Questions tagged [gtk-2]
The gtk-2 tag has no usage guidance.
58
questions
0
votes
0
answers
308
views
Proxychains4 and Tor
this is my first question so I will do my best to make it good. It's a bit of a doozy. I have seen other people ask about the same issue but they did not get this far in their troubleshooting.
I am on ...
0
votes
0
answers
635
views
Unable to initialize gtk+, is DISPLAY set properly
error:- The exe is made on wxWidget & use for only input/output purpose, but it shows an error on virtual terminal or server: Unable to initialize gtk+, is DISPLAY set properly? I'm super worried. ...
0
votes
1
answer
257
views
GTK2 applications broken after upgrade to 22.04
After I upgraded to Ubuntu 22.04 the rendering of GTK2 applications (e.g. GIMP & Chromium) is totally broken. GTK3 applications on the other hand are working fine.
This is gtk-demofrom gtk2.0-...
- 13
0
votes
0
answers
2k
views
How to safely remove gtk2.0 from ubuntu 20.04
I've just installed gtk2 by typing: sudo apt install gtk2.0,
./configure of one package asked for this gtk2
now I don't need it and I want to remove it, when I type: sudo apt remove gtk2.0, I got:
The ...
- 76
3
votes
0
answers
122
views
Is it possible to use different color for a minimized window taskbar button? Any theme that does?
I use Fbpanel as my panel. It uses GTK2 for theming. I would like to know which windows are minimized by a quick glance at the taskbar.
Below, GIMP's icon background is green because GIMP has focus, ...
- 81
0
votes
0
answers
91
views
Is it possible to have an invisible desktop
Note, I've rephrased my question below in edit 2.
I really like Ubuntu 20.04s desktop system, I am however looking to make a small script to add some functionality to my system and was wondering it is ...
- 493
0
votes
1
answer
408
views
GTK2 theme broken after X/Plasma crash
Today my Kubuntu 20.04 Plasma desktop crashed. Probably the X server crashed, because I was suddenly brought back to the sddm login screen, just like I had pressed Ctrl+Alt+Backspace (but I did not).
...
- 301
1
vote
1
answer
1k
views
Problem when trying to install Driconf
I have a problem trying to install Driconf
*** Warning: importing GTK version 2 doesn't work.
*** Warning: DRIconf will probably not work for the above reason(s).
if anyone could help me I would be ...
7
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Adding scrollbar arrows to Adwaita (default) on GTK2 apps
I am using Ubuntu 22.10 Desktop. I have only the default themes installed on my system. Currently, I am using Adwaita (default) which does not have arrows at the two ends of vertical or horizontal ...
- 11.7k
1
vote
0
answers
7k
views
E: Unable to locate package libgtk2.0-dev
I get the following error:
E: Unable to locate package libgtk2.0-dev
E: Couldn't find any package by glob 'libgtk2.0-dev'
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'libgtk2.0-dev'
In trying to install:
...
- 4,625
6
votes
1
answer
2k
views
How to get normal Ubuntu orange color in window titlebar using Human-Clearlooks theme?
I have Ubuntu MATE 18.04 LTS installed. Previously I got this problem on MATE 17.10.
I like old-fashioned Human-Clearlooks theme, so I installed human-theme package.
But it has strange silver ...
- 101k
2
votes
1
answer
2k
views
17.04: using matplotlib with GTK-based backend?
On a new 17.04 Ubuntu system, with python and python-matplotlib, I wanted to plot using the Matplotlib GTKAgg or GTKCairo backends. This works nicely in 16.04, but is broken in 17.04, as a result of ...
- 779
0
votes
1
answer
284
views
is it POSSIBLE to downgrade 17.04 to Gtk-2?
I have a critical eclipse-based app that is not playing well with Gtk-3; product support says they've received many issues that are solved by downgrading.
Is it possible to downgrade Zesty to Gtk-2? ...
- 81
2
votes
1
answer
3k
views
python3 and opencv error
I have some errors with python3 when I want to use opencv. It works well with python2 but not python3.
import cv2
import numpy as np
img = cv2.imread('test.jpg')
print(img)
cv2.imshow('image',img)
...
- 123
6
votes
2
answers
14k
views
Unable to install libgtk2.0-dev on ubuntu 16.04
While installing libgtk2.0-dev i'm receiving following error:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. ...
- 211
36
votes
2
answers
122k
views
error while loading shared libraries: libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0: No such file or directory
My OS is Ubuntu 14.04. I am trying to download a a 3.6.x firefox version. I've gotten this one.
According to the README, all I have to do is unpack, enter the folder and run ./firefox. However, I get ...
- 461
2
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Desktop icon foreground text is way offset
I'm not sure where I need to go to tweak this icon text being so far offset. Please see the screenshot below:
I'm using Xubuntu 16.04 64-bit with Arc theme and Paper icon theme.
EDIT: This happens ...
- 151
3
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Separate icon sets for GTK+2 and GTK+3 applications on Kubuntu
I use the Breeze Dark theme on Kubuntu, which also works perfectly with GTK+2 applications, but it's not fully supported on GTK+3 applications like Firefox yet.
Because of that, I've set my system to ...
user562675
8
votes
2
answers
4k
views
Can I choose to not sort directories before files on file open dialogs?
I would prefer to not have directories sorted before files within the file open/save dialogs. I would like everything sorted by modification date regardless of file or directory.
I have done a fair ...
- 2,192
2
votes
0
answers
310
views
Software updater can't load in MATE 16.04
I applied some theme just after installing Ubuntu MATE 16.04.
Now the software updater doesn't show up when called from the menu.
This is what it say in the terminal :
(update-manager:5977): Gtk-...
- 2,020
1
vote
2
answers
6k
views
Force LibreOffice 5.1.2.2 to use gtk2 instead of gtk3?
I have LibreOffice Version: 5.1.2.2, Build ID: 1:5.1.2-0ubuntu1 running on Lubuntu 16.04 LTS. It defaults to gtk3, but I want to know if I can switch it to gtk2 instead as hinted by comment #7 in ...
- 43.4k
32
votes
2
answers
184k
views
How to install gtk+2.0
When I enter the command
sudo apt-get install gtk+2.0
I get Output is like this:
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'gir1.2-spice-client-gtk-2.0' for regex 'gtk+-2.0'
Note, selecting ...
- 429
2
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Why do I have two versions of gtk installed?
Using following command to see what version of gtk my system is using: apt-cache policy libgtk2.0-0 libgtk-3-0
It says:
libgtk2.0-0:
Installed: 2.24.27-0ubuntu1
Candidate: 2.24.27-0ubuntu1
...
- 583
1
vote
1
answer
2k
views
GTK3 and GTK2 tooltip background color difference
I changed the tool tip background color setting in my current theme Ambiance for gtk-2 and gtk-3.0.
Even though I used the same color code #f5f5c5 the tool tip background color in eclipse and gedit(...
- 2,283
0
votes
1
answer
1k
views
What is the purpose of /usr/share/themes/Raleigh?
Lubuntu 14.04.3 LTS fully updated.
What purpose does the Raleigh folder serve?
$ ls -AlR /usr/share/themes/Raleigh
/usr/share/themes/Raleigh:
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 24 06:32 gtk-2.0
...
- 43.4k
2
votes
1
answer
2k
views
DDS plugin for GIMP
So I'm tyring to install this DDS plug in for gimp. I've done it before, but on this fresh install of Ubuntu I'm failing.
I extract the archive, then type make. This results in:
joel@Zetes:~/gimp-...
- 73
1
vote
1
answer
19k
views
Run Python script with root privileges (not from terminal)
How can I run a Python script which, upon execution, brings up a dialog prompting the user for his root password - so that the script is run as root, being able to make changes to files within the /......
- 17.7k
1
vote
0
answers
348
views
What are the advantages of using GTK3 and GTK+3 over GTK-2?
I'm creating a utility program for Ubuntu in Python using GTK-2 and have been told by several people to use GTK3.
Why would I want to do so, and would are the advantages of using it instead of GTK-2?
- 17.7k
2
votes
1
answer
1k
views
How can I use --gdk-debug with GTK2 programs?
I want to view the GDK events received by a GTK 2 program (Xournal) for debugging purposes, which should be possible by passing the option --gdk-debug=events). However, the option apparently is passed ...
- 41
0
votes
1
answer
156
views
gimp source build error g_module_build_path
I m trying to build gimp 2.8 from source, all dependencies are me but now while if "make" on it it gives this error:
/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-x11-2.0.so: error: undefined reference to
'...
- 115
1
vote
1
answer
2k
views
LispWorks PE (installation) on Ubuntu 14.10 (64bit)
I have problem with personal edition installation and launch on UBUNTU 14.10 (64bit).
Thank you for your advice.
My installation steps:
Downloaded files from lispworks homepage: lwlper-licence.sh, ...
- 1,947
1
vote
1
answer
2k
views
Editing Raleigh GTK theme
There's the default GTK theme in XFCE called Raleigh. I would like to change the dark blue color (#4b6983) to something different. But if I go to /usr/share/themes/Raleigh/gtk-2.0/ and take a look at ...
- 11
2
votes
1
answer
3k
views
How to change bgcolor of active tab in chrome/chromium?
This question complements the question How to change web browser's tab bar background color or image?
It seems changing the whole tab bar bgcolor is not difficult, but how about changing the bgcolor ...
- 11.1k
3
votes
1
answer
138
views
dump gtk2 elements to png
i want do dump every gtk2 element in single png files. So that i can analyze them for creating gtk3 themes. This questions is only about the way how to dump every element like buttons scrollbars etc ...
- 352
0
votes
1
answer
998
views
How to revert from Gtk3 to Gtk2 indicators in xfce4-panel?
When with Saucy, I used this tutorial to have gtk3 indicators in xfce4-panel:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Roadmap/Specifications/Saucy/Gtk3Indicators
Now I upgraded to Trusty and I see a messed ...
- 11.1k
1
vote
1
answer
4k
views
Using the Themes in the Repository (14.04)
Ubuntu's unity-tweak-tool only has three themes, Ambiance, Highcontrast, and Radiance.
The repository appears to have quiet a few. I installed gnome-themes-ubuntu via Synaptic. The description ...
- 25.2k
2
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Consistency of GTK2 menus with GTK3
As mentioned in an OMG! Ubuntu! post, menus and toolbars of GTK3 apps are fixed in Ubuntu themes. But there’s still an inconsistency in Ubuntu theming between GTK2 and GTK3 menus where GTK2 apps don’t ...
- 5,934
0
votes
1
answer
2k
views
How to import and export database from SQL SERVER to MYSQL SERVER vice versa in mono2.2 with gtksharp2.10 in ubuntu?
hy,
I am new guy in mono developer. i m using mono developer 2.2 with gtk#2.0.
i want develop desktop application in mono. i have to import database which having in SQL SERVER on web server and I ...
- 101
0
votes
0
answers
271
views
What is the correct way to install Adwaita theme on Ubuntu 12.04? [duplicate]
I want to have Adwaita theme on Ubuntu 12.04. On my previous installation I had it in unity right after installing gnome3 shell. Gtk2 apps didn't have tabs like what it would be expected on Gtk3 and ...
- 5,232
1
vote
0
answers
528
views
Virt-Manager-0.10.0 - GTK3
Every time when I try to start virt-manager-0.10.0 I get the following error:
Error starting virtual machine manager: Requiring namespace 'GTK' version '2.0', but '3.0' is already loaded
The exact ...
- 273
2
votes
1
answer
116
views
PyGTK 2 GTK 2 alternative to STYLE_CLASS_PRIMARY_TOOLBAR
In GTK3 toolbar context style can be set to Gtk.STYLE_CLASS_PRIMARY_TOOLBAR to make it look native in Ubuntu, but in GTK2 there is no Toolbar.get_style_context() method and no ...
- 23
2
votes
1
answer
2k
views
GTK2 applications are not themed correctly
On my Ubuntu 13.04 machine suddenly all GTK2 applications (like Firefox, LibreOffice etc.) are not themed anymore (I am using Ubuntu's Standard theme). Instead, they are shown with this ugly old ...
- 6,306
0
votes
1
answer
1k
views
config can't find libgtk2
I tried installing PCSXR from codeplex, since the software center version won't work for me. When I used the ./configure command, it eventually showed an error when searching for GTK2:
checking for ...
- 464
0
votes
1
answer
2k
views
GIMP 2.8 themes aren't applying after I select them
I want apply themes to GIMP 2.8
In particular I want it to look like Photoshop (now at least)
I tried putting in a GTK2 theme in the themes folder under .gimp in my home and placing the gtkrc file ...
- 7,908
1
vote
1
answer
501
views
Programs look ugly with ClearLooks-Phenix theme, how to fix?
Some programs on Firefox seem to become unthemed when I use ClearLooks-Phenix on Ubuntu 13.04.
This didn't happen on 12.04, and it seemed to be triggered by some update.
What could have caused it?
- 4,227
4
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Difference between GTK and Gnome [closed]
I am new to Linux OS. Can some body help to understand the difference between GNOME and GTK+?
- 2,283
3
votes
0
answers
3k
views
How can I theme the Pidgin conversation window?
I have been looking for a way to theme the Pidgin conversation window to match my Ubuntu (12.10) theme. I have tracked it down to the gtkrc-2.0 (gtkrc-3.0?) file and now know that if a customized ...
- 131
4
votes
2
answers
4k
views
Is there any Gtk+ 3 port of the Redmond theme?
I have the gtk2 version of Redmond installed, but it doesn't work for programs using gtk3. Redmond looks like this:
Or are there any gtk3 themes similar to redmond?
- 993
2
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Ambiance GTK theme customisation *just* for one user
Is it possible to customise the appearance of the Ambiance theme just for one user?
I have read about the possibility of doing this:
sudo vim /usr/share/themes/Ambiance/gtk-2.0/gtkrc
but could ...
- 1,241
2
votes
1
answer
378
views
gtk2 menus are slow
My PC runs ubuntu 12.04 with gnome-shell. Some time ago after an upgrade the menus in gtk2 apps became slow, i.e. there's a delay while opening the context menu in synaptic, claws-mail, etc. gtk2 apps....
- 211