Lightweight and fast free software desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms.
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XFCE: no title bar in one application only
I have a VirtualBox with Ubuntu 12.04.1 and the env command says:
GDMSESSION=xubuntu
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=XFCE
I've just installed the latest version of Squirrel SQL Client and It has no title bar ...
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What is the differences between XFCE session and Xubuntu session?
Everytime I boot up Xubuntu, I get the question, XFCE session or Xubuntu session, what are the actual differences?
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Distorted Audio in Xfce; Audio perfect in Unity
As the title suggests, when I am in an xfce session, my audio is distorted by quite a fair amount. However, under Unity, the audio is perfect.
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Customizing ubuntu studio 13.04
I have recently switched from original ubuntu 12.10 to ubuntu studio 13.04. After some research I found out I could install compiz to this as well. I have to go to the terminal and run compiz ...
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Program works on gnome 3, does not work on xfce
I wrote some C++ program, using qt and gstreamer, where I take photo from the webcam, then I open the folder with the saved image with image icon selected.
To open folder I have tried :
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Some icons from XFCE4 panel missing
I'm running Xubuntu 13.04 (xfce4-panel 4.10.0). The icons for Skype and Synapse are missing in the panel. Only a missing icon icon is shown.
The icons show correctly in the apps menu. I've tried ...
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Xfce4-places-plugin doesn't show mounted partitions due to altered fstab options
To begin with, for some reason I had a problem with wine - every program I launched crashed with a strange error and pretty much nothing would execute except for applications and executables stored on ...
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How do I disable Unity in 13.04?
I'm using Xfce most of the time, but Unity keeps popping up even in my Xfce-Session. So I deactivated the Compiz-Plugin in ccsm, because that worked well in 12.10. But now with 13.04 as soon as I ...
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Ethernet port on thinkpad doesn't connect but the one on the ultrabase (dock) does [closed]
I just recently bought a used Thinkpad X200s and installed Xubuntu 13.04 on it. I am have issues getting the ethernet port on the laptop to connect. I also have a Ultrabase dock for the laptop. While ...
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Set XFCE Running Task Icons
I am running Ubuntu 12.10 with XFCE (not Xubuntu) and I can't figure out how to set the icons that are used in the task bar / task switcher. In the application menu, GVim has an icon, but in my task ...
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Error when copying from Desktop to any other location
I recently installed Xubuntu and there were a lot of differences I noticed between xfce and gnome. I didn't like Thunar that much (mainly because of the searching feature - even catfish doesn't posses ...
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Unmounting drive in Xubuntu
Every time I try unmounting / ejecting / safely removing a drive in Xubuntu, I get the following dialog:
However, most of the time it seems like there isn't any data that needs to be written or a ...
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XFCE GTK themes not working at all
I cannot use any GTK themes at all in Xubuntu 13.04. It worked up until I tried to (unsuccessfully) setup 3 monitors.
EDIT: I ran gtk-window-decorator --replace and got
Window manager warning: ...
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Why does Ubuntu 12.04 randomly reboot in unity and gnome, but not in xfce?
Currently running 12.04 LTS and i find that on a fresh install the system reboots when using Unity or Gnome, but runs stable when using Xfce. This piqued my interest as to why this would be? Hoe does ...
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Change Xubuntu's default text editor globally
There's a lot of tutorials on how to change the default text editor in Unity and Gnome. There's none for Xubuntu/XFCE.
How do I change all mousepad's associations to sublime text?
I know I could ...
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Chrome automatically starts on boot while using xfce
As I said in title, when I boot my PC and after system loads, Chrome starts automatically. I checked in startup application, and I couldn't find Chrome entry. Can anyone tell me why Chrome starts ...
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XFCE4 Missing Indicator Icons for Apps
I have had this problem now with two apps, they both use the libappindicator to display their indicator icons (I believe). First time I had this problem was with Ubuntuone-indicator app, now I have ...
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How to set keyboard shortcut for “switch user” in Xubuntu?
I am trying to create a keyboard shortcut in Xubuntu (13.04), but I have no idea what to put for the command. What is the command for invoking switch user?
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Is it possible to add players to Xfce panel (volume) indicator applet?
A list of players is displayed when left clicking the volume indicator applet of Xfce panel.
But others are installed that I want to see there. Can I add them?
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Xubuntu 13.04 Thunar can't open files
I'm using Xubuntu 13.04 and I have problems with Thunar. when I double click on desktop icon (non folder) I get this error: Process /usr/bin/Thunar exited with status 1
But when I press right mouse ...
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XUbuntu 13.04 can't delete icons from desktop
Today I installed Xubuntu session in Ubuntu 13.04, but I noticed I can't delete any icons from desktop, when I try to delete one of them I get this error (translated from my language): This feature ...
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Xubuntu XFCE switcher icons
Is it possible to somehow modify the XFCE alt+tab switcher?
What I'd like:
use theme icons (for some apps it uses some lowres-non-theme ones, for others it works nice)
don't make tiny previews for ...
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I desire to remove the gnome desktop off the dread studio 12.10 I love the xfce desktop i have in place [duplicate]
The xfce desktop is so much better than the gnome desktop i have it somewhat removed but not completely . i am using the xfce but sometimes a download goes to the gnome desktop yet. how do i remove ...
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My samba Share stopped working
I have three xubuntu boxes sharing files via Samba. Earlier tonight, the computers suddenly stopped seeing each other. I've restarted samba on all three boxes,to no avail. Is the next step going to ...
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I can't install software [closed]
I'm running xubuntu 11.04. I haven't tried installing anything on this box for a while, but I need to get some new software. When I try to open the software center through the graphic interface, ...
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Why does XFCE ignore my preferences?
After re-configuring the screen setup (nvidia x settings), my XFCE starts in the default styling and shortcuts such as Alt+F2 are not working anymore.
Whenever I check the shortcuts under settings ...
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nvidia-setting not restoring settings properly after login
I finally was able to setup a triple-head setup on a nvidia card using nvidia-settings and arrange the monitors accordingly.
I also used the option to save the settings to the Xorg.conf - but when I ...
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Xubuntu transparent buttons in the panel
I would like to remove the color behind the buttons inside the XFCE Pannel :
I tried to modify the file /usr/share/themes/Greybird/gtk-2.0/apps/xfce-panel.rc, and I came with a strange white ...
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Werid colour for xubuntu title bar
The image above shows weird blue colour (formerly it was greyiish silver) for xubuntu title bar. It occurred without any reason one day I booted at the logon screen, as usual selected ...
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lsusb command does not showing anyting
I am entering the terminal command 'lsusb' in my ubunutu 10.04 with xfce desktop system. But it does not showing any driver or device information.
Is any thing wrong in my command. or are there any ...
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mouse focus signals on desktop notifications
As the title suggests is there any way to signal the application when the mouse is focused on the notification instance it created.
The code (Vala) that I'm using for that is as follows
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Why do I have no prompt in terminal on XFCE in ubuntu 12.04
I have Ubuntu 12.04 and have tried a few desktop environments. I am currently testing out Xfce. It has a terminal emulator called "Terminal". When I launch it, I just get a black screen.
Xterm, ...
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Find defined shortcuts in XFCE?
I am using the PHPstorm IDE (java software, run with oracle java 7) which defines the shortcuts Ctrl+F12 and Alt+F8 which are not working.
Other shortcuts do work, so I think there might be some kind ...
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How do I reorder buttons in the window-list (taskbar) via drag and drop?
I switched from GNOME2 to XFCE and miss the feature to re-arrange the window buttons in the taskbar (window list).
How can I make it working?
I use Xubuntu 12.10.
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Error when running script ('compress-pdf') in Thunar custom actions
I want to add the script 'compress-pdf' to Thunar custom actions.
The script is the one posted in this answer, made to resize pdfs. It is based on zenity.
It was made for Nautilus, but, as stated ...
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Chromebook: Map Search Key to ctrl, ubuntu
I've got ubuntu running on chromebook using crouton.
How do I map the search key to the ctrl action.
Similar to this, swapping the caps lock key and the ctrl key.
/usr/bin/setxkbmap -option ...
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Are keyboard layout settings handled by two different applications in Xfce?
As seen in my answer here, trying to make certain keyboard settings in Xfce I am faced by two separate options.
One is in Menu/Settings/Keyboards (xfce4-keyboard-settings) and displays this window:
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What is the default configuration for the XFCE menu?
I accidentally messed up my xfce-applications.menu file in /etc/xdg/menus ..... :(
Does anyone know what the default configuration is for this file?
Let's hope I learn my lesson of messing with the ...
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How to change the hibernate and suspend settings at a system-wide level in Xfce?
I've found the following commands :
xfconf-query -c xfce4-session -np '/shutdown/ShowSuspend' -t 'bool' -s 'false'
xfconf-query -c xfce4-session -np '/shutdown/ShowHibernate' -t 'bool' -s 'false'
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Dropbox 'Copy Public Link' in Thunar file manager (Xfce)
I'm using XUbuntu and was a bit saddened that I couldn't use Dropbox within Thunar file manager.
Can I make a custom context menu option to 'copy public link' in Thunar?
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Xubuntu not showing emblems in desktop
In Xubuntu, icons in desktop don't show their emblems, no matter if they are links, directories or files. They appear to be ok in thunar and nautilus for the same files/directories.
How can I make ...
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Nvidia-settings overrides my XFCE settings (styles,fonts,colors)
I added a monitor via the Nvidia settings tool and saved to /etc/X11/xorg.conf . When I restarted X all the WM styles seemed grey and "default" - basic.
I moved xorg.conf.backup to xorg.conf, ...
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I over-wrote my xorg.conf with Nvidia-settings and lost my XFCE settings
I changed some monitor resolution things with the Nvidia tool (saved to /etc/ .. xorg.conf) and when I restarted XFCE I had lost all styling of taskbar, icons, defaults fonts etc..
What can I do to ...
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How to become active directly an open app?
I'm wondering how do you switch the open apps..
what do you usually use to go directly to an app? are you using any shortcuts? are you placing the apps in different desktops and go to them using ...
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Trying to remap Caps Lock in Xubuntu, but Keyboard Layouts Plugin resets everything
I am using Keyboard Layouts Plugin to switch between two layouts.
I want to remap Caps Lock to underscore "_"
First I empty Caps Lock, or otherwise caps lock will do both – toggle caps and produce ...
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Lost Windows Frames, how to get them back?
I am running XFCE on 12.04 on an ASUS 1201N netbook.
Since yesterday's (2013-03-31) update I have no more window borders so I can't move them, resize, close.
Also the keyboard shortcuts seem to be ...
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The sound of my Ubuntu only works at the login screen and in the Xfce desktop enviroment
As stated in the title, the sound of my Ubuntu 12.04 only works at the login screen and in the Xfce desktop environment.
I have no clue what to do. I have already installed the correct drivers!
$ ...
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Which of the major Desktop Environments are known to “hurt” each other, if installed simultaneously?
I have a friend who is new to Ubuntu, and he wants to find the right Desktop Environment. I'd like to be able to recommend that he simply install several of the major DE's simultaneously, then try ...
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xfce-mixer does not work as expected
I am using ubuntu 12.04 and I chagne to xfce 4.6.
Then I found that I can get no voice when I play a mp3 using the audacious or watch some video in youtube.
And I found the xfce-mixer which is used ...
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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 ...
