Questions tagged [gnome-shell]
the primary user interface and compositing manager of the GNOME 3 desktop environment, this tag is for questions about using and troubleshooting gnome-shell, theming it, etc. Extensions should be additionally tagged with [gnome-shell-extension].
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How do I install and manage GNOME Shell extensions?
How do I install GNOME Shell extensions?
Is it possible to update, remove and manage the extensions?
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Basic desktop actions are not available on Ubuntu 20.04
In Ubuntu 20.04, on the desktop, there is a number of actions I wish I could do, such as, by order of importance :
use keyboard shortcuts such as select all, copy / paste.
use drag & drop with ...
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How to remove GNOME Shell from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to install other desktop environment from scratch?
I have just installed the final version of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS desktop system from ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso.
After two days of testing I completely do not like its graphical interface - the GNOME ...
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Duplicate application icons in Ubuntu dock upon launch
I'm using Ubuntu 17.10 with GNOME shell and Numix-Circle icon theme.
When I hover over the Numix icon for Nightly Web Browser, which is pinned to the dock I get the title "Nightly Web Browser".
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Ubuntu 17.10 and later: can't change the input switching shortcut to alt+shift
When I try to set the default combo for switching to different language layouts in my keyboard from Shift+Super+Space to Alt+Shift I can't.
I used to have this combo since Ubuntu 14 and even before ...
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OS keyboard shortcuts conflict with apps keyboard shortcuts in GNOME 3
I have Ubuntu 16.04 with GNOME shell. I set ctrl+shift for the "Modifiers-only switch to next source" option.
This shortcut conflicts with apps hot-keys. I can't use ctrl+shift+i to open devtools in ...
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How can I configure the Ubuntu Dock to show windows only from the current workspace?
I would like my Dock to show only the windows of the current workspace. Especially in the little preview window.
I find it very confusing to jump around workspaces when trying to find the right window....
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How can I remove Amazon search results from the dash or disable the feature?
How can I disable Amazon search results in the Dash?
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Force alt + tab to switch only on current workspace in GNOME shell
I am looking for a clean and fast method to force GNOME in Ubuntu 14.04 to switch between active apps only on the current workspace when pressing the shortcut alt + tab.
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How can I add custom '.desktop' application launchers to Ubuntu Dock?
I have made .desktop files for Ubuntu 16.04 to access my Google Chrome profiles, but once I upgraded to Ubuntu 17.10 (it worked up to Ubuntu 17.04) they got removed from the dock and I can't pin them ...
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How to switch window controls to the left (Gnome Shell)?
Is there a way to the switch gnome-shell window buttons to the left? I've gotten so used to them being on the left that them being on the right has thrown me way off.
(gnome shell has them defaulted ...
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How do I easily switch between windows rather than applications in GNOME Shell?
Currently if I hold ALT + TAB and then while still holding down ALT I press TAB I am able to go between applications in a little view and then when I release all the keys that application and all its ...
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Switching between windows with scroll wheel on Ubuntu Dock
I would like to switch between windows using the scroll wheel of the mouse over each app icon in Ubuntu dock, as we could do in Unity, but apparently this doesn't work in Ubuntu 17.10.
Is there a way ...
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Why do I have two docks in Ubuntu desktop (with GNOME 3) after installing Dash to Dock?
What's going on here? I've installed the Dash to Dock extension on Ubuntu 17.10. Everything was cool, and as I was trying to hone and tweak the look of my desktop, at some point the shortcuts bar (...
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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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GNOME has grey bar on top and bottom after upgrade from 17.04 to 17.10, how do I fix it to how it's supposed to look?
This is how my desktop looks after the update, the top bar turning grey and the addition of the bottom bar happened after the update.
From my searching of screenshots this does not appear to be how ...
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Can I have 2x2 workspaces in GNOME 3?
I have just upgraded to Ubuntu 17.10 and found out there is no option to have 2 by 2 workspaces. I was able to configure 4 "static" workspaces using GNOME Tweak Tool, but I would like to have them in ...
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How can I add "Show desktop" to the GNOME dash or Ubuntu Dock?
I am migrating from Unity to GNOME. One item I am missing is a "Show desktop" button (aka "minimise all windows") in the dash. How can I add this functionality to the GNOME dash (or Ubuntu dock in ...
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Why does "Airplane Mode" keep toggling on my HP laptop in Ubuntu 18.04?
I have an HP Spectre x360 convertible laptop and I'm running Ubuntu 18.04. Every time I turn the screen sideways or in tablet mode and back, 'Airplane Mode' is activated. In fact, when I boot up and ...
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How do I get a vanilla GNOME after Ubuntu 17.04?
Some people (me) would prefer the straight GNOME experience as opposed to the Unity style desktop offered in Ubuntu 17.10.
How can I get the standard GNOME desktop and interface?
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How do I move Ubuntu dock to bottom on Ubuntu 17.10 and later?
Just upgraded from Ubuntu 17.04 to Ubuntu 17.10.
Please help me to shift the side bar (aka Ubuntu Dock) to bottom.
I tried running the following command which used to work with older Ubuntu ...
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How can I change GNOME Shell theme?
I've installed the GNOME Shell in Ubuntu 12.04 and I want to change the "Shell Theme", But it doesn't allow me to do that.
The alert says something like: "The GNOME-Shell extension is not activated", ...
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Wasted screen space due to multiple horizontal bars at the top when an application is open in GNOME desktop
Just moved from Unity to GNOME with the update to Ubuntu 17.10.
There is a HUGE amount of wasted space at the top of the screen, when an application is open.
Evolution and Firefox both have four "...
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How do I make my screenshot ask me what to do next every time?
I take screenshots a lot. I usually take screenshot of an area, I then recheck if I have the desired area and then copy it to clipboard.
I want to change this behaviour so that immediately upon ...
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Ubuntu 17.10 windows' menu in panel
I installed the latest version of Ubuntu (17.10) , but the problem is, I can't find the menu bars of applications in the GNOME panel. For instance, the Chrome menu bar doesn't appear on the panel like ...
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Customizing tray/taskbar date display in Ubuntu with GNOME 3
On previous versions I had the date displayed. Now it just shows the current day but not the day's number or the month.
Is there a way to customize the clock or tray/taskbar more in GNOME shell on ...
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Multiple workspaces on Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS and later with GNOME Shell
Any idea how to have more than 2 workspaces on Ubuntu 18.04.1?
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How do I enable 'minimize on click' on Ubuntu dock in 17.10 and later?
I am talking about when you click on the icons in the dock
This command
gsettings set org.compiz.unityshell:/org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/ launcher-minimize-window true
which works ...
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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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Where is the suspend/hibernate button in GNOME Shell?
In 17.04 I could suspend\hibernate from the power off menu button.
I can't find how to do this in Ubuntu 17.10 GNOME Shell.
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How to turn off screen rotation in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS?
In Ubuntu 17.04 there was 'Rotation' menu in Display tab. But now in new version of Ubuntu, there's still a Display tab but no more rotation menu. Now I can't turn that off again since I upgraded to ...
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How can I snap a window in a corner with 18.04?
Super + left/right snaps windows to fit half the screen.
I'd like to be able to snap four windows in all corners.
CompizConfig Settings Manager doesn't seem to be an option since 18.04 uses the GNOME ...
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How can I get rid of the Ubuntu Dock?
The big dock on the left. In other versions you could escape Unity Launcher by going to GNOME, what now? GNOME tweaks is not showing it as an extension, even though it looks a lot like Dash to Dock.
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Change the location of saved screenshot when screenshot taken by printscreen button in GNOME 3 [duplicate]
I want to change the default location of "Save a screenshot to Pictures" to save it to Desktop.
If that is not possible, is there any other way to do it? I am using Ubuntu GNOME 17.04.
NOTE: I don'...
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How to restart GNOME Shell from command line?
I would like to implement a keyboard shortcut to restart gnome-shell whenever this one crashes (some bugs aren't currently fixed just yet). For this I would need a command line to restart the shell.
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Ubuntu 18.04 gnome-shell high CPU usage
I installed 18.04 from 17.04 (passing briefly through 17.10, didn't test it and jumped to 18.04) and I am experiencing a high cpu usage on gnome-shell, it takes almost all available CPU time:
$ top
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Clocks for multiple timezones in GNOME Shell
I looked everywhere but I couldn't find a way to display multiple clocks in GNOME 3. In classic GNOME and Unity, it is possible. Also, for some strange reason, additional timezones cannot be added to ...
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Remove title-bar of all maximized windows in GNOME 3
(Ubuntu 13.04 with GNOME Shell, upgraded, GNOME version 3.8)
Recently, I upgraded Ubuntu to 13.04. the default desktop is gnome-shell.
Except Nautilus, other software border doesn't disappear when I ...
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How do I remove extra Skype icon or ghost icons for removed apps from GNOME shell?
When searching for "Skype" I always see these 2 entries. There is this duplicate blank Skype icon. Both of them seem to run Skype in the same way.
But I've checked both /usr/share/applications, and ~...
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How do I get the Ubuntu Dock off the secondary monitor?
I updated to Ubuntu 18.04 a few weeks ago with little to no problems until now. After an update I installed and a reboot, my sidebar (Ubuntu dock) shows on the secondary screen, which is my Laptop, ...
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How do I disable the window resizing when accidentally touching one of the screen edges in GNOME 3?
In Ubuntu 18.04, when moving the windows there is a resize effect that occurs when accidentally touching one of the screen edges. This control was available in CCSM and Ubuntu Tweak in previous ...
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Firefox profiles with different icons in Ubuntu dock
Ubuntu 17.10 (xorg), GNOME 3.26.2, Firefox 58.0 (64 bit).
I have a few Firefox profiles setup. When I run each profile, I would like it to be a separate icon on the dock. How do I make that ...
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How can I make gnome-shell treat both monitors in the same way?
Gnome-shell seems to like to leave one monitor as "fixed" when you switch workspaces.
Additionally, there is no preview in the Activities view of my secondary monitor.
Also, on the second monitor, ...
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How can I hover over icons in Ubuntu Dock to see all windows of one application?
I'm using Ubuntu 17.10 with GNOME 3. How can I show all open windows of a certain application using the sidebar (aka Ubuntu Dock)? Right now I have to right-click and select "all windows" to see my ...
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My Applications are not showing after upgrading from Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04
I did an upgrade today to the latest version of ubuntu. Everything looked good and fine only for me to discover that I cannot find my applications after clicking the 'Show Applications' icon. The same ...
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Adding custom applications to GNOME 3 launcher
Looking for a utility that allows me insert an item into the list of applications that GNOME knows about.
For example:
I have downloaded Eclipse EE (I have some very special plugins that I need to ...
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install gnome-shell on ubuntu 16.04
I tried to install gnome-shell on Ubuntu 16.04 and when configuring I choose gdm as my default desktop but after I reboot I didn't see the login screen , only the black screen with Ubuntu logo and ...
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Indicator icons do not appear after upgrade to Ubuntu 17.10
Only GNOME extension and native icons are displayed. Other icons like Dropbox, shutter, enpass etc. do not appear in the top bar.
Am I missing something? I already tried using extensions that I used ...
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How do I hide the top bar in Ubuntu (GNOME Shell)?
Is there any possibility to autohide the panel in GNOME 3 session?
In picture below I selected the area what I mean.
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How do I create app folders in the GNOME application menu?
Dose anyone know how to make application folders like the 'utilities' folder? It's because I have a lot of apps and want to group them by topic.