Questions tagged [gnome-terminal]
GNOME Terminal (often titled only "Terminal") is the default terminal emulator included in Ubuntu.
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Change wallpaper from command line
I am currently in a learning program. We are asked to download a specific image and then use it as wallpaper, doing so form the command line. The directions given yields nothing:
First we have to ...
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How to change symbol from spaceship theme on .zshrc?
I can't change the symbol "right arrow" in the terminal with the theme spaceship. Below has an image from the terminal:
However my file .zshrc includes the lines for changing the symbol. ...
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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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Shell color theme vs Terminal theme
Could someone explain how terminal and shell work in terms of theming? Shell frameworks, like oh my zsh, allow you to change color theme. However, terminal emulators, like Blackbox, also allow you to ...
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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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Skip a download in terminal
I am downloading four files (8gb each), I already have 2nd files and i don't want to download it again. How can i just skip it. I don't want to cancel the download as it will cancel the 3rd and 4th ...
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Horizontally aligned terminal output
I have a program that has the following outputs:
Pack 1:
TimeStamp : 1001302
Data : [1 21 343 2 34 ]
Found : Yes
Pack 2:
TimeStamp : 1001303
Data : [1 21 344 2 35 ]
Found : Yes
Pack 3: ...
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gnome terminal - How to replace a text selection in currently typed command?
Default behavior is to append text in the currently typed command:
In this case I would like to see mkdir music.
Is there an extension that would allow such behavior?
Is there another terminal ...
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How to start a background process in gnome-terminal automatically at the start
I want to start a background process (tail [a log file]) in each gnome-terminal automatically when the terminal is created.
I've tried
gnome-terminal -e "tail -f /var/log/syslog &"
which ...
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How to install Japanese font for cmatrix
I want to use Japanese font in cmatrix, using the command
cmatrix -c
but the only thing I can see is a blank screen, so the characters aren't displayed correctly. How to install Japanese font?
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Terminal (any one) losing lines after scrolling back on Ubuntu 22.04
I am having some troubles with Ubuntu 22.04 on an Acer Nitro 5 core i7, specially one annoying is that I cannot have a reliable scroll back listing because the terminal simply loses some lines, ...
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Settings schema 'org.gnome.desktop.privacy' does not contain a key named 'privacy-screen'
I'm trying to create a GNOME extension with this doc but when I type dbus-run-session -- gnome-shell --nested --wayland it says (gnome-shell:-----): GLib-GIO-ERROR **: : Settings schema 'org.gnome....
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How to see IPTABLES LOGS?
i want to see some logs from an specific IPTABLES rules, i didnt set any path previously, so i think it may be the default path. The report below is the log im seeking.
Iptables report
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Error constructing proxy for org.gnome.Terminal
I just moved a user from one 22.04 computer to another which now has two users, by creating the user, and then copying /home/user
My problem is that the gnome-terminal will not start. By installing ...
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How to launch gnome-terminal and activate a python virtual environment?
I am launching a new terminal on Ubuntu and want to activate a Python virtual environment once it opens. The virtual environment is normally activated by running:
source ./environment/bin/activate
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USB device (Android) not seen by fdisk by Ubuntu
Files on an Android phone are accessible via 'Files' in Ubuntu, however, I cannot view the thumbnails on the Android in the 'Download' folder, they must be transferred to the hdd for the thumbnails to ...
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How to remove title bar from terminal in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS?
Terminal
I want to remove title bar from gnome-terminal as it takes to much space on my 13 inch laptop. I have tried this command:
gsettings set org.gnome.Terminal.Legacy.Settings headerbar "@mb ...
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How can I launch a script in a terminal window from a service
I have two scripts which together allow me to receive and answer phone calls over serial. The first is what I want to run as a service in the background it checks if there is a RING signal and if ...
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Terminal's window auto reduce size when click
I have a weird thing which happening on my system, anytime when I click in/out window of terminal, it auto resize to smaller.
I have uploaded video for this case: https://photos.app.goo.gl/...
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Arrow keys not working
I am new to Linux and while I tried to use the arrow keys strange characters appeared. Can someone help me? These are the characters while pressing the keys: ^[[D^[[C^[[B^[[A. Thank you.
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Enable close window warning for gnome-terminal
When I run a command in gnome-terminal to install a critical software using sudo priviliges, for example sudo apt install blender and I accidentally close the window by pressing the close button, I ...
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How to make terminal sushi a file with focus on it?
I plan to use sushi as my preview application in Zotero(A famous open source research assistant), it is similar to run a command which is “sushi FILENAME” in shell. it turn out that the preview window ...
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What is the safest and most efficient way to remove multiple applications installed by 'sudo apt install gnome-*'?
I Accidentally ran sudo apt install gnome-* in terminal and a lot of applications were installed in my system. I would like to know if there is a way to get rid of all those apps that were installed ...
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Linux terminal not working; no file paths are showing with no response to keyboard inputs
My terminal in Ubuntu is not working, it is not responding to keyboard nor does it shows any file paths as well. This issue is reflected is in the VS Code terminal as well.
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Why does Gnome terminal only give access to SSH keys in the first tab of a window?
My SSH setup works pretty easy in XFCE4-terminal: the first time trying to log in to a server (from any terminal), Gnome-keyring asks for the passphrase for the corresponding ssh key in a popup window,...
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Why does the tree command print NBSP on Ubuntu 22.04
I installed tree v 2.0.2 and in the terminal it displays the output properly but when I send to output to a .txt file it includes a bunch of NBSP ruining the display. It also happens when copying the ...
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anyone know how to rebrand ubuntu 23.04 with the budgie DE in cubic?
I need help rebranding and changing the ubuntu name, and logo across the whole system on cubic, yet I can't seem to find the commands to rebrand everything. If anyone knows them, please send.
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Terminal getting opened along with GUI Application
I have GUI application created using GTK in linux. Now if I launch the application by clicking on the icon or by using xdg-open file.myextension, an empty terminal gets opened along with the ...
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Setting the color for warnings from journalctl output
The journalctl command will color-code its messages. From its manual page:
When outputting to a tty, lines are colored according to priority: lines of level ERROR and higher are colored red; lines of ...
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Applications headbar is acting weird and changing color
Recently a few of my applications got their top bars acting weird. I thought that it only happened to my terminal, but turned out there were more. GNOME Terminal, LibreOffice, Task Manager, and ...
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Cannot open the terminal via Ctrl + Alt + t
Since I have booted my pc today with Ubuntu 22.04 LTS I have experienced some issues.
First, my settings have disappeared, meaning the app and the icon on the top right where "wired connection&...
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i can not type in terminal
When I open the terminal, the window appears without the ability to write. I cannot type, and I also do not see the directory.
you can see the screenshot from this link:
terminal
I have already tried ...
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Close button of terminal showing this way
Suddenly my terminal started showing wrong symbols 🚫 🚫 instead of close, maximize and minimize buttons. Software Updater is not opening. The right corner is blank. The buttons are there, but they're ...
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How to disable private browsing for firefox and google on Linux
Already tried /usr/lib/firefox/distribution. Would not allow. Tried mkdir distribution because it said I already had firefox. It then made a distribution folder. Entered sudo touch policies.json ...
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Terminal Doesn't Open After Install
I recently followed the steps here to install Ubuntu Desktop virtual machine using VirtualBox 7 using the Unattended Guest OS Install feature with the Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS image. Once I start the VM for ...
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Gnome terminal won't open except from file explorer
When I try to open the terminal from the favorites bar it shows that it's loading but never opens. The good news is that it opens from the file explorer "Open in Terminal".
I recently ...
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gnome terminal crash and silent exit - running python3/nvidia RAPIDS 22.04
I'm running a python program (machine learning training) under conda on 22.04 that uses RAPIDS GPU - in the middle of a large run it sometimes completely silently exists and kills the tmux and gnome ...
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Gnome Terminal staircase pattern
I just upgraded from Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04.2 (Linux 5.15.0-67), using XFCE desktop environment, with Gnome Terminal version 3.44.0. I have a script program to do backups which I have run essentially ...
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Opening gnome-terminal and running a command that uses environmental variables from .bashrc
I am making a .sh file that would be run by Right click -> Run as program by non-power-users. It should open a terminal window and run a docker run command, that uses some environmental variables.
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Backspace not working as expected on Alacritty
I just installed Alacritty through the app store on top of zsh and oh-my-zsh, I had it before on a previous installation of Ubuntu without any zsh related stuff where everything was fine.
The ...
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After updating my terminal it's showing bash 5.2. what should i do?
After updating my terminal it's showing bash 5.2 on my terminal. new user like me going to confuse. bash 5.2 "cd downlode there is no
such file like this"
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Terminal freezes
I having a problem with my terminal. The terminal is not taking any keyboard input and just opens and stays in this state.
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How do I script changing the color scheme in gnome-terminal?
How do I script changing from the light mode to the dark mode?
In it GUI I do this:
preferences>profiles>Unnamed>Colors>Bultin-in schemes (here I choose either black-on-white or white-on-...
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Opening terminal by default in home directory does not work
I am using Ubuntu 22.04. The terminal that it opens from desktop context menu is the gnome-terminal. By default it opens it on the ~/Desktop directory. I want to modify the default directory without ...
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Copying file path from GUI to the command line (another question)
I used to get the path to some files by selecting them with the mouse and then copying and pasting them into my terminal. Howerver, this doesn't work anymore.
I realize that the subject have been ...
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how to regain control, my ubuntu 22.04 terminal no longer gives me control
My ubuntu version is 22.04.
²for some time I no longer have my hand in my ubuntu terminal.
The terminal cursor blinks as if it's a process that's running endlessly. Can you help me to solve this ...
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shift+Arrow keys print ABCD in terminal rather than doing text selection by moving the cursor
I have a fresh install of ubuntu 22.04, I had mistakenly pressed ctrl+A in terminal after that pressing shift+Arrow keys print ABCD based on the direction of arraw keys. How can I get the default ...
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My ubuntu terminal is frozen and I can't bring it back
I installed this ng-commom and used the command script output.txt to save my terminal output to a file, but immediately after that my terminal froze. I have restarted the machine, turned off, and ...
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How to set GNOME Console as default Terminal app?
As of the moment writing this, gnome-terminal is the default terminal app in GNOME. However, considering development progress of the new app called gnome-console you may want to use it as the default ...
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Terminal not displaying directory, commands executing instantly when pasted; arrow up ==> ^[[A [duplicate]
I'm using Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS.
I created the user "dom" when I first set up Ubuntu. From then, I created another user, named "schule" that also had sudo rights. Here is how I ...