Questions tagged [gnome]
This is a very general tag that should only be used for questions referring to GNOME in general and not a specific component. GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment) is a collection of GTK-based software that provides the desktop environment GNOME Shell.
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How to connect and disconnect HM10 bluetooth module with Gnome GUI interface
I have paired a HM10 Bluetooth module, that is connected to my Arduino to Ubuntu 22.04. To do so I have to use bluetoothctl in the terminal.
When I open the Bluetooth settings in Gnome, the Bluetooth ...
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22.04 In the Nautilus File Manager, Right Clicking on a File, How Can I Restore The Pop-Out Menu "Open With..." Without An Additional Click or Dialog?
I recently updated from 18LTS to 22LTS, and one change that I dislike very much is that when right-clicking a file in the file manager, the "Open With" option, which used to have a pop-out ...
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Need to use fn to use the shortcuts on the function keys after upgrading to 23.04
I was using the lts version before and the action keys were working fine .
But after upgrading to 23.04 i have to now use fn keys to use the action keys like volume control, brightness , media ,etc.
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Is there any way to debug gnome-epub-thumbnailer?
I have been trying to use gnome-epub-thumbnailer in Ubuntu 23.04. The program installs & I am able to run gnome-epub-thumbnailer -s 1024 test.epub out.png successfully, but even after rm -r ~/....
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gnome-terminal: Error constructing proxy for org.gnome.Terminal:/org/gnome/Terminal/Factory0: Could not connect: No such file or directory
If I run
sudo apt-get -y upgrade
then I suddenly can't run gnome-terminal. I get the error
Error constructing proxy for
org.gnome.Terminal:/org/gnome/Terminal/Factory0: Could not connect: No
such ...
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Gdm3 cannot be installed [closed]
Image about unmet dependencies
I was updating the software suddenly some problems arised and they were fixed but it damaged gdm3 which was removed. Now when I try to install it again it shows some ...
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Ubuntu 22.04: Gnome terminal: ctrl + {pgup, pgdown} does not work (and it's sooo annoying)
I have a problem that looks very similar to the one described here: Ctrl+PgUp on numeric keypad not working
On my Dell Precision 3560 running Ubuntu 22.04 I have a problem where I cannot "scroll&...
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Is there any plugin that record last opened image in eye of gnome in ubuntu? I want eye of gnome open last opened file when run
As the title state, is there anyway/any plugin in eye of gnome, that open last opened file? Because I use workspace restore after login/start up, and the restored eye of gnome is blank...
I'm on ...
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how to overlap monitors on gnome/wayland (stock ubuntu22.04)
I am attempting to use a "drawing tablet" with my 22.04 laptop. The laptop is ~2k resolution (2256x1504), and the graphics tablet is 1920x1080. I wish to have the graphics tablet display ...
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Out of memory: Killed process 33831 (Isolated Web Co). Is it a Firefox bug?
I have the syslog message after the Firefox Tab crushed:
Out of memory: Killed process 33831 (Isolated Web Co) total-vm:2628948kB, anon-rss:52416kB, file-rss:0kB, shmem-rss:1864kB, UID:1000 pgtables:...
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Web Browser and Ubuntu Software not picking up gtk theme
I am using Ubuntu 22.04.3, and I tried to switch the default theme to "this theme".
Other than my web browser and the Ubuntu Software application it seems to be quite consistent elsewhere. ...
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Focus lost to "Always on Visible Workspace" window when switching desktops
I'm on Ubuntu 23.04 on my laptop with an extra monitor. I have Slack on the laptop screen as an "Always on Visible Workspace" window, and on the extra monitor I have 2 separate windows of ...
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Cant remove theme from settings windows and Nautilus after upgrading to 23.10
I just upgraded from 23.04 to 23.10 and I was using the White Sur Theme but it seems to be a bit broken. There is no background in the nautilus file manager window. If I open a folder that is empty ...
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Why is gdbus call not working with root user?
In relation with this question or this one.
I have the following script change-layout.sh that changes my keyboard layout, using this gnome shell extension.
#!/bin/bash
gdbus call --session --dest org....
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Problem with ubuntu titlebar color
I'm trying to change the color of my title bar on Ubuntu. More specifically I'm attempting to modify the color that the application bar should have when it's in focus and in the backdrop phase. The ...
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Strange Mouse Problem - Clicks not registered middle top of screen
There is a region on my screen, about 25% of the width and 25% of the height, aligned middle top. It does not register any mouse clicks. Mouse clicks work fine everywhere else. The mouse pointer ...
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Hold a key to increase trackpad speed in ubuntu？
how to hold a key to increase trackpad speed in ubuntu？I want to multiply the scrolling speed when hold altkey. I tried the imwheel, but the imwheel made my trackpad scroll behaviour very strange,When ...
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Automaticly insert phrase (Ubuntu 23.04 using Wayland)
Trying to switch over from Windows to Ubuntu and have pretty much everything working so that I can do my work on it which is awesome. The only thing I am not able to solve is to be able to easily ...
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What can I do if a repository / PPA does not have a release file? [duplicate]
When I try to run sudo apt update, I get the following errors for the gnome3 repository. What can I do to solve these error. Is there perhaps a way to revert all my repos back to default? I am running ...
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Gnome keyboard shortcut not executing command
I have a one-liner which brings a given window to the front. In this case, IntelliJ:
xdotool windowactivate $(wmctrl -lx | grep jetbrains | awk '{ print $1 }')
This works as expected when run via a ...
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How do I combine left and right channel into mono channel with pipewire
Using pipewire or wireplumber how can we make an stereo output device became mono by combining the left and right channel ?
This particular question seems silly, but its very useful, be that your ...
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Print Preview in Ubuntu system print dialog
Is there no print preview feature in the system dialog? I was hoping to see something here:
Alternatively, is there an apt package or alternative gnome printer dialog I can use to achieve this?
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Ubuntu 22.04 entering black screen randomly after suspend
I'm using an Nvidia 3070 GPU on my Ubuntu 22.04, and recently it randomly entering to black screen after suspend. From my observable the Bluetooth devices are able to build connection, so it's just ...
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How to change cursor theme in a specific application
I am using ungoogled-chromium. I want to change how the cursor changes when it points to hyperlinks. It is different from how the cursor behaves in other apps. How do I change it for this application?
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Searching for a gnome app/shell extension to convert units
I am looking for an app or perhaps a shell extension that can convert all kinds of units to each other. It should preferably work in the search overview (that thing that comes up when you press SUPER),...
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Password field in lock screen loses focus
Sometimes when I wake up the computer after suspend, I notice that the password field loses focus while I am typing the password. I am unable to move the focus by pressing tab. The only way is to use ...
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Switch back to Xfce from Gnome (login screen/file dialog)
I'm running Lubuntu with Xfce. I installed ubuntu-desktop-minimal to test some software on Gnome. Now, the login screen is the Gnome type login screen. I can select Xfce as the desktop environment. ...
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Software update programs - which to keep and which to remove? [duplicate]
$ dpkg -l | grep softwar
ii brltty 6.4-4ubuntu3 amd64 Access software for a blind person using a braille display
ii ...
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How to bring all open apps back to desktop?
In Ubuntu (22.04), super + D hide all opened apps and show the desktop. If super + D is pressed immediately after, all hidden apps are brought back to the desktop.
But if, right after hiding all apps, ...
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Gnome shell with RDP signifigant lag and CPU spikes on any action
I have a ubuntu remote server to which I use RDP to connect from my local windows machine. I have installed Xrdp and Xorg and the connection seems to work, when performing any action the UI is very ...
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Firefox won't open without a display manager on awesomewm
This is on Ubuntu 23.04 Lunar Lobster.
I disabled gdm and use .xinitrc to start awesomewm on tty1
here's my .xinitrc
#! /bin/sh
export DESKTOP_SESSION=awesome
dbus-launch --exit-with-session $...
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gnome-control-center segfaults without more info, Ubuntu 22.04
whenever I try and run gnome-control-center I get a Segfault, even if I add --verbose flag, it still only prints out Segfault without any details. There are no coredumps but I think I managed to dig ...
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Add an Icon to the Top Bar using AppIndicator3
I want to create a time counter that gets added to the top bar in Ubuntu (GNOME Shell 42.9).
I am trying to add an icon first, but it doesn't get added. I also installed all necessary dependencies and ...
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Can't open setting in Ubuntu 22.04 Lts
Can't open settings in Ubuntu 22.04 Lts
I have try to reinstall gnome-control-center, but still doesn't work
Gnome-control-center: symbol lookup error:
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/samba/libsamdb-common....
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Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS: my /home folder "broke"
I was trying to use xcalib, and ran into an error (see xcalib error - unsupported ramp size) and followed Anwar's method, rebooted my computer and then this happened.
Gnome see of /home folder
My ...
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22.04 - GDM Shell crashes (occasionally) after login
How would I diagnose a GDM crash after login. I can still SSH into the machine and I've been "fixing" broken shell session with:
$ sudo systemctl stop gdm
$ sudo systemctl start gdm
What ...
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How to disable typeahead in Ubuntu 22.04 gnome file manager (Files)
the typeahead search is a bit obnoxious and I would love to disable it. Anyone has an idea how to do that please?
It's very slow as per this topic: Typeahead search slowed down in 22.10 and this bug ...
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How to disable animation JUST for the dock?
How can I disable animations for the dock? I know how I can disable them for the whole desktop, but is there any way I can do it for only one extension?
I'm getting a really annoying bug where the ...
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Is it possible to add "move to another workspace" menu item to the Alt-spacebar menu as was present in Gnome3
Under Ubuntu 20.04 Alt-Spacebar shows a menu option "Move to another Workspace", which lists all workspaces and allows a specific one to be selected. That's no longer present in 22.04. Can ...
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Ho do I enable the Bash Pop Up Window?
I want to run a .sh file in the Terminal. Apparently there is a pop up for that:
I don't get that pop up when right clicking the .sh file and the way shown here doesn't work:
If I right click "...
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Accessibilty shortcut to center the mouse for visually impaired?
For a visually impaired person with a very narrow field of vision it can be difficult to locate the mouse.
Imagine someone with glaucoma, they are looking through a straw, so they have to scan the ...
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sudo apt dist-upgrade fails [duplicate]
On Ubuntu desktop 22.04.
Running dist-upgrade produces:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
Some packages could ...
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How not to cycle between two most recent languages in GNOME?
I have Ubuntu 22.04 and GNOME as my desktop environment. The behaviour I would like to achieve is each time I switch language I go to the next one, but for some reason it changed lately to just ...
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How to record at higher resolution when using GNOME’s new built-in screencast?
Default resolution is pretty low and format is WebM… trying to record at higher resolution and, ideally, using H264 format.
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Tamil typing help
I am typing a lot page by page using Tamil Unicode layout in Ubuntu 23.04. While typing in this layout I can only put full stop, only the comma character (,) cannot be typed. You can type a comma only ...
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I faced an issue with start UI on Ubuntu 22.04 after login
Until now everything has worked well.But today when I tried to login happend next one.
I boot my Ubuntu and see login screen as usual.
I fill login and password fields as usual
After that system ...
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Does KDE sensor Gnome apps – where's Gnome Terminal?
I'm running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and trying to use KDE desktop (I've just installed the package kde-full and switched to KDE/Plasma session from the login manager). I find that the KDE default terminal ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 settings gnome-control-center suddenly disappearing every time
My gnome setting disappeared. In the beginning it was working fine but after some time it automatically disappeared. I tried to reinstall it using
sudo apt-get install --reinstall gnome-control-center
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Login loop on Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS. Xwayland and gnome-shell blocked
My Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS got stuck in login loop. I did nothing special to cause it (maybe some general Ubuntu updates). I tried suggestions from https://support.system76.com/articles/login-loop-ubuntu/ ...
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how do i change the top bar blur color change based on time? (blur my shell extension)
I have ubuntu 22.04 on my laptop with gnome 42.9. I use the whitesur theme to make my operating system look more similar to Macos by apple. I also use the"blur my shell" extension. how do I ...
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