Questions tagged [search]
Generic term to indicate a user initiated search
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How to search for source packages?
I can use aptitude to search for packages using a search term. For example, to search for all packages whose name begins with Foo:
$ aptitude search Foo*
However, this listing does not include ...
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Searching multiple PDF documents with Recoll
On windows, I use Foxit reader's advanced search to look up terms in multiple PDF documents in a directory.
I like how flawless and quick it is moving from one document to another and from one search ...
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"Open containing folder" from Activities search
Using Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS.
If I use the Super key to search for a file, the path of the containing folder is displayed on screen, but there seems to be no way to either open the containing folder ...
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SearchMonkey - exclude folders
How to exclude folders from being search in SearchMonkey?
Can't see such a feature in neither Advanced nor Options.
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How to run full text search on help pages offline (from Yelp / gnome-help or something other)?
I have both Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS installed.
I want to search for documentation and read it off-line (as it is included to the installed packages in /usr/share/help and other ...
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Search bar not showing results
Dash doesn't show any results but the results are being generated in the background since when I press enter I get the first result opened (see screenshot, if I press enter it would open Terminal).
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How come that compiz knows/cares about searches in firefox?
While looking at the output of journalctl -f I noticed that apparently compiz is notified about (and logs) every search I make in the entry bar (or the search bar) in Firefox (but not in Chromium).
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Gnome shell overview search does not search directories indexed by tracker
Running a very recent install of GNOME Shell 3.10 on Ubuntu 14.04. the command-line tracker search tools work very well but the overview search in the GNOME Shell does not search the filesystem. ...
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GNOME Activities does not show all files during search
The GNOME Shell Activities does not search all directories and searches only within recent files.
Language: English (United States)
Formats: España = Spain
Input sources: Spanish
Trying to change my ...
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Integrating Fsearch into dolphin file manager
Is there any way to integrate Fsearch prgoram into the dolphin file manager as a plugin so that it can view files within dolphin rather than a seperate window?
Best regards.
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How can I configure GNOME so that it searches EXIF data?
I would like to be able to search all my images metadata when searching via Nautilus or Activities. So far I have not been able to do anything more than search image file names.
I know that GNOME ...
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Recoll as gnome search provider
I'd like to use the recoll index as a search provider in gnome 3. That is, instead of opening recoll and entering my search terms, I'd like to hit super, get gnome overview, enter my search terms and ...
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gnome super button doesn't search files
In Unity, the key combination "Super+F" finds files by name (even partial name) with no trouble, but in gnome, pressing "super" and then searching works for applications and folders (among other ...
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Synapse Application search bar indicator?
I would like to synapse search bar indicator on ubuntu 16.04.
I am using the following command, but its not working:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/apps
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ...
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Combined address/search bar in firefox
For a long time on Windows and OSX, Firefox has had combined search and address bar without recourse to any addon. I am running Ubuntu and the search and address bar is separate and I can't find any ...
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Chromium Prediction service not working in ubuntu 12.04?
Chromium omnibar doesn't show prediction whenever i type something. I checked the settings, prediction service is checked there.
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Where can I find logs of all media files played/accessed by a user?
I have a bit of a conundrum.
Yesterday I was organizing some home video archives, and I accidentally moved a file into the wrong folder of about 3000 other clips, before copying said folder onto a new ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 - Index content of PDF, DOCX etc. for search
Would be handy if I could easily search the content of my documents such as PDF and DOC files. Preferably the files should be indexed to search faster.
So far I tried Recoll from the Snap store. ...
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Ubuntu GUI Software Center (Snap store) very slow when searching
My Ubuntu Software center (Snap Store) is very slow when searching software, even when the software is not available. I using it logged in and tried several mirrors (local, USA, Europe) and the ...
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Icons are stretched after upgrade to 20.04
I upgraded to 20.04 earlier. One problem I couldn't find information about is that when large icons are used (Application and search), the icons are stretched - they appear too tall and overlap with ...
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Enabling recursive subfolder search when opening files in applications on Ubuntu 20.04
I've just installed Ubuntu 20.04 and Sublime Text on a Lenovo T530 for php development.
I was previously using Ubuntu 18.04 with Sublime to work on our codebase which has several sub-directories. My ...
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How do you get kate to show the path to each file it finds?
When using kate to search for a file or a folder, how do you get it to show the path to each item it finds?
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Search for similar (non-exact-duplicate) files in a directory
Is there a command in Linux to recursively search a directory and find files that are similar to each other in content (name doesn't matter)? Perhaps using the levenshtein string distance.
fdupes is ...
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What command does Ctrl+C execute?
I want to create a shortcut in Ubuntu which would open new tab and search for selected text in Firefox. For example, if I get some error I would select it press the shortcut and the new search would ...
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Upgraded Ubuntu 19.10 -> 20.04 and my search bar is now BROKEN can't find apps etc
I just upgraded from 19.10 to 20.04 and now everything has disappeared when I click the dash search. This makes it impossible to get to software etc...
I tried all the usual
sudo apt-get update, ...
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Apps Name truncated in Ubuntu 18.04
This question has already been asked.
I am hoping for the answer that I want. In the answer to that question some extension has been suggested, I do not want any extension but to show all the apps ...
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Apache don't work on /media
My Apache is configured to listen 127.0.0.1.
But, only 127.0.1.1 works with Apache Page, and "localhost" works too.
Searching on logs files, I found it:
AH00035: access to / denied (filesystem path '/...
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How can I use exotic file search parameters like in Windows Explorer?
Windows Explorer allows for very specific file searching parameters such as framerate=≥30 or width:1600.
For each of these columns, a search parameter can be set:
This is the beginning of the list. ...
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Tracker not indexing file contents
I am new to Ubuntu and gnome3...
I have a clean install of 17.10 and activated the shell extensions (tracker-search and tracker-search-provider).
But when I search something (don't know, how the ...
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Search function in "Open files" dialog has gone missing in any browser
When I, for instance, want to upload an e-mail attachment in a browser, I click "attach" and then a file dialog opens, which is the same in bot Chrome and Firefox, and probably any browser in Ubuntu.
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Unity search doesn't find all files (16.04 LTS)
Why does Dash fail in finding files sometimes? I'm getting annoyed by this. First it was freshly installed apps, now it literally does not allocate the file next to the one it finds.
If you look at ...
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Is there a good way to tag files and directories?
I have files and directories stored in multiple ways, some at my home directory, some in Dropbox and some in TrueCrypt volume files. I would like to be able to add tags to files and directories such ...
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how to make the dash search for ODT files' contents?
I tested creating an ODT file and searching for a word inside the file.
As far as I can tell, the ubuntu dash cannot search inside ODT files.
But maybe I missed an option/there is some indexing and ...
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Search capability does not work since upgrade to 14.04
When I do a search (Ctrl+F) in LibreOffice Writer only one letter is accepted, like in some sort of overwrite mode.
The same happens, for example, in gedit.
However a Ctrl+F search from the browser ...
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forward slash to search in evince removed with upgrade to 14.04
It used to be the case (pre 14.04) that one could search a PDF with the forward slash, then cycle through the results with F3. Seemingly now that has been removed - I can only manage to search with ...
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Dash search does not find all of my files
For example:
I create the file X.odt and then export it as pdf.
After I click on dash search (the files filter is active) X.
The X.odt appears with no problem but the X.pdf does not.
That happens ...
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Search results in GNOME Shell 3.8
I have two users on my Ubuntu 13.04. Both use GNOME Shell 3.8 from the PPA. The problem I have is that with one of my user, the search tool in GNOME Shell does not work well. For example, searching ...
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Program for managing "Profiles" (Home, work...)
I'm looking for a program that manage profiles for System settings like Network, Displays, Mouse, Power etc. For example: One profile for work to enable new Proxy Settings, setting Brightness and turn ...
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Problem with documents in Dash
I need help in this problem: I have changed my username (in all the config files like shadow, user, group, etc.) from osca to oscar.
Of course, I've changed the /home/osca directory to /home/oscar as ...
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Download directly to starred folders?
I would like to download files from Firefox directly to folders that are starred. Currently it opens up a window that doesn't have that option, and also doesn't allow for single click opening like in ...
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Reverse search fails when commands are present in bash_history
Ubuntu 22.04, from terminal I type ctrl+r and mosquitto_sub it finds mosquitto_sub --help and nothing else. But:
# cat .bash_history | grep mosquitto_sub
mosquitto_sub --help
mosquitto_sub -t foo1/# -...
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Brightness control keys don't work on Ubuntu 20.04
Pressing brightness increase button opens the search bar which used to open after pressing ctrl+F in Ubuntu 20.04. Brightness decrease key does not work. I am controlling brightness from the settings. ...
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Search in file explorer got stuck in Ubuntu 22.10
I upgraded to Ubuntu 22.10 a few days ago from 22.04. In 22.10, I have encountered few errors. The most prominent one is error in file or directory search in the default Ubuntu Files app. Every time I ...
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Windows Search Box on XFCE
I am trying to replicate Windows on Ubuntu Focal. I cannot find any equivalents for a XFCE panel plugin. I am trying to look as close as this:
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Finding a custom $PATH executable in the activities overview
I start most applications by opening the "activities overview" with the super key, typing the (start of the) name and hitting enter once the first search result is the correct app. This ...
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Show Chrome Bookmarks and History in Ubuntu System search
I want Ubuntu system search and find results in my Chrome Bookmarks and History in order to quickly navigate to them. At the end I want to press super key, start typing the title of my chrome bookmark ...
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Segmentation fault (core dumped) / File Manager Search Bar
OS: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS 64 bits
Gnome Version: 3.36.8
Kernel Version: 5.11.0-40-generic
When I type something on file manager, the window simply crash.
I opened the file manager via command line with ...
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Problem opening Catfish: 'get_geometry'?
I'm running Ubuntu 21.04. I've been using the Catfish search tool successfully for a while on 20.04 but since I updated to 21.04 it fails to open. (I've tried reinstalling it a few times, no different)...
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Nautilus search-as-you-type layout (language) independent
It is very handy to have a search-as-you-type be automatically adopted to any keyboard layout available on the computer. So you do not have to switch between the languages when you are surfing your ...
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Is it possible to drag and drop from a search box in Catfish?
I have many terabytes of data to sort and am using Catfish with Thunar 1.6 using Xfce 4.12 in Ubuntu 18.04.
I can find everything I'm looking for with no problem, however some files are 10 sub-...
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