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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 do I prevent these errors from showing up with GNOME keyring?
Background
Trying to update a repository, after a fresh install of Xubuntu 12.04, using:
git pull
Problem
The following message appeared:
WARNING: gnome-keyring:: couldn't connect to: ...
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Xfce forgets desktop icons positions
Sometimes, after logging out and in, Xubuntu forgets the positions of the desktop icons and re-arranges them on top-left as default.
I have tried a proposed solution on a similar subject. This locks ...
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default application to open text file in Thunar under Awesome WM
I'm on Xubuntu 12.04 and using Awesome WM. In Awesome session, If I double click a plain text file(txt, asc, rb, py etc.) in Thunar, it opens with Abi Word. But I want it to open with a text editor ...
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How do I recover deleted entries from Xubuntu Settings Manager?
While playing with the "Edit Menu" (Application menu), I deleted some entries for settings (like "Display", "Appearance", "Desktop" etc.). This also deleted the entries in the Settings Manager.
How ...
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Xubuntu: Unable to bind arbitrary shortcut keys
I used to be able to bind any arbitrary shortcut key to launching external applications; in particular, I used to bind Ctrl+Shift+hjkl to a small utility which moves the mouse cursor around.
However, ...
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Xubuntu - how to disable SHIFT toggles numpad keys?
By default In Ubuntu I can perform SHIFT+HOME to select content from caret to start of string, while NUMLOCK is turned off. But if in that case I press just HOME, it will type 1 instead of moving ...
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Keyboard volume shortcuts in XUBUNTU don't work
I have a Logitech K270 but I can't get the volume button shortcuts to work.
Actually when I click them, I see the popup on the top left of the window but the volume is not changed...
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Dual monitors: how to get the application switcher to show up only on monitor with active window?
I've seen questions looking for an answer to the exact opposite to what I'm asking now.
I've got Xubuntu 12.10 with a dual monitor setup.
Currently, when pressing Alt + Tab, the app switcher ...
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How do I solve a problem with opening the application menu?
I have a new problem that I can't find an answer to anywhere.
I am running Xubuntu 12.10 Xfce.
When I click on the top left icon, which is known as the Application menu, it gives me this error:
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Xubuntu 12.10 : Can't add account to network application
When I try to add an account to Gwibber/Pidgin (which are not system apps), it sends me to the "System parameters". It is impossible for me to add account to this apps. Any idea where it can come from ...
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How can I hide mounted volumes when I still want USB volumes to appear on the desktop?
Xubuntu 12.10
XFCE 4.10 with Thunar 1.6.2
I have two greyed out mounted (or "mountable") volumes on my desktop:
If I right-click on them, I can mount them, implying they appear not be mounted ...
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How to remove Mathematica menu from xfce applications menu?
How can I remove the Wolfram Mathematica menu from the Xfce applications menu? The Mathematica menu doesn't show up in alacarte... I'm using Xubuntu 12.10 64-bit.
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Home folder got deleted after XFCE reinstall
I messed with some files and I broke xfce, and I did these 2 commands:
apt-get install --reinstall xfce4 and apt-get install --reinstall xfce4-session
Now my home folder got completely wiped out and ...
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Problems after system upgrade in XUBUNTU
I did the following in my computer :-
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get upgrade
After restarting the computer, I see the visuals of my Desktop changed. Also, there is not even single ...
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Can I change the color of tabs in gedit?
under Xfce 4 (Xubuntu 4.8) the tabs of gedit appear black with dark grey writing (at least on my PC it does). Obviously this makes it pretty hard reading the file names that are open. Changing the ...
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Why isnt IBus functional (in Xfce)?
I'm trying to use IBus to type in Japanese. I have set up the Anthy IME properly, and the "enable or disable" setting to function when pressing ctrl+space.
In any case, it's simply not working.
I ...
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Xubuntu 12.10: Possible to use animated gifs as a background?
I really, really want to use
http://www.reddit.com/r/cinemagraphs
I've done a lot of research on this, but the answers seem to vary greatly and I haven't had much success with any of the other ...
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XFCE panel overlaying windows
I have set up a panel (panel no.2, from 0,1,2 ) in xfce ubuntu, and I want it to be at desktop level - covered by windows. I found something about it on the archlinux wiki.
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How can I turn off Xfce session saving system-wide?
We are working with a terminal server that is running Xubuntu. Because we have had some issues with saved sessions, we want to turn off the saving of sessions completely.
So far, we have been able to ...
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How to display buttons in Evince?
Xubunte 12.10
XFCE with Greybird theme and the default icon set.
Hello,
I like Evince so far, I can read stuff just fine.
However, instead of buttons for navigating, I see buttons with words for ...
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How to stop the fluent change / switch between work spaces?
I successfully got my laptop hooked up to my 22 inch monitor with the help of you in How do I setup dual monitors in XFCE?. It is pretty cool working on Xubuntu on a big monitor (in 1680 x 1050 px). ...
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How to make Conky display meta data from gmusicbrowser?
Xubuntu 12.10 with XFCE
what do I have to do to make Conky display the media's meta data which is currently played in gmusicbrowser?
Do I have to follow one of these guides:
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How can I install my own fonts from several subfolders?
(System: Xubuntu 12.10 with XFCE)
Hello,
I have a folder named Fonts on my windows partition which is mounted automatically on boot (why, I don't know, but I like it!). The fonts are sorted in ...
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How can I have a dash-like search on Xubuntu 12.10 / XFCE?
About 1.5 years ago, I tried out Ubuntu 11.04. I remember the dash being a rather helpful tool and I like the equivalent features on both Windows 7 (via the Start-button) and the Mac OS.
When I press ...
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How can I change xfce bottom panel to the top?
I am using Xubuntu 12.10 and would like to change the panel which is currently on the bootm to the top. This is the opposite of what most people using Unity want to do.
I have done this in the ...
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Trash can shortcut missing in Thunar
On Xubuntu 12.10 64-bit, the trash can icon shortcut is missing on the side pane in the Thunar file manager. Is there anyway to restore it?
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brightside not working
Hello I installed brightside from the repos and it isn't working. I set it to run on startup and brightside-properties works fine but when I move my mouse to the assigned corner nothing happens. I was ...
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Xubuntu: Disable gnome-keyring
I'm using Xubuntu, since GNOME and Unity are too heavy for my netbook.
I want to disable 'gnome-keyring' prompts.
I tried sudo apt-get remove gnome-keyring which results:
The following packages ...
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appmenu on Xubuntu 12.10
Is there anyone who succesfully use an appmenu on Xubuntu 12.10?
Before answering please note that I tried with xfapplet (which is no longer available on 12.10) and with this package XFCE appmenu, ...
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Disable compiz in XFCE and switching back to the normal window manager?
After installing XFCE on my ubuntu system, I tried enabling compiz with:
compiz --replace ccp &
However, I have since been unable to remove compiz from the XFCE login. I tried killing compiz, ...
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How to change the colour xfce panel windowlist buttons flash
I'm using Xubuntu 12.04.
I have a panel at the top of my screen, with a "Window Buttons" item on it that shows the list of open windows (panel-tasklist-menu).
I'm using a dark theme, and when the ...
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XFCE on Nexus 7: onboard and closing windows
I have recently installed XFCE on my Nexus 7 Ubuntu installation and I really like the increased speed, but I just have two issues with it:
The onboard does not pop up automatically when I click on ...
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Nexus 7 XFCE install error [closed]
So I attempted to install package xubuntu-desktop on my Nexus 7,but it keeps getting this error:
Failed to fetch ...
