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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Ubuntu Dock: "unread mail" indicator disappeared
I am using Ubuntu 18.04 and had the Dock with pinned applications on the left hand side of my monitor. Thunderbird is one of those pinned applications. When new email arrived the icon would display a ...
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Backup of Ubuntu dock launcher
Is there a way that I may backup the Ubuntu dock launcher?
I have Ubuntu 18.04, but I like to get Ubuntu 19.10. I want to keep all my settings and everything. Is that possible ?
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Prevent double icons with custom .desktop file in dock [duplicate]
I have created a custom .desktop file to launch Chrome in dark mode.
Here is what the file looks like:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Dark Chrome
Exec=google-chrome-stable --enable-features=WebUIDarkMode --...
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How to prevent desktop items from going behind the dock
When I save files to the Desktop, sometimes they end up behind the dock. Is there a way restrict the x or y positions of the icons?
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Workspace Tweak [duplicate]
I just switched over from Linux Mint 19.2 (best decision ever), and there is one difference between the Ubuntu workspaces and the Mint workspaces that I don't like. On Mint when I switched workspaces, ...
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Can't see the dock bar when starting desktop environment with startx
I'm using Ubuntu version 19.04. I would like to log into gnome desktop environment from TTY terminal. I used startx to initialize the desktop environment. I can see the top bar and run gui ...
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Custom keystroke button on Ubuntu dock or panel
With a touchy laptop in mind, and also a physical keyboard with some missing buttons (like, delete, caps lock, etc.),
is it possible to create custom launchers, or panel indicators that can perform ...
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Running application associated with wrong .desktop entry
I've got firefox (from apt) and firefox-nightly (from zip) installed at the same time, with two separate desktop entries.
However, when I launch firefox nightly, it's associated with the wrong ...
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Window title in bottom of Activities overview is not visible when opening multiple windows [closed]
Ubuntu Dock on Left of screen with no window title:
Ubuntu Dock on Bottom of screen with window title:
I would like some help in fixing this behavior: with the Ubuntu dock on the left or right of ...
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How can I lock the dash-to-dock icons?
How can I lock the dash-to-dock icons in GNOME? I don't want users to move or delete icons.
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On Ubuntu 18 Terminator windows are not grouped under same icon in Dock in a Wayland session
I recently bumped into a very itchy problem on Ubuntu 18.04.
That is for each started terminator windows a dedicated icon is created on Dock. Additionally, these icons are shown as "not identified" ...
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Dock disappeared after upgrade to Ubuntu 19.10, only visible in Activities overview
Had my dock on bottom (+autohide) in Ubuntu 19.04. After upgrade to Ubuntu 19.10 it disappeared and can be found now only in Activities overview.
I can start apps from there and it has all apps that ...
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Windows not aligned properly in the preview in Dock on Ubuntu 19.10
Just upgraded to Ubuntu 19.10 and everything seems to work perfectly except for this:
This happens with any application that has more than one window opened. Any solutions?
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Manage Dash-to-Dock favorite apps by command line [duplicate]
I'm trying to improve my knowledge in all Ubuntu environments, searching and learning how to write bash and python scripts to customize my Bionic Beaver machine.
I therefore would like to know how to ...
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New icon for Google Drive locked on the dock after upgrade to Ubuntu 19.10
I have updated to Ubuntu 19.10 from CLI and, after the update, I have found a new icon on the dock.
As you can see from the picture, it is an icon to mount and open the 'GDrive' cloud service. Anyway,...
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Remove mounted drive icon from Ubuntu dock in Ubuntu 19.10 Eoan Ermine [duplicate]
When you mount a drive or have Google account integration with "Files" application on in Ubuntu 19.10, an icon appears in the dock.
How do I change this behavior? I don't want any of these icons to ...
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Dash to panel/ Dash to dock in Ubuntu 19.10
I just upgraded from Ubuntu 19.04 to 19.10 (fresh installation). In 19.04, I installed an application from Ubuntu Software called dash to panel or dash to dock (it was one of these 2- which one? I don'...
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How do I hide the icon for a mounted volume from the dock on Ubuntu 19.10 and later?
I just upgraded from Ubuntu 19.04 to Ubuntu 19.10. This made that my second internal HDD show up in the launcher bar or Ubuntu Dock, which it did not before.
I read that I should mount it to /mnt ...
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Cycling windows by click on dock program's icon
By now, when I click to an application in my dock it is minimized. But I would like to cycle through all open tabs of that application with this action.
I use to use the Super+number hot keys to ...
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Remove shiny icon backgrounds from Ubuntu Dock / Dash to Dock
I'm using dash-to-dock extension and dconf-tools on Ubuntu 18.04 but I dunno what particular setting I need to change to make the background of an icon always black and without that little "shadow" or ...
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What do I need to change so that the look of the sidebar (Ubuntu Dock) changes?
I'm trying to modify the look of my new Ubuntu 18.04 install, but the sidebar (Ubuntu Dock) just doesn't seem to change at all. I've been able to change the look of the apps and the shell (by ...
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The Dock keeps opening if mouse is scrolled to the left in Minecraft
While playing Minecraft 1.14.4 on Ubuntu 18.04, moving the mouse to the left will open the Ubuntu Dock, which is hidden. How do I stop it from happening? This only happens with the newest versions of ...
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How to show only 1 window of an application when the application icon in dash-to-dock is pressed?
In Ubuntu 18.04, when several windows of the same application are initially minimized, and when I click on the application icon in dash-to-dock, all these minimized windows will appear altogether. ...
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Dash to dock favorite icons stopped re-arranging with drag and drop
Whenever I use the cursor to drag and change the position of an icon in the dock it just hangs for a moment and goes back to it's original place.
Do you have any suggestions?
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Separate Icons for Open Applications and Favourites in Ubuntu Dock
Is it possible somehow to separate the icons for favourite apps and open apps?
Right now I have them all in the vertical taskbar to the left (Ubuntu Dock), so it happens very often that I want to ...
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Unable to re-arrange icons in Dock launcher by drag-and-drop
Using Ubuntu 18.04 with GNOME 3.28.2 and with the"Favourites" Dock on the default left side of the screen. Whenever an icon is clicked, it "pops" off the Launcher as expected but cannot be moved to a ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 does not show devices on Launcher (Ubuntu Dock)
The devices are not displayed on Launcher (the left side with icons) and I can't drag them in it from desktop.
How to show them in the Launcher?
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Ubuntu 19 all apps not showing up
All apps aren't showing up as Ubuntu 18 on Ubuntu 19 (when clicked left-bottom menu button on Ubuntu dock). But if searched searched apps are showing. Is there any fix for that?
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Thunderbird 68 (locally installed): getting message count on sidebar
I am using locally installed Thunderbird 68 on Ubuntu 18.04.
Traditional question: what is the best means to get number of unread messages displayed in sidebar (Ubuntu Dock)? What piece of software ...
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Get the default Ubuntu-styled layout of GNOME after upgrading from 16.04 LTS to 18.04 LTS
I have upgraded from Ubuntu 16.04 to 18.04 but the upgraded Ubuntu doesn't offer the same layout of a fresh installation. So what shall I do to get the default layout of Ubuntu instead of GNOME's ...
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Not able to make any changes with dock in Ubuntu 18.04.03
After updating my dock back to default position and now I am not able to make any changes with the desktop setting, dock setting, not able to make a new profile with the terminal.
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Multiple "Dolphin File Manager" icons in dock on Ubuntu 19.04 [duplicate]
In Ubuntu 19.04 GNOME, when I click icon for the Dolphin file manager in the dock, it always makes a new icon:
How do I fix the problem?
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missing apps icons on dock after upgrade to 19.04
Few weeks after installing 18.04, I decided to upgrade to 19.04.
After the upgrade process was finished I found all the apps icons on the dock disappeared, except the 'Show Applications' button.
I'...
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GNOME dock glitches out after unlocking from lock screen on 18.04 [duplicate]
When I lock the screen with Super+R and log in again (doesn't matter how long the lockscreen is on for) the "original" GNOME dock appears underneath the ubuntu/dashtodock one and causes Super+[1-9] ...
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Ubuntu 18.04: "Add to Favorites" missing for certain qt-based applications?
OS: Ubuntu 18.04 (minimal installation option):
dkb@dkb-ubu1804:~$ cat /etc/X11/default-display-manager
/usr/sbin/gdm3
dkb@dkb-ubu1804:~$ echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE
x11
dkb@dkb-ubu1804:~$
I installed ...
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How can I remove the Ubuntu Dock category from the GNOME settings application?
I'm using Ubuntu 18.04.3 and removed Ubuntu dock with this:
sudo apt remove gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock
dock has been removed but still have the dock settings in GNOME settings:
How can I ...
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Drag & Drop files & folders on GNOME Window manager Launcher Icons
I'm a new Ubuntu 18.04 user, but have been a Ubuntu user for years and used multiple desktop managers (GNOME, Unity, XFCE, etc.).
One feature that I loved about XFCE is that I could drop a file or a ...
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How do I have desktop always display favorites bar (Ubuntu Dock) on left?
I am using Ubuntu 18.04.2. I use a TV thru HDMI and the adjustment for TV. It looks great.
When I start in they AM there is usually the favorites bar on the left that displays my favorite programs....
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How to make Dock always visible in full screen mode
I use Virtualbox to run ubuntu 18.04 and I use Virtualbox's seamless-mode. The functionality of seamless mode is broken and the dock and menu-bars clipped out.
The only way I found to get things ...
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Suspend button in Ubuntu Dock on Ubuntu 18.04
I have a very different query than suggested questions displayed to me now. I already have access to the 'Suspend' button when I type sus in the dash search.
I would like to know whether this could ...
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Shutdown button for Ubuntu dock
I decided to install Ubuntu 19 freshly, as it is inevitable, but also that GNOME has promise. However, some things from unity should be inherited without question. One of those things is that you ...
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Customize Super + N Behavior
I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 with GNOME. When I hit Super+1, the first program in my left favorites bar, aka Ubuntu Dock (in my case, Firefox) starts up. If I hit Super+1 again, it switches to the ...
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Can I make Ubuntu 18.04 switch between multiple windows of the program by just clicking the icon?
I just want a Windows 7 behavior where clinking the icon cycles through all the windows. I know about Alt+` (Tilde) and Alt+Tab clicking the icon is just more intuitive.
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2 taskbars when I go to applications [duplicate]
Whenever I go to the applications view I now see two separate taskbars. My Dash to Dock and some other one. Idk if it is Ubuntu dock, but when I went to GNOME Tweaks, that extension appeared to be off....
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How do I remove duplicate icon from Ubuntu dock?
After using
jar xvf <filename>
command to unzip a file I suddenly got a second duplicate of the Files icon on my dock as you can see on the picture:
Clicking the "duplicate" icon at the ...
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Add java-program (Eclipse,JabRef,Maple,...) to favorites
If I create a Java-desktop-file in ~/.local/share/applications I do not have the option "Add to Favorites".
I tried it with JabRef:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Icon=org-jabref-...
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Running two different versions of Eclipse IDE and have them not grouping on the dock
I am wondering if this is at all possible in Ubuntu 18.04 with Eclipse 2019-03 and Eclipse 2019-06. I am testing the new version in parallel to check for any issues we might have, before moving all ...
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Brave web browser not starting, apparmor profile to complain
usu@U02:~$ sudo aa-complain /var/lib/snapd/apparmor/profiles/snap.brave.brave
Profile for /var/lib/snapd/apparmor/profiles/snap.brave.brave not found, skipping
usu@U02:~$
usu@U02:~$ sudo aa-complain ...
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Missing Dock after updating to Ubuntu 19.04 [duplicate]
Can't find my Dock after upgrade to Ubuntu 19.04 (available only when I open Activities)
Dock settings are present:
Extension itself is installed:
Can anyone help and tell me what might cause the ...
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Permanently show taskbar (Ubuntu Dock) numbers
I use the super+number hotkeys a lot to switch windows. I've noticed if I hold down super and a number-key I can see what each applications number is. This question asks for the same thing, but I'm ...
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