Lightweight and fast free software desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms.
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Setting up custom shortcuts in XFCE [duplicate]
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How do I change my keyboard shortcuts in xubuntu?
XFCE does not seem to have proper doucmentation regarding setting up short cuts, I want to be able to map custom ...
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How can I eliminate wine application options from Thunar's context menu?
I have Xfce and in Thunar file association are changing randomly, to wine applications
like jpeg and png to Internet Explorer and mp3 to Windows Media Player. I change it back to gpicview and Totem ...
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No usable Polish keyboard layout
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 with the XFCE desktop, all packages up to date.
I wanted to set up a keyboard layout for the Polish language (Polish uses the Roman alphabet, with a few additional characters ...
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What is the equivalent of Window's autorun, startup folder, for Xfce, Unity? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to start applications at startup automatically in Unity?
I need to start some programs after the desktop environment loads itself, what would be the equivalent of ...
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How do I increase the terminal border size in xfce?
The terminal (and other applications) borders seem to be only 1 pixel wide which makes them almost impossible to click. I am aware that alt+right click has the same function, but I need the borders ...
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How will be the LTS support for Xubuntu 12.04 after 3 years?
Hi :) I'm comfortable with Xubuntu 12.04 because I have an older computer, but I was reading about the LTS support:
Ubuntu 12.04: Supported until april 2017.
Xubuntu 12.04: Supported until april ...
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How to remove wine internet explorer option from Open with menu?
I use Xubuntu 12.04.1 LTS (xfce) with Thunar file manager.
I ran this command:
rm ~/.local/share/applications/wine-extension-jpe.desktop
And one Wine context menu item has gone.
How do I ...
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Add Unity 2d panel to XFCE
How to add Unity 2d panel to XFCE environment, but only Unity 2d panel, not the dash
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Set default user session to XFCE4
How do I set the default user session to XFCE4?
I have tried:
sudo /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults --session xfce
sudo /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults --session xfce4
sudo ...
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How to keep 4 or more keyboard layouts?
I use XUbuntu 12.04. How can I keep 4 layouts without a need to cycle through them every time? Are there comamnds to send to plugin and change the layout to a particular one?
I'd like to organize ...
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How do I change system power icons?
I want to use my own icons for logout/shutdown or reboot action. Any ideas?
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Ubuntu Studio 12.04: How to edit a custom Studio menu graphically after installing gnome?
I have installed Gnome and KDE alongside with default Studio Xfce in Ubuntu Studio 12.04. I want to use the default Studio menu structure in Xfce, with some modifications (remove the things that I ...
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How to automount removable devices with options?
I'd like to automount (using the XFCE desktop) USB devices with Btrfs. This works as with any other filesystem just by plugging it in and waiting for two or three seconds for it to appear under ...
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How to increase the size of the Pidgin Custom Tray Icon?
Is there any way to increase the size of Pidgin tray icon? Default one is way too small and my eyes are bleeding.
P.S. I already changed the icon by replacing the default one:
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How to run XFCE with no background
I'm running XFCE remotely via lightDB with xdcmp enabled.
How do I disable the desktop background, (preferably for remote sessions only)?
Note if I select Menu->Settings->Desktop and select ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 shows Debian grub menu! [duplicate]
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How can I reset my GRUB background to default?
I installed xfce4 by using "sudo apt-get install xfce4", and I decided I didn't like xfce4 so I purged all of the xfce4 ...
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Is there a way to theme the notifications in XFCE?
I'm kinda bored of how they look and the fact that there's only 3 themes to choose from is even worse, so I was wondering if there is a way to theme the notification bubbles of XFCE?.
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How to make custom desktop background with multiple images?
On windows XP it's possible to make desktop to display html content and thereafter add a several images on it, you can move and resize them. So the basic idea is that you place the images you like on ...
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Is there a task switcher (alt-tab) for linux (xfce) that allows to select application by a mouse click
i feel that standard task switcher in linux (xfce) isn't very good. For example it doesn't allow you to select an application by mouse clicking on it. On windows for example, there is a program called ...
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How to customize Xubuntu with remastersys?
I've been trying to make my own custom xubuntu-based distro. I thought I understood how to import settings and features and repackage using remastersys, but apparently not.
One of the features ...
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How can I change the Xfce window manager to awesome?
I'd like to use the Awesome Window Manager with all the other XFCE4 environment daemons, like keyrings, panels, power managers, etc. Is there a way to do this?
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How to setup a lightweight keyboard-friendly window manager with add ons
I was looking for a lightweight windows manager with focus on doing things by keyboard. Most of the lightweight desktop environment such as XFCE or window manager such as Fluxbox, etc., doesn't allow ...
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“Docky needs composition enabled” message even after I enabled that, in Xubuntu
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 with Xubuntu-desktop because I need to use Xubuntu sometimes .I have installed Docky for quick access . But i am not getting it properly because of the error . details you can ...
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How to make Thunar show short file names?
By default, Thunar always shows full names for files, while Nautilus adds "..." to the end of the file, so they all look the same.
Can I somehow make Thunar behave like Nautilus?
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Use Nautilus with Xfce as default file manager [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to stop Thunar being default file browser
I have found this question: How to stop Thunar being default file browser
I have installed Xfce because I don't like Gnome ...
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Multiple Workspace rows in XFCE without xfce-panel?
Is there a way to set the number of rows for desktop workspaces without using the xfce-panel applet "Workspace Switcher"?
I don’t run xfce-panel at all, preferring to use cairo-dock.
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Switching workspaces in Xfce issue?
I disabled the applet for desktop workspaces in my Xfce panel (well I actually removed the panel all together), but now Xfce seems to think my 4 workspaces are side-by-side and not splayed out, so the ...
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XFCE: preview windows while cycling
IN XFCE, while cycling through windows, you see only empty frames with location of window.
There is no content in it.
Is there a way to make windows semi-transparent during cycling so that to see ...
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How can i restore the 4 original workspaces in Ubuntustudio? Now i have only 1
Ubuntustudio 12.04, kernel 3.2.0-23-low latency Hp Pavillion MS 220la AMD Athlon(tm) X2 Dual core Processor 3250e 1500MHz.
When i last turned on the computer, i found only 1 workspace. At settings ...
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XFCE suspend system command
When I click on the exit icon there is a suspend option. When I click this the computer suspends, which works really well. I want to create a custom key mapping on the suspend command XK86Sleep ...
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Xfce & Docky & Thunar - Missing icon
Im using xfce in combination with docky. But when I start Thurnar via the Filemanager-icon it opens (ofc) Thurnar, but it has a wrong icon (on the very right)
How to fix that? Normally, the ...
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How do I enable Middle mouse button emulation in 12.04 LTS?
How do I enable Middle mouse button emulation in 12.04 LTS?
I think it was disabled by default in the last release. I'm sure this is a silly question but I can't find a generic answer, they all seem ...
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XFCE GUI does not start on Oracle VirtualBox [closed]
I'm using Linux Mint Debian XFCE edition in my VirtualBox. It was running fine until one day I decided to shut down my virtual computer and discard the current snapshot. I started it up again several ...
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Compiz effects aren't working properly!
On Ubuntu 12.04, the Compiz visual effects appears to be glitchy. I see a "window flash", after rotating the "Desktop Cube". I've used the "Magic Lamp effect" when minimizing windows, but the window ...
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How to reset display settings in XFCE \ Ubuntu 12.04 and also flgrx drivers
I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04 and since I hate unity I installed the Xubuntu package and am using XFCE instead.
Since I have a Radeon HD5770 I also installed the fglrx drivers.
This all went ...
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Exhibiting weird behavior from Xfce after installing samba
After installing samba, I rebooted and now the top bar from every window I missing (where you can minimize, expand, or close, and drag window around). What gives? Another thing I notice that I while ...
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Keyboard / keymap problems with Xubuntu 12.04 + NX nomachine
I'm running NX client on my Macbook Pro to connect to a Xubuntu 12.04 desktop at work. I have configured NX client to start up a console upon connection. I am able to connect to my remote linux ...
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Xfce session will not login from login prompt. Why?
Well, not sure how I did it, but for some reason I am unable to get past the login screen on Xfce. What's odd is that I had set the machine up (from install) to login automatically. Then when I ...
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What is the gnome-open analog on XFCE desktop?
In Gnome, there's a handy command line utility gnome-open, that opens a specified file the same way it would be opened by the double click. Is there anything similar for XFCE?
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Login into XFCE session without display manager
I am currently using lightdm as my default display manager but I feel like there is no need of display manager in my case because I am always going to login to xfce session.
So, is there any way I ...
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Can't login to my XFCE environment from lxdm
I installed lxdm as my display manager because I heard its very lightweight. Now after installing it when I select my Desktop as Xfce session I am not able to login. Basically what happens is it waits ...
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How to make XFCE show the Shutdown Menu?
I have installed XFCE on an "Ubuntu Server" (in a Virtual Machine) so I have a small and fast environment. But when I want to log out, I usually (not always) see a gray shutdown and reboot button, but ...
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How do I set systemwide proxy servers in Xubuntu, Lubuntu or Ubuntu Studio?
I cannot find the settings anywhere do I have to set it through terminal through gconftools or is there some GUI present for it?
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Upgraded to XFCE 4.10, keyboard media keys no longer work [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Volume keys are working in unity but not in xfce4
I've been looking for a solution for this all night, to no avail.
I did a dist-upgrade from the Xubuntu default XFCE ...
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Brightness Controls not working on Sony Vaio VGN FZ31S NVidia G8600M
since I installed XUbuntu 12.04 on my notebook, brightness controls are no longer working (they used to work before with Smartdimmer).
I tried several suggestions, starting from gnome-settings with ...
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Can I use other Desktop environment in Ubuntu-Studio and exchange whenever I want?, Xfce to Unity & Vise
I have Ubuntu-studio 12.04 installed and I really want to have both Xfce and unity desktop, can I install both and use one of them when ever i want login?
If so can you give me a little guide.
Thanks ...
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How to authorize power manager in Xubuntu? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to enable hibernation in 12.04?
I recently installed Xubuntu 12.04 on my laptop. When I click on the 'hibernate' option on my panel, it said I'm not authorized. I ...
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XFCE Volume adjusting sound applet for 12.04
Recently I upgraded the Mythbuntu 10.10 to 12.04 which uses Xfce, and realised there is no one click volume adjusting sound applet with a slider, like in 10.10.
Is there something else to do this? Or ...
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Why doesn't clicking on notification buttons in Xubuntu 12.04 dismiss the notification?
When I try to reconnect my Bluetooth mouse in Xubuntu 12.04, I realized that all the notification windows do not allow me to press any buttons. I can click the buttons but nothing happens. I can close ...
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Pen cursor in Xournal
I use Xournal to give lectures and do various other tasks. So far it's taken a little adjustment to write using my wacom tablet but it works fantastically.
My only complaint is the cursor. Xournal ...
