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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Is Ubuntu Phone's GUI going to be ported to desktop Ubuntu?
Now that even cheap laptops are coming with touchscreens I was wondering if Canonical plans to include its new touch version of Unity GUI on regular Ubuntu for use in laptops and desktops.
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How to get rid of the language symbol?
Migrated from 12.10 to 13.10 a couple of days ago.
I speak English, British English. I have a British layout keyboard. Now I have a square symbol in the top bar (or whatever it's proper name is) with ...
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Second click on a launcher icon with more than one window open doesn't do a scale of that application [closed]
If I click an icon in the launcher with multiple windows open it doesn't show me all open windows for that application (like ctrl+w does for all open windows).
I seem to remember it working as ...
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How do I get appearances back to the normal after installing Gnome?
I installed Gnome as an alternative desktop environment on 14.04. However, since rebooting:
the loader graphic when starting and shutting down my machien shows the Gnome foot rather than the Ubuntu ...
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Unity Desktop incomplete when launching manually using 'startx $(which unity)'
This is a follow-up question to 15.10: 'startx $(which unity)' fails when booting to console.
I finally managed to load the Unity Desktop after having booted into text-mode. But the desktop I ...
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How can I use tab completion in the 'Run a command' box? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Getting completion feature with Alt+F2 in Unity?
I finally upgraded to Ubuntu 11.04 and so far, I am liking the experience.
The only thing I have a problem with, is:
While ...
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Unity not searching applications
I installed Ubuntu 10.10 and have updated to 11.04 and now 11.10.
I switched from using Ubuntu Classic / GNOME Classic to Unity for this release. The problem is, the super key menu (Dash), doesn't ...
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Launcher doesn't respect TMPDIR
In my .bashrc, I define TMPDIR=${HOME}/tmp so temporary files are under my encrypted $HOME. emacs, invoked from the launcher, doesn't see this definition, but emacsclient, invoked from a shell does.
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Dash Home will not open
I am a first-time Linux user who has installed Ubuntu 12.04 on a Dell Dimension E510 that used to run Windows XP. I cannot get Dash Home to open. The other apps open: Firefox, Libre Office, etc., but ...
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Recommended installation for Asus EEE 1015PEM Netbook
I just got my Asus EEE PC 1015PEM netbook with Windows 7 starter... obviously, I'd like to install Ubuntu (not sure yet if I'd like to dual boot or completely remove win7).
Anyway, I never had a ...
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How to change the location of the 'close' and 'minimize' window buttons?
I want to change the location of the 'close' and 'minimize' window.
The default location is on upper left - and I want it to be on upper right.
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Unity, gnome-shell and Cinnamon don't have their top panel after removing Lubuntu
Using Ubuntu 12.04. First it came with Unity, then with a zeal of trying other Desktop Environments and I have installed GNOME-shell and no conflicts, works fine. Then I have gone through Lubuntu and ...
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Can't make Unity Launcher appear
I have Ubuntu 12.10 and I want to make unity launcher to auto-hide but when it hides it doesn't appear again unless I press the start button. Should I reinstall unity through terminal? I don't have ...
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Unity isn't working after running `unity --replace`
How do I solve this problem? Somebody told me to do it (unity --replace) on this question Why is my desktop background black after upgrade to 13.04? and now it's stuffed.
When I run unity I get the ...
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File manager not following system preferences
The menu bar of my file manager is in the window and all other applications have it in the system bar. How do I fix this issue?
Image here https://i.stack.imgur.com/VPqrd.jpg
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I have hidden and unreachable workspaces - how do I cancel them?
I have double workspaces, whether I enable them or not. If not enabled, some pdf's open in an unreachable hidden workspace [I know it's there because I can see the Document Viewer open in the launcher]...
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Why are there 2 Firefox icons in the launcher, and other issues
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For some reason, a second launcher icon when I run Firefox:
(attempting to add image)
Has anyone seen this before?
Also: an open firefox window does not show up when cycling through ...
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How to separate opened windows in alt+tab switcher in Ubuntu 18.04?
When I have multiple windows of an application opened e.g. Chrome main window and Incognito window, and I press Alt+Tab to switch between them, I see only one Chrome icon. I have to then press down ...
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Why is Ubuntu switching to Unity?
I understand from Jono Bacon's blog that Ubuntu will be switching to Unity as the default desktop in the upcoming 11.04.
What's not clear is "Why?".
Could someone explain the benefits of Unity over ...
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How do I write a Unity system indicator in Python?
Background:
This is NOT for application-indicators but system-indicators.
Picture from: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopExperienceTeam/ApplicationIndicators
The objective is to show indicator-...
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How can I disable recent documents in Unity?
How do I disable the tracking and display of recently opened files (and whatever else is remembered) in a default installation of Ubuntu? (This question originally concerned 11.10, but now that I'm on ...
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Unity hotkey for minimizing current window?
What are the hotkeys for switching the current window between maximized, normal, and minimized states? If some of these don't exist, can I set them somewhere?
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How to start terminal in full screen?
When I open a terminal using CTRL+ALT+T in Unity, I would like this window to be automatically maximized, rather than to have to additionally hit ALT+SPACE and the 'X' key to make the window that ...
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Why is Unity a "slow" desktop environment?
Background
First of all, this is not a question about opinions. I am assuming that we are talking about Unity 3D and on a computer with decent graphics configuration. By "desktop environment", I am ...
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How do I prevent Ubuntu from capturing the Alt key to show the HUD? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I modify or disable the HUD's use of the Alt key?
When I press ALT key on virtualbox machine (ex XP), ubuntu 12.04 catch that key.
How to prevent ubuntu catch ALT ...
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How to add Minecraft to the Unity launcher?
I'm having trouble getting Minecraft to launch when I add it to the launcher. If the game is running, I can right click on the icon in the launcher and select "keep in launcher" and the icon stays, ...
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How to speed up search for locally installed applications in Ubuntu 13.10's Unity Dash?
I upgraded to Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander". After upgrading, whenever I open the Unity Dash to search for an application, it takes at least a minute before it starts to show some result. The new ...
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Update Launcher for Intellij IDEA in Ubuntu
I currently have IntelliJ IDEA 15.01 on my system. I recently downloaded Intellij IDEA 15.04. After running the idea.sh script to open it, I went to the tools menu, and created the desktop launcher. ...
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How to change the number of workspaces from the command line?
I'd like to change org.compiz.profiles.unity.plugins.core -> hsize and -> vsize from command line.
I thought I could use
gsettings set org.compiz.profiles.unity.plugins.core vsize 4
but then I've ...
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Chrome is freezing Ubuntu when opening a tab or restarting
This just started happening yesterday. I didn’t knowingly change anything although I have auto-update enabled in Ubuntu.
I can start chrome fine, it will work for a while, but then I open a tab and ...
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Can Snap-Windows be set up for 4 windows instead of just 2?
The title might need some adjusting but what I am trying to say is that, when one drags a window to the left or right side of the screen, it resizes to fill that half of the screen. So if I drag 2 ...
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How to add Tor Browser to my menu/launcher for regular use?
I have installed Tor Browser following these instructions Tor Browser | torproject.org.
The "Tor Browser" thingy is not in Application > Internet category. I must run the shell script every time.
I'd ...
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How do I make the window border bigger?
I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 in a VirtualBox VM on a MacBook Pro with the default Unity UI. Positioning the mouse cursor over the 1-pixel wide border to resize a window is driving me absolutely nuts. Lots ...
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How can I install Typing Break?
I've just upgraded to beta 2 of Oneiric/11.10 and the typing break has gone.
I've gone into the system settings and looked in "Keyboard Layout" and "Keyboard" and can't find anything. Has it just ...
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Will there be a difference between Unity "Desktop" and Unity "Netbook" interface?
What has me slightly confused from all the different reports about Unity becoming the default shell in the 11.04 desktop edition:
Some claim and this is how most people seem to see it, that what ...
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How to stop reordering of the same kind multiple preview windows in task switching?
When using task switching in the default graphical mode of Ubuntu 12.04, if they are multiple windows of the same kind, eg. multiple Terminal windows, you can see them all together and select which ...
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How to disable animations in Ubuntu 16.04
For some reasons the animations really slow up my Ubuntu virtual machine. How can I disable all the frilly animations?
Super Key Dashboard fade-in/fade-out
Alt+Tab fade-in/fade-out
Other?
There are ...
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How to make "open in terminal" in the right click menu use Terminator instead of gnome terminal? [duplicate]
I have set the default terminal emulator to terminator using update-alternatives and I can open terminator now with ctrl-alt-t, but when I use the right click menu on the desktop or in a folder it ...
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How can I find out what ibus-daemon and ibus-ui-gtk3 are doing?
Occasionally my desktop slows down a lot. The mouse pointer moves slowly or not at all, my fan starts whirring, and the end is generally nigh. If I'm very patient normality usually restores itself, ...
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Does Unity require proprietary graphics card drivers?
I understood that the Unity desktop in Natty uses Compiz and therefore requires a graphics card driver that support composition effects. Does this mean if I have an ATI or NVIDIA card I'm forced to ...
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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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How do I get rid of the Ubuntu scrollbars and theming in Firefox 46.0?
I'm running Ubuntu 16.04 and I've just upgraded the firefox package (released today) from 45.0.2 to 46.0.
The release has brought an unwelcome change; the ugly Ubuntu scrollbars, and even uglier ...
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Exclude directory from Unity Search
I am re-asking this question:
How to remove a specific folder from the Ubuntu search?
because I do not believe it was a duplicate, or was answered in that post.
This has nothing to do with Zeitgeist ...
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Window tiling (Move-to-{corner,side}) shortcuts in Ubuntu 13.04
I am trying to figure out how I can change the window tiling shortcuts in Ubuntu 13.04. Currently, they are set to <Ctrl><Alt>numpadn.
First I tried to check the shortcuts available in ...
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Dash not working after upgrade to 13.10
After upgrading to 13.10 I'm unable to use Dash. Nothing appears when I type something, I don't see any icons or shortcuts.
Resetting unity does not help, the command is unavailable.
What should I ...
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What happened to the weather-app in the panel?
it was so easy to show the weather in the panel, without installing an app.
why won't that be possible anymore in 11.04?
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Java application launcher not staying in Unity launcher
I'm using IntelliJ IDEA, which is a Java application. When it runs (invoked through Dash) it shows a launcher icon with no name. I've tried several times to right-click and select "keep in launcher",...
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How to use Unity's global menu in GNOME Shell, if possible?
I was woundering is the is a way/possibility to use Unity's global menu with GNOME Shell on Ubuntu 11.10?
It would be really nice to have it.
Does anyone have an idea on how to make this real?
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about:blank opens in Chromium when I type into the dash
Here's a rather odd problem I'm having. Whenever I open the dash and type into it, Chromium opens up and opens an "about:blank" tab for just about every letter I write into the dash. Why is it doing ...
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How do I restart Unity 2D
As per How do I restart Unity? But I guess unity --replace would start the 3D variant.
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