Xubuntu is a community developed, Ubuntu-based Linux operating system.
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How to completely remove desktop?
I wanted to switch to Xfce (I had KDE and GNOME installed), and I did this :
sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get remove kubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get ...
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How do I switch to Xubuntu?
I'd like to use Xubuntu in 11.10 instead of Unity, how do I install it and switch to it?
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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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What is the difference between Ubuntu and its derivatives?
Also,which will be the most appropriate for my old system?
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Wubi Installer Error: The boot configuration data store could not be opened
I'm trying to install Xubuntu using Wubi, however, once I start the installer, it runs all the way through (on the Installing Xubuntu-11.10 page with the two loading bars), and it gets to "Remaining ...
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How to remove xubuntu-desktop?
A few days ago I installed Xubuntu on top of a normal Ubuntu system:
sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop
I didn't play around for long on Xubuntu before I realised that I liked Ubuntu 2D better. ...
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How do I change my keyboard shortcuts in xubuntu?
I am a new Xubuntu user. Earlier when using Gnome, I was able to configure several desktop shortcuts, particularly for navigation between workspaces.
But, now in Xubuntu, I cannot find those options.
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How can I start a VNC server before log on?
I would like to run x11vnc (or another VNC server) on my desktop, but I'm unable to find a way to get it to start before any users log in. Back when I was using vanilla Ubuntu 10.10 Vino did this by ...
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Lighter in CPU/Memory Usage: Lubuntu or Xubuntu
I am looking for an Ubuntu version that consumes less Memory and CPU. I have read both Lubuntu and Xubuntu (The homepages, wikipedia, phoronix and other sites comparing both). But from experience, ...
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How do I setup dual monitors in XFCE?
I've got an laptop with a intel chip, and I'd like to setup dual monitors in XFCE.
How do I do this?
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Why do I get this warning from Gnome keyring in Xubuntu?
I have installed xubuntu-desktop ontop of a stock Ubuntu installation.
When using ssh, or more specifically git, I always get this warning
WARNING: gnome-keyring:: couldn't connect to: ...
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How do you swap or remap Control and CAPS Lock keys in Xubuntu?
I'm using Xubuntu 12.04. How do I either swap or remap the Control and Caps Lock keys?
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Ubuntu One for Xfce or Xubuntu?
Is it possible to use Ubuntu One with Xfce/Xubuntu without installing too many GNOME dependencies like Nautilus?
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Volume keys are working in unity but not in xfce4
My volume keys are not working in xfce. When I used them it shows an indication on the screen that the volume is being changed, but the volume is not changing at all (same thing with the mute key).
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How to customize files context menu in Xubuntu XFCE Thunar file manager?
I generally prefer XFCE desktop environment of Xubuntu, but I found its files right-click context menu too humble (no option to compress/decompress files for example, and I'd like some my very special ...
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Set Nautilus as default file manager in Xubuntu
How do I set Nautilus to be the default file manager in Xubuntu? Should I expect any trouble with this choice compared to normal gnome nautilus setup?
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How to set up XFCE4 XKB plugin to remember settings over reboots?
Following this answer I've installed xfce - xfce4-xkb-plugin to indicate and switch keyboard layouts in XUbuntu. But it resets all the settings (languages I use and a switch layouts hotkey) every time ...
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GUI for editing Menu in Xubuntu
I see that Xubuntu has package Gnome-menus, but I cannot find the command to run the editor it should contain. I found a small editor but it does not allow new entries and alacarte tries to install ...
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How can I switch users from within XFCE?
I am using xubuntu 11.10. I'd like to be able to switch users, and I'd like to be able to do this within the xfce user interface. I read somewhere that there might be an applet I can install, but I ...
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How can a proxy be set for the whole xubuntu system?
Hello I need to find out how to enable a system wide proxy in xubuntu 10.10
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How can gnome based applications such as rhythmbox use a proxy
I happen to be using xubuntu but I dont think the desktop-environment is applicable in this context.
I noticed that some gnome-based applications such as rhythmbox cannot fetch any information from ...
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Trying different flavors of Ubuntu from a USB drive
Is it possible to have a dual boot of different Ubuntu versions? X K L M E U Since only 1 gig of space is recommended you should be able to have 8 possible version on a 16 gig flash drive. Cause I ...
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SYSLINUX? Booting off a Live USB? [closed]
I used Unetbootin to install Xubuntu to a Live USB (a 4 GB SanDisk). By default, I'm running Windows 7 (which is also what I ran Unetbootin on). The computer I'm trying to use to boot off the Live USB ...
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How to prevent system applications (like the Software Center) from asking for password?
I'd like Software Center, Update Manager and some other system management applications to work without asking for password (like sudo does if configured with NOPASSWD) but only asking for a ...
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What is the difference between Ubuntu+XFCE and Xubuntu?
There are many derivatives to Ubuntu, of which Xubuntu is one, using XFCE as a desktop environment. One can install Xubuntu directly from an ISO or install XFCE as an alternative session on Ubuntu.
I ...
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How do you set system display color profiles in Xubuntu and Lubuntu?
Some applications, such as Gimp, Geeqie and Rawstudio claim to be able to use system color profile in their color management, but how do you setup such a profile? How do you see, if such a profile has ...
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How do I remount a filesystem as read/write?
I'm trying to mount an hfsplus filesystem in a Xubuntu 12.04 VM (kernel version 3.2.0-23-generic) but when I type mount -o remount, rw /dev/sdb3 in command line it returns not mounted or bad option. ...
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What is tumblerd?
I've recently switched to Xubuntu and just noticed a process I've not come across before---tumblerd that was eating about 100MB. I can't find much information about this, except for this on ...
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How to convert Ubuntu to Xubuntu
I've been having enough problems with Unity that I've actually installed Xubuntu fresh on my laptops.
Unfortunately, my main desktop was upgraded over the net from Ubuntu 10.04 to 11.04 and, even ...
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How do I install KDE or XFCE or LXDE to an Ubuntu 12.04 system with no internet connection?
How do you install a desktop environment such as KDE without an Internet connection in Ubuntu / Linux Mint?
I want to install KDE 4.8.3 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS without an Internet connection?
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How to rename a user safely?
I've misspelled user name when installing (XUbuntu 11.10) and would like to rename if possible. How can it be done safely?
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Xubuntu desktop minimal installation
Following this question I have have installed a minimal Ubuntu system on my computer.
I want to install the minimum packages possible the cleanest xfce desktop possible.
What are the minimal ...
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Where does one get pretty screensavers for Xubuntu (xfce, xscreensaver)?
I browsed through the default set of screensavers and the most are ugly, a couple are decent and the only quality ones are Flurry, GLSlideshow, MetaBalls are PopSquares. Where does one find more nice ...
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Missing volume app from notification area in Xubuntu 12.10 panel!
The volume control icon is missing from the panel. The n/w and battery icons are shown. When I try to edit the Notification Area from the Panel preferences I see the volume is not available as a known ...
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How to place custom icons (not emblems) on folders in Thunar
(This is not a duplicate as this question describes how to add custom icons to folders in Nautilus, whereas there seems to be no explanation for Thunar.)
In Nautilus (as this questions shows) there ...
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Not able to set Nautilus as my default file manager [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to stop Thunar being default file browser
I wanted to try out xfce and installed it. When I launched the file manager in xfce, it prompted me to choose between ...
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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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How to hide (in Thunar and Nautilus) a directory without putting a dot in its name?
Usually Linux programs store user's settings in ~/.* directories. But unfortunately some developers (of some applications I need) do not follow this rule and don't start their settings storage folders ...
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Windows-like global shortcuts with the <Super> key in Xubuntu [closed]
I would to define Windows-like shortcuts using the Super ("Windows") key. I'm running Xubuntu 11.04 (Natty).
Using Settings->Settings Manager->Windows Manager->Keyboard I assigned Super+D to "Show ...
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How to switch 'default' sound device controlled by hardware keys in Xubuntu?
I installed xubuntu-desktop on a 12.04 Ubuntu upgrade after finding Gnome3 lacking. I've mostly been happy, but I've found an odd and frustrating bug. My laptop has two sound 'outputs' - an HDMI-out ...
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How do I theme the xscreensaver unlock screen?
How can I replace ugly screensaver unlock screen in Xubuntu 11.10?
Standard xscreensaver is very ugly.
Is there any themes for unlock screen?
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Mute key mutes Alsa and PulseAudio, but unmutes only Alsa
When I press the mute key on my keyboard, both the Alsa master channel and the PulseAudio master channel get muted, pressing it again only unmutes the alsa master channel, the pulseaudio master ...
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How to set up keyboard layout switching and indication in Xubuntu?
I use 3 different languages (English, Czech and Russian) every day. I'd prefer to switch (preferably globally, I don't like per-window) between them with Left+Alt+Shift.
I'd also like to see the ...
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Bad anti-aliasing in some applications
There was an update a few weeks ago that seemed to mess with anti-aliasing in some applications. Firefox, Thunderbird, and the text in some apps such as Mousepad and Leafpad (but not the rest of the ...
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Keyboard Layouts Plugin forgets settings, unable find workaround
I use Xubuntu. As everyone knows, Keyboard Layouts Plugin is very, very buggy and it still forgets my settings. It drives me crazy - I have to set them again and again every time I wake up or turn on ...
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How can I repair error when trying to access my home folder after installing Compiz in Xubuntu
I found that Compiz is usable with Xfce and after installing it, adding it to start with session and restarting session, I couldn't access my home folder (I have access to folders that are within ...
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make qt programs look good under XFCE?
I use xfce.
My problem is - some programs look nice and some sort of ugly. AFAIK this is because XFCE is gtk and most programs use gtk theme, but some programs use qt and thus don't use gtk themes ...
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XUbuntu - change default Terminal windows size/layout
Can someone help how to change default Terminal windows size in XUbuntu?
After some surfing, I found instructions for Gnome. Maybe I don't understand, but XUbuntu doesn't use Gnome?
Thanks in ...
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How can I change my keyboard layout to a modified version?
Now, my goal is to change the keyboard layout for the entire xubuntu install to my own modded version. I think the way to do this is to make an X11 keymap and load it - but as always there is a ...
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Removing the splash screen on shutdown an startup. I want to be able to see the processes (xubuntu 11.10) [duplicate]
I know this has been asked but on slightly different terms. I would like to remove it so that I can see the code behind. Not one off but every time it is shutdown and started.
Thaknk you in advance.
