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Graphic Interface doesn't start

I came back to work after a week away and this is what greets me: If I press enter it displays the tty1 login prompt. I have booted using a 12.04.2 Live USB and it seems to work fine, I`m using it ...
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Gnome/Unity not working

I wanted to try the gnome 3.9 UI on ubuntu 12.04 LTS. So I installed the following ppa add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3 sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade Then I added the ...
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How to use ubuntu 13.04 with ATI RV635 [Mobility Radeon HD 3650] graphics card?

I upgraded from ubuntu 12.10 to 13.04 on a laptop running an ATI RV635 [Mobility Radeon HD 3650] graphics card. After the update the screen was garbled. If I get into ubuntu via the ubuntu recovery ...
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Xorg crash leads to unresponsive window management

This is a very hard question to ask, because the symptoms are so wierd. I have Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and its set to automatically log me in on boot. When I see my desktop, everything works good. When I ...
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“X shares a lot of system state across process boundaries”

The background I was to get informed about the state of Wayland adoption by Ubuntu, when I learned it's not any more an option and there is something named Mir in the place instead. So I wanted to ...
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Gnome 3 uninstall failed?

Oke now i really messed up my system. I have tried to uninstall gnome 3. I have followed this guide. But now my system do not anything at all. When I boot it stops when it needs to load the GUI. I ...
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Is it possible to have the remote host name appear in X11 windows?

I found that running applications over X11 from remote virtual machines give a lot better performance than VNC or Spice. However, it can get confusing when you have a bunch of windows open on your ...
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Under “System Settings -> Details” “Graphics” shown as “Unknown” [duplicate]

I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my desktop. System details shown by Ubuntu are as: Memory: 3.8 GB Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-3220 CPU @ 3.30GHz × 4 Graphics: Unknown OS: type 32-bit Now I ...
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Changed xorg, can't see desktop icons at all

I'm running the nvidia proprietary drivers and changed xorg.conf on accident. Now when I log in I'm greeted with my desktop background and nothing else. In the terminal I've tried to create a new ...
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.xsession ignored, Ubuntu 12.10

I started using uxterm instead of Gnome's terminal today. I put settings for uxterm in ~/.Xdefaults. But because Ubuntu's configuration ignores my .xsession file, I can't have these settings loaded at ...
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Ubuntu is not launching properly on first X server boot attempt and won't wake up after sleep [closed]

I think my problem is a consequence of some of the latest updates, because I haven't changed anything serious on my system. When I boot into Ubuntu 12.04 and log into my account, Unity seems to get ...
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Application window never appears (Gnome SSH Tunnel Manager)

I'm having an issue with gSTM failing to generate a window, it opened once, prior to a reboot, and I had moved it to Workspace 3 (not sure if this is relevant) I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 with a pretty ...
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Fresh install of 12.10 and 4 x monitors

I have a fresh installation of Ubuntu 12.10 running on a new Dell Precision T7600 workstation. I four Dell 30" monitors connected to a single Nvidia NVS 450 using display port cables. I was able to ...
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After removing second display: Single display setup not remembered

I recently removed one display from a dual head display setup. Everything works fine, but after I wake up from standby the picture seems to be shifted to the left (were my second display was) about ...
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Starting Unity manually causes screen to not be drawn correctly

I've been messing around with window managers and I decided to see if I could boot into Ubuntu 12.04 in text mode and then start up Unity manually. The way I ended up doing this was changing quiet ...
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Unity does not load when selecting Xorg open source radeon driver

When I select the X.org Radeon open source driver, Unity does not load. However, when I select the Proprietary AMD Driver from the official Ubuntu repository, Unity does load. Why is Unity doing this? ...
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Display glitches running ATI propietary driver under Ubuntu 12.10

I have a lot of problems with the Ati propietary driver (fglrx). I have an iMac (mid 2011) with a Radeon HD 6900M [1002:6720]. I did not have any problem under Ubuntu 12.04, but since I updated to ...
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Unity doesn't load after installing NVIDIA drivers

If I install any of the proprietary NVIDIA drivers (nvidia-*) from the repositories, Unity does not load after I log in. I just get a blank desktop background with no icons, panels or launchers. If I ...
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Installed nvidia driver, activated it, and now Unity is gone. No bars, menus, nothing

I installed the nvidia driver (installed the ubuntu-x-swat ones, updated them, got the updates for them, installed bumblebee. I restarted everytime I did those steps, so no, i don't simply need to ...
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Nvidia GTX 6880 driver not working - low graphics mode

I have a Nvidia GTX 680. I just installed 12.04. I went to additional drivers, and added the first one (recommended). It's the proprietary driver. I then rebooted. Ever since, the desktop fails to ...
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What driver for nVIDIA GeForce MX440?

I have recently installed (clean install) Ubuntu 12.10 on a desktop PC with nVIDIA GeForce MX440 (AGP 8x) and I have problems with Unity. Although I can see the desktop, however i can't see unity bar ...
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How do I script to open a set of programs each on specific workspace?

I looked around for a while and could not figure out the answer to my following problem: I have a setup of six desktops on Ubuntu 12.04 with Unity. On start up, every morning, I go through a routine ...
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problem with ubuntu 12.10 minimize animation

I have a small problem with the new ubuntu 12.10 minimize animation. I currently have a laptop and a desktop, both upgraded from 12.04 to 12.10. The problem shows up only on the desktop. When I ...
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Unity is broken after upgrading to 12.10 (Optimus laptop)

I upgraded to GNU/Linux Ubuntu 12.10 but have been unable to use Unity properly afterwards. Indeed, I encountered the exact same problem as a lot of people: the Unity side and top bars are not ...
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Can't start X session after updating packages

I have recently upgraded to 12.04 and all seems okay except adobe flash plugin doesn't work. But several days ago when I installed several update packages and rebooted, X session was unable to start ...
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How to solve dual monitor issue, which happens only during X start?

When is loading and two monitors are connected, instead of a login screen I see this: ...after clicking OK, selection appears: Then I'm following to console login, disconnecting by hand the ...
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Is it possible to make all currently open windows minimize, whenever I open a new application?

When i open(not only running) an application, how to make the other windows minimized? PS It seems i can not do it with Devilspie. Thank you for your time. Ubuntu 12.04
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12.04 No X after install; Live CD perfectly fine

Today I decideded to update from 10.04 LTS to 12.04 LTS. When I load the 12.04 LTS CD I have no problem seeing unity and making it work. After install though my computer boots straight to a login ...
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x11 mouse themes not showing on desktop (unity) [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I install and select cursor themes? Hi I have install a few different themes for the mouse cursor. They work well except on the desktop, taskbar or unity launcher ...
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106 views

Unity doesnt work correctly on first-time startup [closed]

After installing Ubuntu 12.04 via Live-CD on my Travelmate 5740 notebook , I was really surprised on the first start-up. The login manager seems to work as it should but when I log in, Unity looks ...
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gtk-window-decorator crashes [closed]

I have Ubuntu 12.04 with all updates. Several days ago on my system program gtk-window-decorator crashes few times in a day. Error message: The program 'gtk-window-decorator' received an X Window ...
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x11 Remote Desktop with Ubuntu 12.04

When I was running Debian, I was able to start a remote session over x11 by just typing gnome-session However, with Ubuntu 12.04, this only seems to result in my desktop and background being ...
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Dell Inspiron 1545 unresponsive and laggy with continued use [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What should I do when Ubuntu freezes? I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04 installed with Wubi (Precise Pangolin) on a Dell Inspiron 1545. Until I updated yesterday, ...
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Make windows smaller

Currently everything on my laptop takes up too much screen real estate. I can make the launcher icons smaller, the font smaller, I can use ctl-(minus) to make the contents of my browser smaller, but I ...
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Remove Lubuntu entries from login screen [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to remove session entries from LightDM? After I uninstalled the Lubuntu Desktop package (lubuntu-desktop), the lubuntu entries on the login screen are still present. ...
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How can I operate on the active X display using a command in the console?

I have problems where compiz freezes and I have to switch to another console(ctrl+alt+F1) to restart. But it would be easier if I could just do "$ compiz --replace" in the other console and not have ...
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Dell XPS 13 Hangs up if attach an external Monitor

I have an Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook with Ubuntu 12.04. its works pretty well, but if I attach my Apple Cinema Display with the Mini Display Port then hangs the Notebook up. Its totally randomly. Power ...
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Compiz crashes after login

after I log-in into Unity, compiz effects are disabled and it says compiz crashes. Restart of them usually works, but not every time. After restart of compiz, compiz works without problems, every ...
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can't login to Unity always login to Unity 2D

I select Ubuntu on login and it always loads Unity 2D. I ran /usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p And got this error X Error of failed request: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) Major opcode ...
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With unity, how can I switch between multiple X configurations defined in /etc/X11/? [closed]

On a machine that has several Graphicscards we used to do startx -- -config to select the configuration that outputs Graphics to the desired screens. Now with Ubuntu 12.04 startx is not really ...
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Cannot login via Unity login screen after upgrade to 12.04

Logging in via the shell accessed through Ctrl+Alt-F1 and logging in as guest via the graphical user interface work 0O When I try to log into my standard user account via the graphical interface, the ...
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xorg.conf and Unity3D?

For some reason, I cannot seem to use Unity3D with the following xorg.conf file: Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Layout0" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 Screen 1 "Screen1" ...
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ubuntu 11.10 login loop [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Ubuntu - resolution issue causing login screen loop Unity login return to login screen again after successful login. Got the following error in ~/.xsession-errors ...
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Nvidia - Graphics interface not loading at startup

When I start up Ubuntu (11.10), no graphical interface loads. This is the case both in normal and recovery mode. Instead I'm being presented with a console, logged as 'root@ubuntu'. From there I can ...
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Unity does not run .xsession/.Xsession/.xsessionrc/.xinitrc on login [closed]

I recently moved from Fedora 14 to Ubuntu 12.04 and in the past, I disabled my touchpad and configured my trackpoint settings with .xsession, which would execute on login. Now, with Ubuntu 12.04, I ...
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Windows jump over the screen [closed]

If I pull maximized Windows down to release them and go to minimized windowed mode they jump over my screen and I'm unable to use the drop-down lists or the window-buttons. Is there a way to fix that ...
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after updating packages, unity launcher is not showing up

Decided to update my packages using update-manager, now unity launcher isn't working. If force to launch Unity, this is what I am getting: ilshod@small-camel:~$ unity & [1] 2440 ...
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How do I get rid of this monitor error?

I have an Nvidia card and two monitors. Every time I log in to Unity on Ubuntu 11.10, I get this error: "Could not apply the stored configuration for monitors" I have tried opening ...
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Unity does not start despite having worked for several months

My computer has been able to run Unity with no problems since I installed 11.04 a few months ago. The unity_support_test script have previously always given a firm yes to the question if Unity is ...
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Fix Mobility Radeon Graphics in Ubuntu 11.04 [until now] [closed]

Is there some things to fix mobility AMD Radeon HD3xxx series in Ubuntu 11.04 ?? Until now, i've been updated my system using Kernel 2.6.39-11 and Catalyst 11.7 but Graphics Effects sill running ugly ...

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