Questions tagged [ubuntu-gnome]
Only for Ubuntu 17.04 or older releases. Ubuntu GNOME was an official Ubuntu flavor that provides a GNOME desktop environment based on the Ubuntu distribution.
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Intermittent lag in command terminal?
I have a workstation that we run numerical simulations on using in-house code, submitting jobs from the command line and using vim to edit/view files. My problem is that whenever we are running at ...
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How install AIDE on Ubuntu
I have a question about AIDE (Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment):
I have Ubuntu and during the installation of AIDE from the terminal I have to do a Postfix Configuration. It's normal? How can ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS freezes completely and logs point to mouse curser problems
In the last two weeks my system froze two or three times, when I had a few browser windows and MS Teams open at the same time, but nothing it couldn't handle before.
The resource monitor points to ...
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Disable GUI on Specific Monitor
Description / Problem
I would like to disable the GUI on a specific monitor and have it replaced by a terminal. I want to be able to switch control from my GUI desktop to the terminal with a specific ...
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list open windows
I'm on Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS with gnome version 42.9 and Wayland.
I'm trying to list the open windows and get the name of the window on top in a python program but I can't find any command despite my ...
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Okular - apt and snap cannot resize
I have been a long-time user of Okular, but after a recent fresh installation, I've noticed the absence of the maximize button.
My main issue is the inability to resize the windows, as I can only ...
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GUI Uninstalled after installing fuse [duplicate]
What action need to be taken if accidentally your ubuntu desktop got corrupted after installing any packages. for example:
I am using Ubuntu Desktop 23.10, I ran "sudo apt-get install fuse" ...
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Errors during install GNOME Desktop in ubuntu Docker container, remote control with XRDP!
I have tried the several steps and several times to build a Docker image for Ubuntu Desktop in container.
My steps are as follows:
Using the official Docker image of ubuntu:
docker run -tid --name ...
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desktop right click options missing and can't able to add shortcuts
when I right click on desktop there is only three options showing
change background
display settings
settings
ohter options like
new folder
paste
undo
open in terminal
are not showing
right click ...
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Gnome Contacts in Ubuntu 23.04 of all lists in Evolution are shown - how to avoid some lists?
I have 2 contact lists, which I synchronize with my local Nextcloud server through carddav. As this may have problems, I made special folders with lists, where I copy the carddav lists for having the ...
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settings are not displayed in the applications in Ubuntu 23.10
I downloaded the applications from the application center, but the settings are not displayed in the downloaded application, that is, there is a settings button, but when you click on it, a white ...
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Wifi not connecting in Ubuntu 23.10
There I am using Ubuntu 23.10 and when I am clicking on the wifi networks they are getting disappeared and come back instantly and I am not able to connect to my wifi network please help.
Please see ...
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Stuck on "username" login screen at startup
I am running Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS with GNOME 42.9 (see full inxi -F below) and gdm3.
Recently, when I try to login to the computer using an attached screen (as opposed to just ssh), the login screen ...
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What happened to the "Create Link" option when you right-click a file or folder in Ubuntu 22.04?
I used to be able to create links to individual folders and files and put these links on my desktop. After a fresh installation of Ubuntu 22.04, this no longer seems to be the case. Did Ubuntu get rid ...
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I can't login ubuntu 22.04 GUI with my domain user without network connection
Now I have two issues:In my ubuntu
When my computer is not in the network, I can't login GUI with my domain user ID.
I am uanble to sudo su with domain account when I am in Network with gui Login.
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Windows Switcher on Dual Monitor in Ubuntu 23.10 - Gnome 45
Is there a way to isolate window switcher on two monitor rather than installing this gnome extension:
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1437/current-screen-only-for-alternate-tab/
because it ...
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weatherian app is not working in 23.10
Weatherian app is not working in 23.10, the app just doesnt open. the app seems to start open, the icon on the bar appears then disapears. i am just reporting this so that this will be fix, so that ...
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Ubuntu desktop 22.04.3 LTS not loading after installing nvidia drivers
I am dual booting windows 11 and Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS. I installed windows 11 first and then Ubuntu with fast boot and secure boot off. The desktop loads with default graphic drivers but not with nvidia ...
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Ubuntu 23.04 display calibrate "Start" button?
I'm able able to go through the native calibrate process up to the white calibrate box with spyderx but where/what is the "start" button???
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Custimize status bar the ubuntu GUI
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
I want my status bar menu to show the connected Bluetooth devices without opening the settings, similar to what it shows for Wi-Fi.
Is there a way to program it? Any example starter ...
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black screen and blinking carrot after trying to install gnome
I was trying to install GNOME on Ubuntu Focal. However, after a reboot I'm getting a black screen with blinking carrot. I did the following (probably dumb) steps te get to this point.
I ran sudo apt-...
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Unexpected high resources consumption from gnome-javascript
I'm running Ubuntu Lunar 23.04. I've acceptable computing resources but for some reason the GNOME desktop environment keeps freezing for a moment then it returns back to normal without crashing, ...
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GNOME does not start at starup after upgrading Ubuntu from 22.04 to 23.04
I updated Ubuntu from 22.04 to 23.04 following this guide. After I rebooted GNOME did not started and dropped me in the tty. I tried sudo startx gnome-shell and worked. My customizations on desktop ...
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Ubuntu 23.04 fixing thick window title bar on gtk.css won't work
I used xorg than Wayland on Ubuntu 23.04
Does anyone know why editing the .config/gtk3.0/gtk.css does not work and will not affect nautilus, VSCode and other app title bar/headerbar thickness on 23.04?...
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gnome shell 42.9 wont show looking glass
gsettings set org.gnome.shell development-tools true
The key is not writable
even sudo wont help
Setup
gnome-shell --version
GNOME Shell 42.9
uname -a
22.04.1-Ubuntu SMP x86_64 GNU/Linux
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Convert units in Activities
I'm using Ubuntu 22.04 with GNOME 42.5.
It used to be called Dash but now I don't know what is evoked when I press super. Top left corner says Activities so let's go with that.
I'm looking for some ...
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GUI Ubuntu stuck_1
I deployed several years ago open free software Dspace 6 repository docs on Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS desktop.
I deployed Dspace on http, not on https. 1,5 years ago There was situation when The virus (https:...
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Why am I getting UI bugs with Ubuntu 23.04?
I've been loving using Ubuntu. But after upgrading to Ubuntu 23.04 I am getting weird UI glitches like this and display issues when changing system resolution. Can someone help me with this issue?
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Orange Pi Ubuntu Jammy unable to login new user
i added new user in my orange pi using the gnome user manager. Apparently after i try to login, it just show white screen with message: "Oh no! Something has gone wrong. A problem has occured and ...
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Gnome extensions reset after each reboot
Disclaimer: Ubuntu is not my main distro.
My company manages my laptop, and every time I reboot it, all (Gnome) user extensions get disabled, and all system extensions get enabled. (One of the two ...
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Google chrome white screen
Getting white screen on google chrome, chrome beta and Firefox are working fine. Have tried uninstalling and reinstalling chrome. Unable to access chrome settings, same issue, the letters are not ...
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Need help to install Gnome
Recently I managed to install ubuntu(22.04), but when updating the applications in the Ubuntu software I had several connection problems and while clicking on update, several messages appeared (like ...
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Dashboard icon classification lose efficacy after restart
I can drag the icon together to classify the same applications that effectivem, however once I cut off the power, everything got disarranged, and the classification folder disappeared. This ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 is not directing to the main desktop screen after starting up
Every time, I start up my Ubuntu, I always need to click this workspace screen in order to get the main desktop. How do I get rid of this? After starting up, I want it to direct me to the main ...
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Gnome Shell failed to load extensions after Ubuntu 23.04 upgrade
I've just upgraded my Ubuntu 22.10 to 23.04 and the upgrade went well but, just after the reboot, Gnome Shell didn't load any extension, even Ubuntu Dock. Using journalctl to see what could be ...
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Apps can't be minimized/closed when those buttons are on a specific position
Just as the title says, I can't minimize/maximize/close some apps (tested with firefox and discord) because the DE aparently thinks my mouse is on the top bar on the system tray icons (whenever I have ...
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App icons are not shown in top bar after upgrade Ubuntu to 22.04
There are several apps such as slack, safeeyes, skype and etc. that when running in background, you can see the icon on the top bar. But after updatig my Ubuntu from 20.04 to 22.04 it is not shown any ...
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Applications headbar is acting weird and changing color
Recently a few of my applications got their top bars acting weird. I thought that it only happened to my terminal, but turned out there were more. GNOME Terminal, LibreOffice, Task Manager, and ...
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Boot stuck after journal recovery
[0.105662] x86/cpu: VMX (outside TXT) disabled by BIOS
[0.105666] x86/cpu: SGX disabled by BIOS.
[0.761716] integrity: Problem loading X.509 certificate -65
[0.761731] integrity: Problem loading X.509 ...
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cant controll brightness using f2 or any other keyboard
when I was using windows, I could decrease or increase brightness by pressing f2 and f3,
how do I configure Ubuntu to use f2 and f3 for controlling brightness.
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How to change the desktop back to normal (Gnome or Unity, or Wayland)
Recently, there has been some incident, and I searched through online to finally get my computer back (from not being able to open to now posting this question from the same Ubuntu machine)
while I ...
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black screen on Ubuntu 20.04 after login
Problem: After typing in my credentials I am greeted by a black screen with a cursor. My desktop environment does not load although the folder names are present they don't work at all and the terminal ...
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I run dconf reset -f / and lost all new gnome features for ubuntu 2022.10
I run the dconf reset -f / and i have lost all the new look and features that come with ubuntu 2022.10. any idea how I revert them, for example:
The top bar reverted to the old style, the dock ...
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Fractional display scaling: get and set in terminal
I'm using Ubuntu 22.10 with Wayland. How do I get current fractional scaling value via terminal?
E.g. with GUI set to 125%:
gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.interface scaling-factor
returns 0, and
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Ubuntu 20.04 VM on VirtualBox incompatible with "hardinfo" app
I'm running Ubuntu 20.04 VM on Oracle VirtualBox 7.0 (from Win10 host OS), and would like to see the HW elements via some GUI app (not from command line). From this Q: Does Ubuntu have a "device ...
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Duplicate char when searching through apps [duplicate]
When I press Meta and then start typing to look for an app, the first letter is written twice.For example, if I type "firefox", the search bar will display "ffirefox". I can ...
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Calendar button is not working on HP Zbook 14u G5
I'm using Ubuntu 22.04 on HP Zbook 14u G5. F12 key on my keyboard has a calendar image on it. When I press this key on Windows, calendar starts. But on Ubuntu this feature is not working. First of all,...
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Unable to arrange monitors on top of each-other for 6 monitor setup in Ubuntu 22.04
I have a 6 monitor setup with Ubuntu 22.04. I finally got ubuntu to even recognize them by installing the NVIDIA Quadro P620 drivers manually from the website via this method shown below. Before ...
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Fix messed up ubuntu 22.04 icons
For some reason nautilus crashed and when it recovered by icons were messed up. See picture below.
The problem is somewhere in my config folder but I don't know which file. I can't delete my entire ...
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dconf Key Bind Is Visible But Doesn't Work
Since im a new ubuntu user, and am still using windows as my primary, I wanted to set the "Switch to next input source" keybind to Alt+Shift, but for some reason the settings dont allow that....