Linked Questions
17 questions linked to/from Ubuntu vs Ubuntu Mate
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18.04 ctrl+shift to change language
Can I use Ctrl+Shift for changing languages? I can't set this hotkey for changing keyboard languages.
At this moment Alt+Shift switch languages, but I can't see this hotkey in keyboard hotkeys list ...
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Nautilus-actions in 18.04
Nautilus-actions configuration tool, which was needed in order to have context menu actions in Nautilus doesn't seem available in the Software center in 18.04 LTS.
(This seemed reported as a bug here ...
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How to use window menu accelerators/mnemonics in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS?
On Ubuntu 16.04 LTS I have used simple keyboard shortcut to set property Always on Top (Nautilus window as example):
Alt+Space,
t
After next Alt+Space or right mouse click I see that window was set ...
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Nautilus: Show image thumbnails at more than 200% size
I would like to delete some images with nautilus.
I increased the size to 200%.
My monitor has a high resolution and the image are too small for me.
I would like to increase the size even more, but ...
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How can I turn on Wobbly Windows on Ubuntu Mate 18.04?
I tried turn on in compizconfig but I does not work.
Any solution or it is possible?
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Replacement for Compiz Config Settings Manager in Ubuntu 20.04?
I recently migrated from Ubuntu 16.04 to Ubuntu 20.04 and one of the things I am missing is the Compiz Config Settings Manager. I used the "window grid" functionality of this application ...
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Display the contents of an HTML file on my desktop
I found a very old post on Display the HTML content on desktop as a widget. This is an updated answer with the help of these two answers Answer-1 and Answer-2.
I tried to run this as a python script &...
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How to enable default file manager(nautilus) to handle desktop icons
How can I allow nautilus to draw desktop icons in 20.04? I made org.gnome.desktop.background.draw background= true but nothing happened.
Before I made it done by enabling org.gnome.nautilus.desktop....
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How to remove the time field in MATE notification bar?
Recently installed MATE on Ubuntu Hirsute. By default, the notification applet contains a time indicator. I'm using the own time applet which is more powerful (supports timezones, supports displaying ...
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How to show current keyboard layout on mate-panel as country flag?
I'm using Ubuntu MATE 14.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS and 18.04 LTS.
I want to change current keyboard layout indication from text (for example ru, en) to the corresponding country flags.
How can I do this?
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Unable to install "Screenlets" in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
What I did to try to install screenlets:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:screenlets/ppa
sudo apt update
sudo apt install screenlets screenlets-pack-all
The Output:
Reading package lists... Done
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caja (Mate file manager) plugin for meld?
Does someone is able to convert the caja meld plugin to become compatible with Ubuntu Mate 20.04? That is a very important plugin for me, beside the open as admin .....
An old one is here:
http://www....
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How to create password protected archive in Caja file-manager?
I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
Previously in 16.04 LTS I used Nautilus for such action.
How can I create password protected archive using Caja file-manager here?
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Classic GNOME Flashback in Ubuntu 20.04
Till now I was working with Ubuntu 16.04, with classic GNOME flashback (I don't remember where did I install it from).
Now I moved finally to 20.04, and tried to install the same, but somehow it looks ...
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gnome-panel keeps dying
I'm on Ubuntu 21.10. I use gnome-flashback with Compiz. gnome-panel (version: 3.41.2) keeps crashing for me for some reason. Here's a log file but I can't seem to find what the problem is.
Gtk-Message:...