Questions tagged [system-settings]
The Ubuntu System settings is often referred to the GNOME system settings. Use this tag if you have trouble using the System Settings in Ubuntu.
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I cannot turn on the device. I want a solution. What should I do? I try to turn on the device, but it does not work, [closed]
I cannot turn on the device. I want a solution. What should I do? I try to turn on the device, but it does not work, and this message appears constantly, how to solve this
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Ubuntu Studo 22.10 Autostart not starting "desktop entries" and specifies opening executables with executables
In System Settings "Startup and Shutdown" Autostart "application properties" file type application /x-desktop the "Open With" field lists executables for opening desktop ...
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Audio balance messed up after reboot
I'm on Ubuntu 22.04, this happens with an external audio adapter (i-tec USB-C Dual Display Docking Station).
Sometimes after a reboot I only get sound from the right speaker. In the Sound Settings the ...
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Fan control problem in MSI GF75 Thin 9SC
I have just installed Ubuntu 22.04LTS. But in my laptop, fan doesn't work.In Windows OS, I use MSI DRAGON CENTER for controlling fan. But in Ubuntu, I can't find apps or solution to control my fan.
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What software is available to dim the screen brightness and contrast?
Is there any software for Ubuntu 22.04 to dim the screen with control over hue, gamma, saturation, brigthness and contrast?
I work in this desktop environment 10 hours a day so I need a low level of ...
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No access to system settings from GUI in Ubuntu 22.04
I use Ubuntu 22.04 and I have no access to any system settings through my graphical user interface, include display settings, power settings, periphery devices, etc. How can I address this issue.
One ...
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Network settings
I have a problem. When I type ifconfig I only get lo, no trace for ens33.
How can I manage this please ? Thanks.
ps: I put the network adapter into Bridge mode
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Can't open gnome-control-center: gtk_style_context_add_provider_for_screen: assertion 'GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed cannot open display: :1
when I used gnome-control-center it gave me a segfault error, so I tried sudo apt install --reinstall gnome-control-center but nothing changed.
After searching I tried export CLUTTER_BACKEND=gdk ...
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How do I record initial system settings?
I recently purchased a machine that came installed with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. In the course of the initial setup, I noticed a terminal message to the effect of "Would you like to save your initial ...
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How does one change to TV audio output automatically after connecting to HDMI?
I am using Ubuntu 22.04, and every time I connect to my TV through HDMI, I have to manually select the TV to be my sound output. Is there any way for me to automate that?
Headphone pairing ...
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Setting option is missing in Ubuntu 22 after few days
The setting menu was available for few days in Ubuntu 22, however after using it for 1 week the option is now not visible. This happened twice. At first I reinstalled the Ubuntu 22. Again it got ...
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I broke the Gnome Settings –> Background
I was working toward creating a new background image slideshow. I created a new XML pair for the settings and for the slideshow. My proof-of-concept files worked (two images and transitions moving ...
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monitors.xml not found
I have changed the display settings in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. In particular, I have changed the scaling (from 100% and 300%) and rotated to portrait mode. Now, I would like to also adapt the log in screen. ...
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Ubuntu gamepack 20.04 not saving system settings
I installed Ubuntu Gamepack in two computers and none of these is able to save system settings (incluiding taskbar and desktop files) after rebooting the system.
Other files does save, for example, ...
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Ubuntu system settings and command line
I am running on Ubuntu 22.04 desktop and I want to be able to configure the system settings from the command line. A tool like the gnome-control-center is not applicable as it is GUI based. Is there ...
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Can't unlock users settings 22.04
I am trying to unlock the users settings in Ubuntu 22.04. I want to change the user settings to enable auto login. At the top right corner there is an unlock button. Clinking on it does nothing. I ...
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Applying Gnome Wayland display settings monitors.xml via automation / command-line?
Basically, I want to automate changing display settings manually in Gnome Settings. If I am not wrong, it seems that the settings is stored in ~/.config/monitors.xml. So, I guess I could create ...
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"Hook" (callback) for Night Light?
I'd like to sync a Zigbee "smart" light to the Night Light settings (with 22.04 LTS).
What are the internals of this function and is there a way to run a program on any changes or monitor it ...
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Settings is displayed on the top right and is also opened but not displayed in the screen
Tried all the answers, removed gnome-control-center and installed it again, did the killall gnome-control-center answer too, did not work. The settings is opened but it is not displayed. The preview ...
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Which of these devices is actually my ear buds?
*Edit: Brief summary of my questions 1) how do I get a successful connection, 15mins of trying have driven me crazy, and 2) why are there three separate devices being listed? So obviously my main ...
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I've just installed kubeadm, kubelet, kubectl 1.26.0 using apt install command. When I try systemctl status kubelet, I get the following result:
● kubelet.service - kubelet: The Kubernetes Node Agent
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dbus-daemon: libsystemd.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
the version of Ubuntu you're running
20.04LTS
why you were checking on this particular service status (is something broken?
yes, when i run sudo apt update or upgrade i found following error-
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Locked User Account Mouse Settings
I have an ubuntu build where I have a root account that only admins can access and then there is a user account with no root privileges that has autologin on and I have changed the permissions on most ...
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How to restore Ubuntu Desktop setting that's missing in Ubuntu 22.10?
I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 22.10 from Ubuntu 22.04 via command line. I could see 'Ubuntu Desktop' option in settings is missing and is displaying as
Missing Settings Ubuntu
How can I restore this ...
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Troubleshooting audio for HyperX headset
I am running Ubuntu 22.04 and have a HyperX Cloud Alpha S 7.1 surround headset.
Initially, everything was working perfectly and I could use the 7.1 surround settings. Since a couple months, I can only ...
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How to get to the settings panel in 22.10
To put the question into context, I updated from 20.04 to 22.10 and the gear icon area looks like this:
I don't know if this is the way it should be (Also do not know why it things I have a laptop ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 safely exit emergency mode
Uhm, I run into trouble attempting a rollback of packages installed today.
I executed this:
grep "2022-10-20.*.install " /var/log/dpkg.log | awk '{ print $4 }' | cut -d: -f1 | xargs sudo apt-...
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Controlling the choices of when the display sleeps [duplicate]
I'm on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
In Settings -> Power, there is the Power Saving - Blank Screen option. It has a variety of choices from 1 to 15 minutes plus never.
Is the list of choices configurable? I'd ...
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Touchpad settings not showing up Ubuntu 22.04
After having to fix some display manager settings (issues with gdm3 & lightdm) my touchpad two finger scroll stopped working.
I checked the settings and figured out the touchpad setting are ...
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How to disable Save-As Dialog dropdown menu?
When I go to save stuff, a dropdown appears that I want to disable. I never use the dropdown and it gets in the way of functional use by requiring additional clicks to get rid of it.
How can I disable ...
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Using number pad for keyboard shortcuts not working
I'm on ubuntu 20.04. I can't use the 4, 8, 6 and 2 keys for shortcuts on my numberpad. I'm using the keyboards shortcuts section in settings. Using something like 7 for shortcut actually performs the '...
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How to check which bluetooth card is being used and how to change it?
My motherboard has integrated WiFi and Bluetooth.
I bought a newer WiFi card (includes Bluetooth) and connected it via
PCIe.
Under the WiFi settings I can clearly see two options matching the ...
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System Settings window is not accessible
System setting iconI am using 18.04, and system settings window is not accessible but icon is appearing. I have tried every method available on askubuntu but none of them is working. How can I fix ...
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Why won't Settings Open 22.04
Tried to fresh reinstall because of grub issues and it not recognizing windows yadda yadda yadda. And now, Settings just doesn't open. It tries to. Then it just silently crashes.
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Ubuntu 22.04 display color calibration problem
Preface. I just upgraded to Ubuntu 22.04 from 20.04 and wish to use my SpyderX colorimer to calibrate my two displays (one is laptop built-in, the other is Philips 273V on HDMI).
On 20.04 the SpyderX ...
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How can I prevent Programs to change my sound settings?
I use Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS and I have trouble with my sound settings.
In my work, I use various tools for online meetings like Teams, Zoom, Slack and Webex.
The microphone is connected to a Dell ...
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Can't install keytouch on Ubuntu 22.04
I am very new to Ubuntu (I just installed it), and I'm having some issues with the keyoboard.
I have a Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 v1.0 (US International layout), but I can't install ...
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Missing user management settings on Xubuntu
User management settings are missing in my Xubuntu installation.
As described in Xubuntu documentation it should be under Users and Groups but I don't have this item.
I'm using Xubuntu 22.04 and I did ...
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The Gnome Control center (system settings ) app on ubuntu 20.04 crashes when I try to change network settings like : DNS or ipv6
Basically the title says it all if you need more info tell me I really hope I can fix this im guessing it’s because of the network manager but I’m new to Linux and really don’t know
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Can we set our user profile picture in settings as a GIF?
When going to "Users" in Settings, we have an option to set our user profile picture in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Is there any way we can set it up as a GIF?
Thanks.
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Ubuntu 22.04 gnome-control-center or Gnome system Settings not opening
New, and updated, installation of Ubuntu 22.04 on a Asus K52J Pc (2010). The gnome-control-center (aka Gnome system Settings) is not opening.
I can see the icon on the left bar, and if I right-click ...
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How can I change all these settings from my Ubuntu Bash Terminal?
I have Ubuntu 20.04 system. My windowing system is X11. Here is my settings dialog box :
I have often noticed that I can't change all the settings from terminal alone. I have to use the mouse many ...
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Keyboard-layout changes on login screen - only after "manually" logging out
Weirdly, my keyboard layout changes from qwerty to qwertz on the login screen after logging out of a session. Which makes it a bit weird to enter a password that contains special characters. It's ...
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Why cant I turn on high performance ubuntu 22.04 stock setting
I used to use a third-party CPU controller when I was using Ubuntu 20.04, and it was a terrible experience, but now the performance settings have been introduced to 22.04, and I can't even turn it on?
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Can't save network connections after editing (DNSCrypt)
I'm trying to setup DNSCrypt on Xubuntu 20.04.4. I've actually had it done once, just a few minutes ago, but I removed it when I was double checking it was functioning correctly.
Now as I try to ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 No Bluethooth Found
I have PC with wifi/bluethooth card. The wifi works fine. The bluetooth was fine but today it does not work on my ubuntu and restarting does not work. On the ubuntu 20.04 setting GUI, it displays:
No ...
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How to change Date language to English while using a different Format?
I'm running Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS with Language set to English (US) and Formats set to Deutschland. Everything works fine, except for the name of months in dates, e.g.
drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4,0K Mär ...
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Change keyboard shortcut
I use Ubuntu 20.4. My Zoom In and Zoom Out settings are disabled. Still, when I press Ctrl+ and Ctrl- key combinations, I get Zoom In and Zoom Out. This interferes with the Zoom functionality of the ...
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Fixed the changes
I have changed everything like Ubuntu settings logo, etc/apt/sources.list file's details , screenfetch/neofetch logo or even Ubuntu boot logo,login screen logo... Everything via customize terminal ...
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Why folders and files disappear suddently
Hi I do not know why all folders and files disappear. Please see the below screenshot. In order to confirm the Ubuntu system still can work well, I created another file "test.tet". As we can ...
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