Questions tagged [gnome-classic]
Refers to the Desktop Environment used by default up until Ubuntu 11.04, at which point it became an option to use the environment at the login screen. (package: gnome-session-fallback)
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How to revert to GNOME Classic Desktop?
I'm used to GNOME Classic and personally don't want to change to anything else, but it seems there is no more GNOME Classic in the Oneiric release. After apt-get installed gnome-session and all, ...
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Wifi doesn't work after suspend after 16.04 upgrade
This particular version of the "doesn't work after suspend" came after upgrading to 16.04. It seems that the upgrade includes a Wicd applet (added to Metacity Classic Gnome task bar alongside regular ...
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How to customize the gnome classic panel
First the picture:
As you can see in the image, the colors used for the icons and the words Applications and Places (In spanish in this case) have a different background dark gray color than the rest ...
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Will I be able to get an interface that is like Gnome Classic in Ubuntu 14.04?
For a while I departed from Ubuntu to use Linux Mint because I really don't like Unity, or Gnome 3's most recent interface.
I was fine with what was called "Gnome Classic", but I feared it was being ...
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I can't add a Indicator Applet to Panel in Gnome-Classic
ubuntu 11.10
I recently changed unity for classic Desktop. So, i noticed that the volume control dissappeared.
So i read everywhere that the only thing to do is add the Inidicator Applet in the ...
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How do I enable compiz in Gnome Classic?
I am running Ubuntu Oneiric 11.10.
My understanding is that Gnome Classic is with Compiz effects, and Gnome Classic (No Effects) has no Compiz.
However, when i run Gnome Classic, compiz does not ...
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How to make the date appear next to the time indicator in Gnome Classic?
I'm using Gnome classic in Ubuntu 12.04 and I'm not able to find the settings that would allow me to display the date and day along with time in the clock of my indicator applet. Any idea how I can ...
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How do I get alt-tab to cycle through all open windows on GNOME Classic?
I am using Ubuntu 11.10 with "Gnome classic (no effects)" at login. Using alt+tab cycles between windows on current desktop. How can I set it to cycle through ALL open windows?
Well, I have done as ...
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Prevent monitor from losing signal after screen saver / lock activates
After the screen saver activates, or after I manually lock the screen via Ctrl+Alt+L, I see a blank black screen with just the date / time in the upper right corner. A few seconds after that, my HP ...
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How to restrict users on changing their wallpapers?
I don't want my users to change the system wallpaper. How do I the lock the wallpaper down?
Update
Users are changing wallpaper by right clicking the picture and choosing set as wallpaper. How to ...
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Volume and other indicators disappeared in the classic desktop
I updgraded my ubuntu to 12.04 LTS and then installed gnome classic since I do not like unity. But then the volume icon at the up-right corner has disappeared. How can I get it back to that place. ...
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How do I remove an icon from the top panel in GNOME Fallback mode?
When I right click the Filezilla icon, the only options are "launch" and "properties". How do I remove it from the top panel?
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Using different wallpapers on multiple monitors (Gnome 2 + Compiz)
This seems like a simple question, yet I could not find any satisfying answer using Google or Ask Ubuntu.
So I have a triple-monitor setup. Basically what I want is simply to have a different ...
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Is there a keybind to minimize all windows, without a toggle?
I know about the show desktop keybind (default Ctrl+Alt+D), which I use often enough. However, I'm looking for a way to minimize all windows without activating "show desktop".
I'm on a default ...
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How to add panel applets to classic gnome panel?
Because of Unity's inability to use any Gnome panel applets, I changed back to the classic gnome panel.
However, even in the classic interface, I'm finding I can't right-click the Gnome panel to ...
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Which is correct: "GNOME Classic" or "GNOME Fallback"?
Since the availability of Unity and GNOME Shell, I have noticed widespread confusion over whether the more "traditional" version of the GNOME desktop environment should be referred to as "GNOME ...
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Reinstate System Menu after reverting to Gnome Classic?
How do I get the system menu back on the top panel after reverting to Gnome Classic on 11.10 like suggested in this answer to How to revert to Gnome Classic
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Autohide Unity Launcher in Gnome Classic
I am using the Unity launcher in the Gnome Classic desktop. How can I enable the autohide feature for the launcher?
Background information:
I reverted to Gnome Classic Desktop as described here: How ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Gnome Classic and Unity Launcher
Is there any possibility to get the new unity launcher while having the Gnome classic desktop?
I enabled the classic desktop as described: How to revert to GNOME Classic Desktop?
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Home directory messed up
Recently, I installed Ubuntu 12.04. For some reason, i backed-up my home directory contents to another directory(say bkp dir). Precisely, I moved Documents, Pictures, Downloads, etc.. to bkp directory....
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How do I call gnome-session-quit with countdown from Unity?
To be able to shutdown with a keyboard shortcut we can assign gnome-session-quit ---power-off to a custom shortcut.
In Unity this will lead to the following dialog:
Then we need another at least two ...
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Gnome-classic language turned into Chinese, how do I change it back to English? [duplicate]
My newly installed Ubuntu 12.04 gnome-classic just turned into chinese locale after reboot, how do I change it back to English?
I can't find any language menus, and the ones I opened are, well, in ...
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Fallback to Gnome classic desktop Ubuntu 14.04
I'm using Ubuntu for a while and experienced many bugs in Unity and also it kills productivity. I recently checked BackTrackR3 release which is built on Gnome2.3. But, unfortunately that is available ...
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Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 LTS reduce icon size
I have installed Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 LTS
On Intel® Desktop Board DH55TC
With Intel® Core™ i3 CPU 540 @ 3.07GHz
500 GB SATA hard drive
Connected to 42" LG TV with HDMI cable
TP-Link 300 MB USB wireless ...
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Turning off auto-maximizing of windows in 14.04
I know this has been asked for other Ubuntu releases, but the solutions posted are not working for me in 14.04. I've installed CCSM and turned off the grid option, but the windows still maximize when ...
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add workspaces with gnome classic and ubuntu 14.04
I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 with gnome classic.
I want to add 4 workspaces.
I right click into the workspaces (left-bottom) and go to preferences. I change the number of workspaces from 1 to 4 and close ...
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No Banshee notification area icon in Gnome 3 classic session
After installing Ubuntu 12.04, I have a problem with Banshee: it doesn't have a tray icon. I know about the tray-icon-plugin, but it's not working:
I'm using Gnome 3 in classic mode. In gnome-shell ...
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How can I permanently save a password-protected SSH key?
I am using Awesome Window Manager
How can I permanently add private keys with password?
Inspired by the answer here I have added the private keys in ~/.ssh/config
Contents of ~/.ssh/config:
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How to get back the ALT +TAB functionality? [duplicate]
I lost the Alt+Tab functionality.
How to get it back?
Note:
I m using Ubuntu 12.04 without Unity
I m using Gnome classic (no effects) session
so the Unity plug-in is deselected in compizconfig ...
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How do I get xmonad to run with the GNOME fallback session?
I'm not having luck getting XMonad to run in 11.10 (x64, fresh install) with a gnome fallback session. I've tried adapting the instructions from
http://markhansen.co.nz/xmonad-ubuntu-lucid/
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Unreadable nautilus and thunderbird in gnome session, please see screenshot
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The problem does not occur with the new intel graphics driver integrated in the linux kernel ( dont know the version ), that is integrated in 16.04. I had this problem multiple times ...
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How to set multiple timezones in Gnome Classic?
For some strange reason, additional timezones cannot be added to the clock using the date-time indicator in Gnome Classic (Ubuntu 12.04). I used Unity before I switched to Gnome Classic, and it was ...
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How to get back Applications menu?
I'm using 12.04, classic desktop without effects. Once the indicator-applet-complete (right part of the top panel) had disappeared. I found how to fix it with Alt-Win-RightMouseClick on the panel, ...
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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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No notifications from notify-osd on 13.10
I recently upgraded to 13.10. Notify-OSD works correctly (notify-send test sends correctly the notification using gnome-shell style), but I'm not able to get notifications on volume up/down, next/...
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Key for expanding Application menu in Gnome-Classic for 14.04?
In Gnome-Classic (metacity) in 14.04,
is there a key to invoke the Applications menu?
is there a key to switch between the items on the top panel, such as the Applications menu, Places, wireless ...
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No Time in Top Panel (Gnome Classic)
I've been using Ubuntu with Gnome Classic for a while and I've noticed recently that in the "Indicator Applet Complete" in the Top Panel, my name and the clock have disappeared.
I think it happened a ...
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Gnome Classic for 15.04? [duplicate]
"No candidate" when I try to install Gnome Classic on 15.04. Will that change? If not, what other "low-tech," lower-demanding UI options do I have for my older, weaker computer with 15.04?
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How do I get my window frames back in Gnome Flashback?
Sometimes I wonder if there's a conspiracy to kill Gnome Flashback because it feels like it's been constantly beset with problems since the emergence of both Gnome 3's new look and Unity.
As in a ...
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Unity's "File Edit View" menus in Gnome Fallback in Ubuntu 12.04?
I was recently playing around with Ubuntu 11.04 (Ah, the last version of Ubuntu to use Gnome 2 in the background) and I noticed this:
As you can see its the "Unity" "File Edit View..." menu in ...
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How to reset top panel on Ubuntu 12.04 to Upgrade Standard (Classic View)?
First off let me say a HUGE thanks to all of you here. I have used your forums frequently with past upgrades (I am on my 4th).
I recently upgraded to 12.04.
The upgrade went perfectly. The ...
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Volume icon from top panel has disappeared after upgrading [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Volume icon disappeared in the classic desktop
I have upgraded my system to 12.04 but the problem is
after upgrading the volume icon from the top panel has been disappeared(...
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How do I disable Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right?
I use GNOME Classic. There is no Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right shortcut in System Settings -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts.
It should be configured somewhere else. But where?
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Gnome classic Alt-Tab doesn't work
The simple keyboard combination of Alt-Tab to switch between applications doesn't work.
I have followed this answer but it doesn't answer the question as I want to switch to another application, not ...
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Dropbox AppIndicator Menu broken in gnome-flashback
The problem
This is a broken Dropbox indicator in gnome-flashback on Ubuntu 16.04.1. (Dropbox version: x86_64-9.4.94)
As it can be seen here, it works fine in Unity. But how can I get that in gnome-...
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Install gnome classic on Ubuntu 16.04
I have installed Ubuntu 16.04 and it works fine but I want to install gnome classic fallback, do anyone know how?
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Some system tray icons invisible in Gnome Classic 12.04
Tried all possible ways to give visibility to tray icons in Ubuntu 12.04 but no luck :(
Dconf-editor -> Navigate to Desktop -> Unity -> Panel -> change the value of systray-whitelist to "all"
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Add a custom text to GNOME panel
I want to add some text to the GNOME panel in GNOME Classic.
I got a suggestion from this blog but it dates back to 2008 and doesn't seem applicable now.
In Ubuntu 12.10 and GNOME classic, the ...
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How do I set the GNOME Classic login to be the default with autologin?
I changed to gnome classic fallback, I auto-login but it defaults to unity 3d, how do I make auto-login default to gnome classic?
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Is there anything better than gnome-session-fallback aka Classic Gnome?
I upgraded today to find the following desktop options:
Unity (2D/3D): It's hard to describe how much I dislike Unity without breaking various codes of conduct, so I'll leave it as: do not want. It's ...
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