Unity is Ubuntu's default interface since Ubuntu 11.04. Its main components are the panel (at the top of the screen), the launcher (on the left), and the dash (revealed by clicking the Ubuntu button or tapping the Super or Windows key).
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Pidgin messages remain in messaging menu/indicator even after read
I upgraded to 13.04 this past weekend. I primarily use thunderbird and pidgin rather than empathy and/or evolution.
Prior to the upgrade, thunderbird integrated into the messaging menu properly but ...
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Fast, lightweight alternative to Compiz' Expo Plugin?
Are there any fast, lightweight alternatives to Compiz' Expo Plugin (which are compatible with / capable of running alongside Unity & Compiz) in standard Ubuntu?
I'm looking for sth that's almost ...
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How to trigger a color inversion effect for one window
I want to have an inverse color effect (light to dark) like 'negative' in compiz, but without compiz, and only for one window (like compiz's Super+N) .
Is there a way to get a similar effect ...
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How to increase audio levels on Xfce?
I have Ubuntu installed and installed Xfce as the interface which I run because it's faster.
Since I am using a laptop, my speakers are sometimes much lower than what I like them to be which is why ...
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How to remove Xubuntu notification thingy?
I downloaded Xubuntu to try it on Ubuntu. After uninstalling it using sudo apt-get purge xubuntu-desktop, I found out that even after that when there were pop-up notifications, it would appear in the ...
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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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Ubuntu desktop 12.10 64-bit, icons don't show
Recently I had problems with fglrx cause I have an ATI card, if I install the privative drivers from the Ubuntu repo, I get no Unity launch bar cause the drivers are not compatible with the new Xorg.
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How can I properly add PlayOnLinux programs to the Unity Launcher?
I have a PlayOnLinux app (Evernote) that runs great, but I would like to pin it to the Unity launcher. I already have a shortcut in the Dash and I can pin that to the Launcher, but then running it ...
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File transfer indicator applet?
In gnome-shell when you do a file transfer you get a icon appear in the bar at the top,
I know in unity it shows you the information in the unity Launcher, but I have that set to autohide, so I was ...
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Two launcher entries for Skype after Skype-wrapper installation
I installed skype-wrapper because the Skype default icon looks awful with the rest of the unity bar (and I like the integration), and uninstalled the sni-qt package to remove the normal Skype icon.
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Ubuntu 12.04 clock widget sync with Google calendar
I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 with Unity, it came with clock widget (I think that's what's called, it's the clock/calendar showing at the global menu bar, right beside the user and audio (please see ...
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Open URL in Chromium and switching to existing tab open if URL already open
I was trying to create Unity quicklists for Gmail. But if the Gmail was already opened, it will still create another tab and load the web page, rather than switching to the existing.
I even tried ...
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How to configure Unity/Compiz in 12.04 so that Update Manager opens maximized w/screen bigger than 1024×600?
In Precise, window auto-maximize is disabled on monitors with a resolution above 1024 × 600 [1]. I have a bigger resolution, but I prefer maximized windows anyway. I want Update Manager to start ...
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Cinnamon stops working on ubuntu 13.04
I upgraded from 12.10 to 13.04 and cinnamon stops working.
When I load cinnamon it only displays a slow responding cursor over a black screen. And the desktop never loads.
So (for getting access to ...
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Missing keystrokes in ubuntu 13.04
This has only been a problem since upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04 from 12.10. For some reason, when typing I lose lots of keystrokes. It doesn't seem to matter which application I'm typing in. It ...
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Unity is not working after installing nvidia-313 drivers
Neither the window manager, I just installed Ubuntu 13.04 in a Hp Pavilion dv2000, the installation was fine except for some annoying graphic glitches, so I decide to install the nvidia Drivers from ...
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Save and restore window positions
Here is my configuration:
Ubuntu 12.04 (with Unity)
Laptop
External screen to use the laptop in dual screen mode
Several windows spread on both screens and on 4 workspaces
When I have meetings I ...
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Unity won't start after login
I'm having some troubles getting unity working again.. this problem came after I installed ubuntu updates and removing some repositories (gwibber-daily and some google chrome repos), then I restarted ...
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How to install Ubuntu for Tablets on Lenovo Thinkpad X60/X200/X220/X230 Tablet?
How to install Ubuntu for Tablets (or Unity for Tablets?) on Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet (the X series?) Which package from which repository to install on top of standard Ubuntu to get Ubuntu for Tablets ...
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problems with unity and gnome classic desktops - how to reinstall and clean them
I have ubuntu 12.04.02 and I always uses kde 4.10.1. Sometimes I need to swith to unity or gnome classic (with effects), the problem is that when I log in with one of them I can't access to "settings ...
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My-Weather-Indicator alternatives?
I've just removed the applet "My-Weather-Indicator"... this applet is really cool, but once or twice a day crashes on my ubuntu 12.10, so I decided to remove it.
Is there any valid alternative ? I ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 Unity - Webapp shown twice once started
I added a few webapps to my starter panel and if I start one of it the chromium icon appears below of it. Chromium itself is locked to the starter separately, that means that once I start the webapp I ...
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Touchpad gestures don't work on Dell XPS 15 L521x
I'm trying to get multi-touch gestures working on my Dell XPS 15. Two finger scrolling works but three or four finger gestures do not. I know that the touchpad is capable of multi-touch gestures ...
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Create a virtual desktop and share it over the internet
I was wondering if there is anyone who has an idea how to do a display trick.
Here is the deal, I have Ubuntu on my laptop and we have a bunch of desktop computers in the university. I can't unplug ...
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dash search results not showing my files
I am using the dash search to find files(mostly video files) but its only displaying recently played files.My files are in a different partition,and yes I have mounted those drives.How do I get the ...
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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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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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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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Tell if windows are open and not minimised from shell script Unity
I'd like to add into my .bashrc a little script that sets the terminal background to transparent iff I don't have any non-minimised, non-terminal windows open and leaves the terminal background as ...
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Ctrl-Super-Right doesn't work in 12.10
Noticed today that the default Unity setting for keywords to partially maximize windows to left or right partially works in my laptop.
My Ubuntu is totally updated.
Any idea on how to fix that?
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Can't get iconify() and deiconify() to work properly
I'm writing app for Ubuntu with C++ and Gtkmm. In my app i use libappindicator to show icon with simple menu in notification area. Icon and menu works ok, i can minimize window to panel (using ...
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How do I fix this Unity rendering issue (VMware guest)?
I have just download the Ubuntu desktop and show me this:
I use the Windows 7.
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Unity removed after installing KDE SC 4.10
I wanted to try the new version of kubuntu desktop (KDE SC 4.10) on my Ubuntu 12.10, so I did this:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ...
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How do I load Compiz preferences file through terminal?
My Compiz GUI does not work (actually, it does work, but changes on it won't take any effect). I have a compiz preferences file (.profile) and I would like to load it through the terminal (since ...
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Re-map 'Super' key to launch an app
how could I re-map the 'Super' (left) key to launch an app? I want to launch Synapse with it, which is far more responsive than the Unity launcher. Cheers.
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Clean install of 12.10 - reused 12.04 /home. Cannot start unity/login for legacy/imported user
I have separate disks for / and /home. I did have 12.04 installed but decided to do a clean install (format and install) of 12.10. I created my user at install. I should be able to login, right? ...
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Youtube Unity Lens Returns No Results On 12.10
I'm having trouble with getting access to Youtube's content via the Unity lens. I thought it was my computer's proxy problem in general, however Wikipedia and Ask Ubuntu lenses both are able to ...
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Facebook webapp doesn't work
All my unity-webapps work with chromium, except for Facebook. It popped up the bar to ask me to install, I did, and the unity-webapps-facebookmessenger package was installed. However, it does not ...
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Tor Browser Bundle's version of Firefox [Tor Browser] is recognized as the main Firefox installation [Ubuntu 12.04]
Whenever I run the start-tor-browser script to run Tor-Browser-Bundle, the Unity3D launcher stacks it with the Firefox shortcut I have on there as if it's another window of Firefox, unlike before when ...
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Claws mail: Filtering windows problem in Unity?
I have been informed, via the Claws mail users (e-mail) list, that the following issue may be Unity-related. Comments / ideas / suggestions? Thanks.
Original question:
Often when I am editing or ...
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Unity window effects/animations very slow on Ubuntu 12.10 with Radeon HD 6770 (3 monitors)
I've installed 12.10 with the proprietary Radeon drivers and am spanning a desktop across three monitors:
$ dpkg -l fg*
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
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Ubuntu 12.10 upgrade breaks my VM
I'm sorry if this has been asked before.
A little background: I have to use an Ubuntu VM for work (host is Windows 7 x64, running Oracle VMWare 4.2.4r81684 on a HP ProBook 4730s laptop), mainly for ...
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How to prevent Nautilus panes from resizing automatically?
The "Extra Pane" (F3) view in Nautilus automatically resizes in a couple situations. Is there a way to turn this off so they each stay at 50%?
The two situations are when there's one tab on one side ...
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Dual monitor not working completely in 12.10 after upgrade
At 12.04, dual monitors worked perfectly. After upgrading to 12.10, the primary monitor works, the second monitor only partly works. I am sure there is some difference between the releases that I ...
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How to hide desktop environments from Lightdm login screen?
I have an Ubuntu installation with Unity, LXDE and Cinnamon.
My problem is that the list is too long (at login) and I can't click OK at the bottom to change DE.
How can I hide some options from this ...
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Matlab shortcuts not working
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 with Unity and I can't seem to be able to use any shortcuts on Matlab. It appears that they go directly to Unity and bypass Matlab all together.
For instance, if I press F10 ...
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How to start unity after boot into command line with “text”-option?
I want my system to boot terminal only, but be able to launch Unity once logged in. I've edited /etc/default/grub from :
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
to
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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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Can Nautilus automatically close the window after a file is opened?
In Mac's OS X, if you hold option while opening a file, the nautilus window will automatically close (after opening the file). This works whether you double-click the file or use the keyboard shortcut ...
