Questions tagged [ubuntu-dock]
A customizable dock shipped with Ubuntu with Ubuntu 17.10 and later. The Dock contains icons of running and favorite applications and a Show Applications icon.
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How do I disable the green circle (notification counter) in the dock? [duplicate]
23.04 brought notification counters which I don’t like as they are now. How do I disable just them?
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Ubuntu dock (auto hide) won't show in VNC session
Using Ubuntu 22.04 with the auto hide dock feature enabled, while connecting remotly to my computer (referenced earlier) using VNC Viewer the dock won't appear on mouse hover.
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Ubuntu dock: configuring icon preview behaviour
This has been bugging me for months. Ubuntu 22.04, default install and behaviour.
Assume that I have 3 instances of an application running (a browser, for example). The icon in the dock shows 3 dots; ...
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ubuntu_22 : ROS2_humble :/usr/include/pcl_conversions/pcl_conversions.h:fatal error: pcl/conversions.h: No such file or directory
Recently I started working in ROS2, while using some of pcl function I face below error.
For #include <pcl_conversions/pcl_conversions.h>
I am getting the fatal error
/usr/include/...
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Independent multi-monitor dock configuration
I have GNOME version 42.5 and multi-monitor setup. Is it possible to have an independent configurations for a dock for each monitor. For example to have a dock on left on the left monitor and on ...
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Ubunu 22.04 LTS dual monitors - Applications launched on a dock are minimized only on that dock
I have 2 monitors and have used the ubuntu built-in settings to replicate the dock on the second monitor. I noticed two things I like to report about the docks on multi monitors_
It seems that each ...
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When I login I get this icon on my dock everytime. Don't know how to remove, quitting it from the dock doesn't work. I am new linux user bdw
I try quitting it with the menu bar and dock but it doesn't work.
I am attaching the screenshot for the dock icon which is present every time i login.
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Ubuntu dock active app highlight issue
I am using ubuntu 22.04 LTS and sometime the active apps look like below image.
Is it a bug?
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Disable overview on startup not working when booting without display connected
We configured an intel nuc 10 with Ubuntu 22.04.1, X11 mode (disabled Wayland), autologin active, autostart application Firefox on specific url.
This works fine when a "normal boot" is done: ...
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How to have multiple Firefox profiles with separate dock icons on Ubuntu 22.10?
Installed Ubuntu 22.10 and as I finish reconfiguring the system to my liking I'm finding that my Firefox desktop shortcuts are no longer grouping properly under their separate dock icons; example:
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Switching between same application windows with scroll wheel on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Dock
I searched a lot and couldn't really find an answer how to switch between windows of the same application in the Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Dock (See screenshot).
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Configure gsettings (based on answers ...
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Show app as indicator
I want to see an app as an app indicator (eg. like discord indicator) instead of a full app in the dock. Is there anyway to do so?
There might be an extention but I can't find any.
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Is it possible to change the application button on Ubuntu Dock (22.04 LTS Desktop)
I'm planning to change the icon of Show Applications, by any chance, how can I customize the icon on the Ubuntu Dock?
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open a new window using middle click on icons on Dock
I just installed Ubuntu 22.04 and Nemo.
How to make it open a new Nemo's window when I middle click the icon on the Dock?
It works for nautilus.
Thanks a lot
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How to show/hide mounted drives in Ubuntu dock (left panel) in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
How to show mounted or unmounted drives in Ubuntu LTS 22.04?
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Ubuntu 22.04 dock with extra space between the left edge of the screen and icons
I just installed Ubuntu 22.04.
The application icons on the dock are left-padded from the left edge of the screen.
This setting does not let me open an application by clicking it by passing easily the ...
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Windows keep overlapping with dock when maximized
After I updated Ubuntu to 22.04 I've started experiencing this annoying behaviour where application windows randomly overflow their width and slip beneath the dock; that area becomes invisible and ...
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Did feedback in dock that application is starting in Ubuntu 22.04 disappear?
I just upgraded from 20.04 to 22.04 and getting used to subtle differences. One of those differences is that when I click an app icon in the Dock it used to move a little as to signal that the app is ...
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Hiding icons from the Ubuntu Dock
I wonder how can I hide the icons on the right in Ubuntu 22.04.1.
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Dock and home and trash folder from previous installation show up
I recently had to re-install Ubuntu 20.04 due to a Wifi issue and had no way to access via Ethernet. I didn't choose the complete wipe out disk option and after installation was completed, the dock is ...
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The "Show Applications" menu, and Ubuntu Dock
So if I am trying to make Ubuntu look like mac, sometimes I want to get rid of the dock. After disabling the "Ubuntu Dock" extension, I get no dock, but when I hit the Super Key/ Windows Key,...
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Logo only partly displayed in dock, 100% transparent
I have some apps that do not displayed correctly in the dock of my ubuntu 20.04 which I run on a standalone desktop PC.
The icon is shown with 100% transparency. That means the icon is there, it ...
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Touch to click with touchscreen not working properly on Ubuntu 22.04, worked fine on 20.04
Just yesterday I updated from Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04. Almost everything went really well however there seems to be an annoying issue with my touch screen popping up that wasn't there before. I'm using ...
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How to disable dock in some apps in Ubuntu
I've enabled the "Auto-hide the Dock" option in settings. So the dock pops out when I move the cursor down. But it is very useless in some applications.
How can I fully disable the dock in ...
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When upgrading an Ubuntu Server instance with ubuntu-desktop-minimal package to 22.04, Dock disappears
After upgrading an Ubuntu Server instance with the ubuntu-desktop-minimal package installed to 22.04, the Dock disappears and won't come back
Failed attempts to remedy this
choosing to disable and ...
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How to show all windows side by side on icon hover (Like in windows)
I have just started using Ubuntu and wondering if I can show all windows on hover for an application.
I have attached the image of how it is now. eg I have 2 Chrome windows open and I have to click on ...
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No new messege badge counters on Slack application icon in the Ubuntu dock
I use Ubuntu 21.10 and Slak 4.24.0. But badge counters do not work and do not appear on Slack in the Ubuntu dock even if someone mentioned my name or sent me a direct message.
At the same time badge ...
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After reboot, 20.04.4LTS left side app icons missing and show applications 9 dot doesn't do any thing when clicked on
20/04.4LTS, file maint was a poor choice of words,since all the application icons were missing, just needed to open web browser, I Go to dash & type f, I open fire fox,the left side icons return,...
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Ubuntu 20.04: Dual monitor docks - set them in center of both monitors
After setting the dock on both monitors, I would like to change its position:
Left side for the Right monitor
Right side for the Left monitor
Is there any way to achieve that ?
Thank you.
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Why some Icons, when fixed in the Dock, open as new Icons instead of on top of the existing Icon?
So, I created some .desktop files and put then in my .local/share/applications to open electron apps that I created with Nativefier. Those apps appear just fine in the applications menu, and I can fix ...
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What do these Dash-to-Dock click-actions actually do?
What do the following options for the click behavior for Ubuntu Dock (i.e. Dash-to-Dock) do?
'minimize-or-overview'
'previews'
'minimize-or-previews'
'focus-or-previews'
'focus-minimize-or-previews'
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Why do dash to dock icons disappear after sleep mode? Ubuntu 21.10
After entering in sleep mode, when I log back in again, the icons in the dock have disappeared. I'm using Dash to Dock extension.
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Removing "Rubbish Bin" from Ubuntu Dock on 21.10
I would like to remove the new "Rubbish Bin" entry that has been added to the Ubuntu Dock on 21.10. I can't see any settings anywhere or any other way of removing it.
Is there maybe a dconf ...
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How to show progress in dock icon?
How can I show application progress in a dock icon?
My native GTK3 application which runs on Ubuntu has an icon that appears in the the Ubuntu dock when the application is running. The application ...
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Float dash to dock
I use dash to dock instead of ubuntu dock. Is there a way to keep dash to dock floating? Like the dock below?
My dash to dock:
The kind of dock that I want:
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Missing Dock in Ubuntu 20.04 after sudo apt upgrade and restart
I did sudo apt upgrade and restarted Ubuntu 20.04 system. However, after login the Dock is missing from the desktop environment. The Dock does appear on the left edge of the monitor when I press the ...
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How can I keep the dock over other applications?
Disclaimer: Super new Ubuntu user here!
Is there a setting to enable or a way to keep the dock over an application instead of it appearing under an application or hiding when an application is fully ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 "Show Applications" button is missing in the Ubuntu dock
The "show-show-apps-button" is on in the dconf editor, but the button is still missing in the dock.
However, there are "Applications" and "Places" on the upper left of my ...
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Script Icon for Dock
does anyone know or know of any script where I can make the desktop icons automatically add to the ubuntu dock?
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Ubuntu dock seems to have lost performance
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Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS 64 Bits
GNOME 3.36.8
When showing/hiding active apps' icons the dock seems to have lost its usual performance.
This process happened seamlessly until yesterday. I don't ...
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Double apps on Ubuntu Dock
Last week I installed Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS. It seems when computer goes to sleep and re login, this happens:
I used Tweaks & Dconf Editor to customize desktop.
Any help would be appreciated!
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How to make a dock like plank [closed]
I want to make a dock like plank but haven’t found anything in the Internet on how to do that.Does anyone know how?
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Enabling Ubuntu dock on GNOME adds unremovable trash icon
Here's what my favorites bar (only shows on the applications panel) looks like this without Ubuntu dock enabled:
But when I enable Ubuntu dock, here's what my favorites bar looks like
If I right ...
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Move and remove icons in the Unity Dock
Is there an easy way to add or remove icons in the Unity Dock from the command line?
I would have expected something like gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions..., but most solutions require Python ...
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Missing Ubuntu Dock
I installed Dash to Dock Extension on Ubuntu 20.10
But gradually my computer slowed down
So I removed Dash to Dock and now Ubuntu Dock is Disappearing
How can I fix it?
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Gnome doc and top bar background
I have disabled ubuntu doc extention. I have i installed dynamic panel transparency. Normally my top have a dynamic background. But when i open workspace or application grid i see top bar and gonme ...
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Extensions not working at startup
I am using Ubuntu Groovy Gorilla. I installed this extension called floating dock https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/3730/floating-dock/ from gnome extensions. I turned it on and it worked fine ...
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Dock's badge count doesn't work properly for chromium
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I'm using Ubuntu 20.04 on several different machines (Dell XPS13 laptop, two desktops) and in all of them, I experience the same problem.
Problem description
I've installed chromium from ...
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Double Side Docks Docks on Ubuntu 20.04
Im running Ubuntu 20.04 today and I noticed that whenever I hit the super key or move apps towards the dock to autohide, that there are two docks, one behind the other.
I made sure to check in the ...
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Dock and Top Bar flashing non-stop at fullscreen
This problem affects all extensions that alter the dock and top bar. Including the standard extension "Ubuntu dock". All extensions are duly updated to the present date.
I hoped that when ...
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