 and install Cinnamon? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I install the Cinnamon Desktop?
I decided to install Cinnamon, as it's by far superior than Unity in my opinion.
However, I don't know from where to install it.
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ubuntu does not have screensaver on unity [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I change or install screensavers?
on display settings on unity in brightness and lock does not show up the screensaver or does not have that option.
am i not seen it ...
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How can I change my launcher location on the screen (left, right, bottom, top)? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I move the Unity launcher?
I want to change where my launcher location is on the screen is. Do I have to install an application like MyUnity or can I just do it though the ...
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How do you tell unity to startup in 2d and compatibility mode?
How do you tell unity to startup in 2d and compatibility mode? If you have to run a UNITY --replace after startup it doesn't kill the currently running unity and you end-up with two toolbars. One ...
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What is the correct way of proposing design changes to Unity? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where should people give feedback on Unity?
I recently decided to give Unity another try after moving to gnome shell for the past cycle. I have had a simple idea which I think ...
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how to get the unity bar only hide when a window is maximize [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to make the launcher hide when dodge windows in 12.04 like in 11.10?
How do I do this? in ubuntu 12.04 it never go away or when a window wasn't maximize it go way anyways....
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Compiz/unity not working
sorry for my bad english but i'm french.
Well, i have this new ubuntu with unity and compiz just doesn't work.
As you can see i have everything i need checked :
https://i.stack.imgur.com/aykyc.png
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How do I enable OSX-like three-finger swipes in 11.10 and 12.04?
In MacOSX the default settings is to move back/forward a page in Firefox when I do a three-finger swipe left/right.
In Unity, three-finger-swipes invokes window movement.
How can I configure ...
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Unity lenses are all empty [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
There's an issue with an Alpha/Beta Release of Ubuntu, what should I do?
My dash is completely empty. The alt-f2 run screen load applications if I type in the commands. ...
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Can't get NVIDIA drivers to work on Dell Latitude E6520, Unity on Oneiric [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?
My external monitor works fine when connected to my laptop's dock using a VGA cable. However, with a DVI cable, I can't seem to ...
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Unity is not loading on login [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I reset my Unity configuration?
Since yesterday I am trying solve this problem. I was working the whole day on my PC and had to reboot it in the evening. Since then it ...
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Will Precise include an option to move the Unity Launcher? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I move the Unity launcher?
Given that the community has created functionality to move the Unity launcher to the bottom of the screen, my question is whether or not ...
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How do I move the unity launcher to the bottom? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I move the Unity launcher?
How do I move the unity launcher to the bottom
