Lightweight and fast free software desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms.
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Login takes ages after upgrade to XFCE 4.10
I updated my Xubuntu to XFCE 4.10. After that my first login after reboot takes up to several minutes.
How do I find out the culprit?
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1answer
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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 ...
1
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1answer
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xfce icons instead of tabs
For my taskbar programs are displayed like:
(symbol of chromium)askubuntu.com
I would like it as:
symbol of chromium [no titles]
askubuntu.com
imagemagick man page
Like in ...
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Switched to Compiz for OpenGL on Xubuntu 12.04, now laptop screen doesn't turn on after a suspend
I recently added the CompizConfig settings manager to resolve screen tearing while watching full screen video (it worked! no more tearing!) but now every time I close the laptop screen and the system ...
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2answers
859 views
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 ...
3
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1answer
180 views
How to highlight items on Desktop using xfce?
Im using xfce but the text of the symbols on my desktop are not underlined by a colour, which means I can rarely see them (Black on dark-blue).
-> like home and trash
How to enable the background of ...
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1answer
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Xubuntu/precise: default programs chaos
I'm using xubuntu "precise".
I have set up my preferred applications (Settings/Preferred-Applications or $ exo-preferred-applications):
web browser: chromium
mail reader: thunderbird
file manager: ...
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1answer
37 views
Making a screenshot in Xfce
I installed Xfce desktop and removed Ubuntu. It turns out that making a screenshot requires running a special application called ScreenShot instead of just pressing PrtSc button.
I wonder, how do I ...
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1answer
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Xubuntu - command/shortcut to hide all notifications
Is there a command/shortcut avaiable to hide all popped-up notifications? Some of my scripts produce notifications which dont auto-hide, you have to click them.
I'd like to have a keyboard shortcut ...
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3answers
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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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2answers
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default gateway setting for “universal” wifi adapter
The data sheet for the IOGear Universal Wi-Fi N Adapter states that it supports Linux (Fedora 10 (Kernel: 2.6.27.5-117)) but has no directions in the manual.
When setting up the static IP address ...
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1answer
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Alacarte creating entries shown in menu but not in editor
I created a "calculator" entry in main applications menu of Xubuntu, using Alacarte (gcalctool command - it seems to be a wrong one, as it can't find it).
BUT:
it is not shown in the list of ...
2
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1answer
59 views
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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3answers
105 views
GUI for ubuntu server: xfce or xubuntu-desktop
I would like to install a desktop environment on my Ubuntu server 12.04. I like xubuntu-desktop as it is a light-weight one. But I'm confused between xubuntu-desktop and xfce. Can anyone tell me what ...
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0answers
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Sloooooow System 13.04
My system has been running extremely slowly, starting with 12.04. I did a clean install of 13.04 to try to get rid of the problem, but it continues. When first booted, it seems to run fine. After it's ...
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0answers
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Keyboard layout changes when I unplug and re-plug external keyboard
I have a notebook with an external keyboard. I want to use "German (no dead keys)" on both keyboards, but for the external, it keeps resetting if I unplug it. Actually, it does not really reset - the ...
2
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1answer
31 views
Is Nitroshare transfer limited to a certain file size?
I have recently seen Nitroshare promoted on this site and have installed it in Ubuntu (Xubuntu 12.10) and Win7.
I was able to transfer files but only up to a certain size. I have not tested with very ...
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0answers
91 views
Replace XFCE4 with Cinnamon without Log-In Screen
I have a Google I/O Chrome Pixel that I've been playing around with Crouton. This is my frist real shot at Ubuntu and have made the upgrade from 12.04 -> 13.04. Using chroot I can run both Chrome OS ...
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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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1answer
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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? How ...
3
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1answer
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CTRL+F5 in Google Chrome in XFCE
I have installed Ubuntu with unity by default, but compiz + java develop is less then sufficient with a ATI graphic card, so, I installed the xubuntu-desktop package.
The problem is: In Google chrome ...
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0answers
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how do I use AllTray in xfce on Xubuntu 12.10?
I use AllTray to minimize all kind of applications to the system tray, but it doesen't work correctly with xfce desktop (see https://bugs.launchpad.net/alltray/+bug/1185301 )
I still use Xubuntu ...
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1answer
108 views
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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0answers
43 views
Thunar broken with message “undefined symbol: exo_icon_view_selection_invert”
I recently installed the updates on my XUbuntu system, and now thunar is crashing with the following message:
thunar: symbol lookup error: thunar: undefined symbol: exo_icon_view_selection_invert
...
0
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1answer
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Enable navigation buttons and address area in XFCE
I just installed the xfce Desktop environment and I can't find the navigation buttons and the address area in the file manager.
in other Desktop environment I can find this feature :
How can ...
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1answer
32 views
Xubuntu power settings file
I'd like to create a toggle for suspending/doing nothing upon closing the lid for XFCE. For that, I need to find out where is the following setting stored:
Creating the toggle script and panel ...
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0answers
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Is there a way to use Xfce integration features with unity?
Is there a way to use systray icons, pager icons, etc of Xfce apps in the Unity desktop? Orage is an awesome calendar app, but I want to use Unity with it, as that's my preferred DE.
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1answer
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How to make drag&drop to move files instead of copy on Xfce desktop?
On the Xfce 12.10 desktop drag&drop to move files into a folder would copy them instead of moving (cut/paste) them.
I tend to have many files on the desktop and usually I grab them and put them ...
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3answers
1k views
How to lock desktop icons on XFCE
I'm wondering if is there any way to have a functionality like in KDE: I can set icons to be "locked", so they will not change of location. But in XFCE when I start a game in 800*600 resolution and ...
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0answers
105 views
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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0answers
737 views
Ubuntu 12.04 freezes way too often
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit desktop on a Lenovo E430 ( ThinkPad Edge ) laptop, with XFCE desktop. But it freezes very often. Usually when playing videos, browsing the web and viewing pictures ( or ...
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2answers
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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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0answers
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After upgrade to 10.6.32-47 kernel, video performance degraded [closed]
I have old machine with P4 and 1G Ram. It has GeForce FX5500 nvidia graphic on AGP.
I have installed Ubuntu 10.04 on it, with XFCE.
I was happy to use it in normal way till last week, I have done ...
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2answers
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How to change desktop font color in xfce when using nautilus to show desktop
I'm trying to change the desktop font color in xubuntu after I replaced thunar with nautilus to be the default file manager. Right now I have gray text color which is not visible on almost any ...
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1answer
133 views
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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0answers
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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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3answers
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Slow folder opening due to folder scan in XFCE
Is there a way to turn off background folder scan when opening a "Home" icon on XFCE desktop?
This takes time due to a lot of files in home folder (source repos, why not).
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1answer
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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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0answers
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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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2answers
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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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0answers
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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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0answers
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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 ...
2
votes
1answer
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wmctrl ignore other workspaces
My question is very similar to Make wmctrl ignore other-than-current workspace's windows.
The fact is I use XFCE so wmctrl actually sees more desktops.
petr@sova:~$ wmctrl -d
0 * DG: 1600x900 ...
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1answer
222 views
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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0answers
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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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0answers
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Keyboard repeat/delay is reset when plugging in usb keyboard in Ubuntu 12.10 xfce
Every time I plug in an external keyboard to my laptop the keyboard repeat and delay are set to the slow default. My current workaround is to open the keyboard settings dialog and slightly move the ...
2
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1answer
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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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2answers
179 views
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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1answer
71 views
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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4answers
9k views
Ubuntu One for Xfce or Xubuntu?
Is it possible to use Ubuntu One with Xfce/Xubuntu without installing too many GNOME dependencies like Nautilus?
