Questions tagged [gnome-tweaks]
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Google Chrome ignores standard (grayscale) antialiasing font-rendering setting
Running Ubuntu 24.04.1, I installed official Google Chrome using their .deb package.
I used the Gnome Tweaks app to set the antialiasing to Grayscale:
This works on Ubuntu apps:
But Google Chrome ...
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gnome tweaks cursor does not appl to certain apps such as discord or brave
I have been using linux for over a week and I have downloaded a program called gnome tweaks to customize my computer's appearance. But it doesn't work on some of the programs. For example when I ...
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Gnome theme doesn't change (only terminal appearance)
I tried to apply Sweet - New Flavor - GTK3/4 Themes, but I used this command (by terminal) in ~/themes folder. (not .themes folder, my bad)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme Sweet
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Navigate to previous/ next window using shortcut
I am looking for a way to focus/ switch to the previous or next window using shortcuts (ideally something like Super+Left and Super+Right). I am aware of Alt+Tab, but this is not what I am looking for,...
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Gnome tweak tool crashes ubuntu 24.04LTS with Gnome v46
Gnome tweak tool causes "Oh no! something went wrong" message. Rebooting system etc wont fix the issue!
This happen when I:
Run tweak tool > select Appearance > change Cursor from Yaru ...
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Suspend laptop when lid is closed in Ubuntu 24.04
I am using Ubuntu 24.04. How can I ensure that the laptop suspends when the lid is closed? I also installed the Tweaks (gnome-tweaks) tool and in Ubuntu 22.04, it used to give a "Suspend when lid ...
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Upgrade 24.04: Broke packages [duplicate]
While upgrading from 23.10 to 24.04, the do-release-upgrade got stuck and suddenly my PC crashed. After restarting, There was the "Oh no! Something went wrong" screen, which I resolved by ...
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Problem with the ubuntu dock
I have enabled the gnome dock from the gnome-extensions app, but it keeps appearing in weird places and sometimes two dock appear on top of each other[enter image description here][1]
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Ubuntu 23.1 - Gnome 45.2 - GNOME TWEAKS 42.beta (Release GNOME TWEAKS 45 available ?)
Is there is recent release for GNOME TWEAKS that is compatible-support Ubuntu 23.1 running Gnome 45 ? Installed GNOME TWEAKS 42.beta. Went ok... BUT cannot use new downloaded 'Themes' etc . ...
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How do I upload a new font to use with the Gnome Tweaks tool? [duplicate]
Using the Gnome Tweaks tool, I can choose from a list of pre-downloaded fonts but I do not know how to add a new one. I have downloaded a font, specifically Renogare from https://www.dafont.com/...
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Theme not applied to Applications
I just applied Orchis Theme to my Ubuntu. I don't find Application drop-down in Tweaks -> Appearance instead there is Legacy Applications now.
But theme on Legacy Application is not working on ...
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autosuspend on GNOME45 not working as expected
I am confused about how autosuspend works and how to configure it correctly. Upgraded to gnome45 recently and the auto suspend after X mins option wasn't present in power settings. my usecase here is ...
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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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Help, I changed my icons with Tweaks, now nothing works
I tried to change the icons to the Colloid icon pack with GnomeTweaks. However, now all the icons are gone, and Tweaks doesn't open. What can I do? The only thing I can do is open Chrome, the Files ...
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User Themes does not affect Files
I'm using Ubuntu 23.04 for just a few days and tried to install user themes with the Gnome-tweaks tool. However the themes do only affect the tweaks app and the top bar, but not the File Manager or ...
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23.04 : how change font in interface, gnome-shell, window title bar?
might sound obvious, but I can't manage to change font in lunar lobster interface.
In previous versions I used to do it with gnome-tweaks, to change font from Ubuntu to Ubuntu Condensed.
Today it ...
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How to increase top menu bar width in gnome?
On my Ubuntu 20.04 with 4K monitor, the top bar is quite narrow which makes it difficult to click a tab.
I know how to increase the width of the interface fonts using gnome-tweaks tool but it is ...
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Unable to switch " Application " themes using Tweaks in 22.04
I am not sure whether it has anything to do with installing the Orchis theme. But around that time, this issue started. I am able to switch icons, cursors and shell themes using theTweaks tool in 22....
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How to remap CapsLock fot Ctrl and Shift CapsLock to normal CapsLock
I am on 22.04 and seen in gnome-tweeks that there is an option to use the Caps Lock as Esc but Shift Caps Lock as normal Caps Lock.
How could I achieve the same but instead of Esc I want to have Ctrl ...
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Gnome tweak icon change doesn't take on dock or desktop
Ubuntu 20.04 on Lenovo laptop running Tweaks 3.34 with Gnome shell 3.36.9 and GTK 3.24.20. I selected Humanity icons with High Contrast applications theme. The Humanity icons appear in Nautilus but ...
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What is this in GNOME tweaks?
What is the field with (None) next to a folder icon?
I have alreay looked for a file that it may accept, but to no avail.
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Is there any way to select a region of image as wallpaper on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
The image that I want to set as wallpaper gets cropped from undesirable centre location, no matter which option I select in the gnome tweaks. I have tried all "centre", "scaled", &...
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Everything stopped working after changing icon themes
Ubuntu 22.04.
I had an error after changing an icon theme theme this time through tweaks, then I observed that everything, literally everything stopped working. Only browsers would open.
Thnx in ...
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How to set GTK theme on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (like you could in 20.04)?
I have just switched from 20.04 to 22.04 LTS, and I am having issues with my previous GTK theme. I was using the gnome-tweaks app and the place where I set my GTK theme before (used to be called "...
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Install Draw On your screen extension on Ubuntu 22.04
The Draw on you screen gnome extension is currently not supported in Ubuntu 22.04.
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1683/draw-on-you-screen/
Creating this question to document the steps ...
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How to make Ubuntu to not suspend when laptop lid is closed
I am using ubuntu 22.04 on my dell laptop with processor intel core i3 4gb and 1tb storage.
I want to make my laptop to not suspend when I close laptop lid. I don't know how to do it.
I have used some ...
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Compose key in Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish
I have been looking through the documentation for enabling the Compose key in Ubuntu, but the information from the Ubuntu Community page states that under Tweaks, that I should
"Click Disabled ...
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Gnome tweaks application theme does not show
Here i install gnome tweaks but there aren't any application bar under the theme.
Here is my image of not showing applicaion bar for changin themes
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gnome-tweaks not Running in Ubuntu
I am using Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
So, I try to Change my ubuntu Desktop using gnome-tweaks
So I ran the Command
sudo apt install gnome-tweaks
After that i try to launch it it shows me an error
GLib-GIO-...
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"tile" option is missing in Gnome Teaks / Background / Appearance / Adjustment in Ubuntu 22.04
"tile" option is missing in Gnome Teaks / Background / Appearance / Adjustment in Ubuntu 22.04. Is it a bug or is it intended this way?
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Layout is not changed in top panel (using a gnome-tweaks in 22.04)
If I tap Alt+Shift my layout changes, but I don't see it on my panel and I don't know what layout is chosen now. I use gnome-tweaks for change shortcuts from Super+Space to Alt+Shift.
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How can I hide workspaces from application list in Ubuntu 22.04?
I just want to remove the red marked part from my app drawer. Is it possible to remove ?
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Opening appearance settings changes icon scheme back to default Yaru
Ubuntu 22.04
So I installed Papyrus icons through the terminal and set them as the icons through Tweaks.
After I open the Appearance section in settings, the icons change back to normal. How do I ...
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Multiple (distinct) workspaces per monitor
Ubuntu 22.04 / Gnome 3 + tweaks.
I am looking for a way, to have a "distinct group of workspaces per monitor", just like MacOS does (I think it's an incredible productivity increasing ...
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Gnome-Tweaks is missing the Application Dropdown
I have a fresh installation of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. I installed gnome-tweaks but I do not see the Application Options.
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Ubuntu 22.04 and switch between minimized windows
I installed Ubuntu 22.04 and the GNOME Tweaks. The issue is that I cannot seem to find the Switch between minimized windows option anymore. When I press Activities I would like not to see the ...
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Some Parts of Ubuntu Still in Light Mode After Switching to Dark Mode
I use Ubuntu 22.04 and installed Gnome Extensions to try to get a purple theme, which that mostly worked out. The problem now is, there are multiple things that are in light mode, such as the Calendar,...
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How to change the orange hot corner theme to green, if I don't want to use Yaru-olive?
I changed the GTK theme to Orchis-green-dark, I have an orange theme when pressing ctrl to find my pointer, or at this activities hot corner:
And I want to make them green, like in Yaru-olive, but I ...
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Shell Theme Not Installing Through GNOME Tweaks
I want to install the Rounded-Rectangle-Purple theme for Ubuntu to match the wallpaper I want. However, every time I try to change the theme through GNOME Tweaks, a popup will say it successfully ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 - keyboard indicator on toolbar doesn't change after pressing hotkey
I'm using gnome-tweaks-tool to set an alternative hotkey for changing keyboard layout (Ctrl+Shift). It works - layout changes, but keyboard indicator on top toolbar doesn't change after pressing ...
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GNOME Desktop: Shortcut to move window to "the next screen"
In the Unity desktop (e.g. Ubuntu 16.04) it is possible to create a shortcut (with a Unity tweaking tool) to move the selected window to "the next screen" (or "the other screen").
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Disabling middle-click paste doesn't work
I'm using Ubuntu 20.04 and I cannot disable the middle-click paste feature for some reason.
I've tried it both through the GNOME Tweaks tool and the command line, but to no avail, it just simply doesn'...
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I cannot log in
I've been using Ubuntu for a few weeks and today I modified/tweaked it. I restarted my laptop and now I cannot log in. I try to log in but it takes me back to the log in screen. I don't want to lose ...
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Gnome Tweaks Appearance section layout is messed up
I have no clue how but the Appearance section layout is messed up!
The dropdown boxes' width is stretched and it's causing the Gnome Tweaks left panel to disappear if I decrease the width of the ...
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Gnome Tweaks- Extensions fails to open
The Tweaks app opens with no problems to me, but when it comes to opening the Extensions app, the app instantly crashes, Ubuntu doesnt even prompt me to report a crash and etc. Restarting the GNOME ...
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Warning symbol on the Shell line in Tweaks
I am using Ubuntu 20.04 LTS with Gnome 3.36.8 as shown in About in the Settings program. But Appearance in the Tweaks program, the Shell line shows a warning symbol (⚠) and the shell information is ...
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Move Workspaces Overview to Top in GNOME (like MacOS)
I'm wondering if there's a way to move the Workspaces Overview (GNOME) to the top, like in MacOS. If you don't know what I mean by "workspaces overview," I'm talking about when you go into ...
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GNOME Tweaks > Window Titlebars Settings Don't Work
If I go into GNOME Tweaks > Window Titlebars and change anything in the "Titlebar Buttons" section, nothng works. What I am particularly aiming to do is make the buttons go to the left ...
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User themes is not showing up in extensions menu in Tweaks
My Ubuntu version is 20.04 and I installed tweaks through terminal, then in order to use shell i tried searching for user themes in extensions but unfortunately I am unable to find anything except ...
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Downloaded Icons not showing in the tweaks in Ubuntu 21.10
hi guys I have installed many icons from gnome-look.org/p/1080230 to try on my ubuntu 21.10 but none of them is showing in the gnome-tweak. it shows only the pre-installed icons and there is no option ...