Questions tagged [favorites]
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Cannot add custom launcher to Ubuntu Dock ('Add to Favorites' option does not show up)
I have a custom .desktop file:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Icon[en_US]=/home/alex/bin/idea-IC-173.4127.27/bin/idea.png
Name[en_US]=IntelliJ
Exec=/home/alex/bin/idea-IC-173.4127.27/...
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ubuntu 20.04 - reordering favorites?
default desktop, favorites bar at left, how do I move icons around? Some of the more frequently used items are at the bottom, and Id like to move them to the top of the bar.
Installed dconf editor, ...
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firefox window thumbnails not showing from Favorites icon
I have launched firefox and have several windows open. At one time, I could right-click on the firefox icon in the Favorites bar and I can click on "All Windows" and I would see thumbnail ...
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How to add matlab to favorites bar?
I recently switched from Windows to Ubuntu. I installed matlab and I am able to open it from the terminal by doing:
cd ~/Matlab_R2023b/bin
./matlab
Is there a way to add a matlab shortcut to the ...
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MATLAB installed but not in activities
I am very new to Ubuntu.
I installed MATLAB 2022a Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS, and I can start it from terminal window by typing matlab
The matlab binary can be found both in /usr/local/bin, and /usr/local/...
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how do I prevent folders from disappearing from the Files/Nautilus context menu?
Observe:
Open Files/Nautilus.
Right-click on the Files icon in the Dock.
Result: In the context menu, you see All Windows at the top in its own section, New Window at the top of the next section (...
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Favorites bar: orange dot for running Firefox missing
I have Firefox as one of my favorites. When I open Firefox, the little "running dot" in the favorites bar is missing. So when I click the icon to return to the open instance, another ...
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put sh script to favorites
Having Qt terminal app, which starts with sh script.
Need to put it to favorites and be able to call from here.
script.sh
#!/usr/bin/bash
/home/supernova/Qt/Tools/QtCreator/bin/qtcreator /home/...
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Applications that I installed using an *.AppImage file and by creating a *.Desktop file are no more appearing in the Show Applications window
I am new in Ubuntu, only decided to install it like I did two years ago on a old laptop, and disconnected from other commonly used OS. I am very happy since then, but I have a lot to learn, as I only ...
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Dock forgets windows assigned to favorited application
I am having trouble with firefox and the dock. When freshly started, everything works as expected, but after a while (usually overnight with the computer asleep) the dock forgets that any windows are ...
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VS Code added as favorite on the dock, but it opens under a duplicated icon [duplicate]
I have added VS Code as a favorite application on Dock. But every time I click on the Code icon, it opens under a new duplicated icon. Is there any way to fix? Below is my desktop entry:
[Desktop ...
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Add custom app to the favorite applications tab
I need to add a custom app to the favorites tab on the dock. I have tried this solution:
https://averagelinuxuser.com/ubuntu_custom_launcher_dock/
This works up until the point where I need to make ...
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Is there a way to configure my dock so that it stores multiple rows of icons (instead of placing them all side by side)?
In Windows 10, my taskbar is only one row high but stores three different rows of pinned icons. I can access different rows by using a set of arrow keys at the right of the taskbar. Conveniently, I ...
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How do I add an AppImage application to favorites in GNOME shell?
I have an application (an AppImage) that I start with ./KDevelop.AppImage &
When it starts there is an icon in my favorites bar (Ubuntu Dock), but when I right click on that there is no option to ...
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How can I find out where an executable on my favorites bar is located?
On Windows the shortcuts can be right clicked and when properties is selected it will show you a window which tells you where the executable target is located.
I have a favorites bar which has a ...
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Changes to favorites are not persistent
I am using ubuntu 22.04
Changes to favorites are lost after the session ends, i.e. they are not persistent. Adding a new app to the favorite works. I can see the new favorite in dconf /org/gnome/shell/...
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Where are user GNOME desktop favorites settings saved
Ubuntu 22.04, default GNOME desktop.
As a user I can configure my desktop. In particular I can mark applications as "Favorites" so that they show up on the "launcher sidebar".
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Ubuntu 18.04: "Add to Favorites" missing for certain qt-based applications?
OS: Ubuntu 18.04 (minimal installation option):
dkb@dkb-ubu1804:~$ cat /etc/X11/default-display-manager
/usr/sbin/gdm3
dkb@dkb-ubu1804:~$ echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE
x11
dkb@dkb-ubu1804:~$
I installed ...
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How to show the Appearance Editor?
I need to access the Appearance Editor in settings. This is missing in my Ubuntu 22.04.1 . So I found this webpage that recommends to set a variable:
No option for appearance in settings after upgrade ...
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Favorites bar icon is black
Running 22.04 LTS. When I plug in an external Seagate HD, the icon shows a USB symbol for a moment and then the icon turns black. If I right click and unmount the drive and then mount it again, same ...
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Add app to favorites from command line
I am aware that you can right-click on an application and choose "Add to Favorites". I am trying to add it to the favorites section without using the GUI at all. Everything needs to be done in the ...
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after minimizing a window, should it then be the default window?
This seems wrong. I have 3 terminal windows open, windows A, B, and C. I have window A front-most.
I click on the "Minimize" button on window A. None of the terminal windows are now front-...
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Cannot add gitkraken as favorite
When I right-click the icon of gitkraken in the taskbar and select "Add to favorires" nothing happens; it stays where it is and doesn't move. (The article Okular - Can't add to GNOME ...
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Add appimage to favourite apps
I'm trying to add unityhub to my favorites. I have created my .desktop file as follows:
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Exec=/home/garrett/Unity/Hub/...
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.desktop icon created but refuses to appear in Gnome desktop
I installed gns3 with dpkg, and was able to add a fav icon. Later I found out I needed to uninstall gns3 and install an older version.
I was able to uninstall the dpkg version and install the older ...
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Ubuntu 20.04/21.10: how to create an app shortcut to a bash file?
i have this bash script: test.sh that i would like to be able to find in my apps and/or as a favorite in my dock.
since i've never done that i relied on:
Execute sh script from *.desktop file?
i then ...
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Unable to add latest Firefox browser to Favorites on Ubuntu 18.04
I have downloaded the latest Firefox tar.bz2 file and extracted in home directory, I added it in Favorites.
But when I launch it shows the older version.
How can I add the latest version in ...
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Favorites disappeared from dock
I'm running Ubuntu 21.10.
Everything was fine until I went to add the trash icon to the dock in dconf editor and it removed all of my favorites from the dock. Also the trash icon never appeared on the ...
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Unable to re-arrange icons in Dock launcher by drag-and-drop
Using Ubuntu 18.04 with GNOME 3.28.2 and with the"Favourites" Dock on the default left side of the screen. Whenever an icon is clicked, it "pops" off the Launcher as expected but cannot be moved to a ...
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One terminal app; two (Favorites) launch modes
Running Ubuntu 20.04, I wish to have two clickable launch modes for gnome-terminal in the Favorites bar [i.e. in the "Dock"]. For example, I want both the default launch and a bespoke launch....
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How to change left panel programs with a script?
I have a desktop configuration scripts that I would like to expand with automation of left panel icons/programs shortcuts setup.
How can I modify this panel with a bash command?
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Ubuntu 18.04 buggy in new user after creating new user
I created a new user for hadoop, I am using the computer with the new user, I mean I switched to it. After using in this new user I have lots of bugs:
I can't change keyboard layout, It was Turkish Q ...
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I used fsck and now I can't change the favourites?
My computer took too long to boot, so I turned it off and back on again, then it demanded I repair something.
I learned online that I needed to fix some errors in my boot drive by using fsck -vf /dev/...
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Automation of desktop experience
I am trying to apply inside an Ansible playbook the following logic:
Since:
dconf read /org/gnome/shell/favorite-apps ['firefox.desktop', 'thunderbird.desktop', 'org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop', '...
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Favorites menu placing dot next to wrong icon
I'm using Ubuntu 18.04.
On the left of the screen is the column of favorites icons to start various applications. I have an icon there for the Brave Browser, and another icon for the Dissenter Browser ...
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Making shortcut in favourites to program extracted somewhere in filesystem from tar.gz
I have extracted some program in the downloads (blender) should probably move it somewhere else but anyway how do i make shortcut in favourites or all applications to such downloaded software?
I know ...
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How to drag and move icons in Ubuntu 18.04.1 favourites bar?
How do I drag and move icons in Ubuntu 18.04.1 favourites bar?
I've tried all the suggestions at How-to-drag-and-move-icons-in-the-gnome-shell-favourites-bar (@2018-01-10) but they didn't work for me.
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Gnome shell extension to place icons wherever i want in the dock?
I have the dock set to the right side of my screen.
What i want is to put the icons for applications(favourites) in the right corner (down).
By default i can only put applications in the dock in queue ...
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How to create *permanent* Visual Studio Code (Insider) 'favorites' application link?
As with most applications I can Add to Favorites while using Visual Studio Code Insiders Edition, with
However this Favorite soon stops working and I have to resort to using the finder to find the ...
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"Add To favorites" does not works with appImages [duplicate]
I noticed that applications distributed as 'appimage' when run, they did not present the "add to favorites" in the command bar, when you right click on the icon. Why? Is there an alternative?...
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Create several .desktop files for the same app Ubuntu 20.04
I am trying to put two versions of the same app (Emacs) in my favorites, each launched with different CLI flags. I modified the existing .desktop file and installed it via
desktop-file-install --dir=/...
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Inconsistency in favourites bar icons behaviour after application launch in GNOME desktop [duplicate]
I have several of my favourite apps as icons on my desktop favouries bar but they can behave differently. Some of them (e.g. Firefox, Thunderbird, Geany) just add a dot to the icon each time you ...
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Help adding app to favourites
Ubuntu 20.04 on Hyper-V VM
I have tried following this but having no luck. The file shows in the app drawer but nothing happens when I click it. Here is what I have in my jmol.desktop file.
[Desktop ...
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Unknown app in Gnome Favorites bar
I have a unknown app in my favorites bar, as you can see from this screenshot (it's the 5th icon).
Unknown app in favorites
If I mouse-over, the tooltip displays my emailadress, and clicking on it ...
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Is it possible to add the option "add to favorite" into a context menu of an Appimage file on 20.04?
I wonder if it possible under 20.04, to modify the context menu of a launched appimage application to add "add to favorites" choice?
The complete .desktop which is quite short is:
[Desktop Entry]
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Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS - The icon in "favorites" on the left isn't showing properly (Bluej)
So it's just a simple question because I really don't like the aesthetic of it (even though the software is working just fine), I installed Bluej for java and added it to my favorites on the left of ...
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Ubuntu Dock keeps Disappearing
The favorites bar (Ubuntu Dock) on the left hand side of my Ubuntu 19.10 desktop keeps disappearing. Sometimes it will be days, sometimes several times a day. I have found references here: Taskbar ...
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How can an application receive system environment variables, even when launched from a Favorites icon?
When I launch IntelliJ from my Favorite icon and then launch a Maven Run Configuration, system environment variables (those exported in ~/.bashrc) are not recognized inside IntelliJ. If I run the same ...
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How do I have desktop always display favorites bar (Ubuntu Dock) on left?
I am using Ubuntu 18.04.2. I use a TV thru HDMI and the adjustment for TV. It looks great.
When I start in they AM there is usually the favorites bar on the left that displays my favorite programs....
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How to move between pinned/favorited apps in Ubuntu 18.04
In Ubuntu 17 if you press supertab you can move between pinned applications on dock and then run them if you want. How I can do this in Ubuntu 18.04?
I know that if I press superQ I can see numbers ...
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