Questions tagged [webapps]
An application that is accessed online, within a webpage. Since 12.10 Ubuntu is capable of integrating them with Unity desktop.
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Erro install web apps
These days I was trying to install web apps on my ubuntu 24.04.01 LTS I looked for options that do this but none of them worked, most of them had the same error so I was advised to look for ubuntu ...
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Im having issues with screen sharing in Discord on Ubuntu
I'm quite new to Ubuntu. A month or two ago, I installed Discord from Snap and everything worked properly but after some weeks my Discord couldn't share a screen properly. When I first used Discord it ...
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Problem with locale at boot
I am running Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS
I have a script which does:
locale >> /root/testlocal.txt
and is run by rc.local and this provides the following information
LANG=en_GB.utf8
LANGUAGE=
LC_CTYPE=&...
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Separate launcher icon for teams webapp (using chromium)
I created a launcher with the filename Teams.desktop. and put it in the folder ~/Desktop/ and created a symlink for applications sudo ln -s ~/Desktop/Teams.desktop /usr/share/applications/Teams....
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Remove unremoveable Office 365 fork
I've just downloaded and installed Office 365 webapp on my computer running Ubuntu 22.04.
I've followed the instructions fro here (https://www.wps.com/blog/how-to-install-and-run-microsoft-365-on-...
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How to gett the Outlook PWA launchers back on Plasma
On my Ubuntu 22 system I use the KDE/Plasma desktop. I had launchers for the Outlook and Teams progressive web apps (PWA) in my menu, until I used the rm -rf command a bit too enthusiastically on my ....
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How can I uninstall web apps? Specifically - google docs that got installed without my knowledge or consent
I noticed that after I created a new Chrome profile, I got several web apps installed without me knowing they were installed.
Visiting them doesn't show anything the URL that opens related to web apps,...
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Wget always downloading index.html?
I am using the following command:
wget -r -p --page-requisites robots=off -U mozilla https://opig.stats.ox.ac.uk/webapps/sabdab-sabpred/sabdab/archive/all/
to download a file called all_structures.zip,...
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Web server on Ubuntu core 22
I started development for ubuntu core. I want to host my php web app on the ubuntu core. The problem is that it is snap based OS an I can't install apache2 and other packages what i need to host my ...
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Protect my webapp
Good day folks,
I'm developing a webapp that will be distributed on a minipc that will be installed at my clients' workplace.
I would like to protect my source code from being accessed in case my ...
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How is web.whatsapp.com supposed to work on an Ubuntu desktop?
If I open WhatsApp Web in Chrome I get a blank window with this in the middle:
Nothing happens and nothing is clickable.
Shouldn't it be displaying a QR code to scan from my phone?
What's supposed to ...
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How to "install" web apps in ubuntu 22.04
I'd like to be able to launch some web apps from the launcher, and wish that they'd run in their own independent windows.
Ideally, they'd be using firefox to do so.
How can I do this?
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How force Ubuntu to show movie on the display using web app as remote control
I want to make own digital signage app.
I have Ubuntu server installed on RPi4B.
On that machine I serve the web application with frontend (React.js) and backend (Express.js) on the localhost.
This ...
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This site can’t be reached
I am on Ubuntu hosting a .NET 6 web app. If I go to the directory where the publish files are stored and run command dotnet webapp.dll, then I will get something like the output below (Then if I go to ...
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WebApp does not work when VPN is enabled
I am running a WebApp on port 8080. The server running this app also needs to have an outbound VPN connected at all times. I am using OpenVPN on Ubuntu 20 server.
Once the VPN is connected I can no ...
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PWA .desktop file opening new browser window instead of the app
I've created a web app with Brave's Create shortcut tool and it appeared on my desktop as .desktop file. I've "allowed launching" but it keeps opening a new empty Brave window instead of the ...
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Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS: Playchess.com crashes my system
After I play for a while, my system crashes and I have to use the on-off switch.
CPU: AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor
GPU: Cape Verde XT [Radeon HD 7770/8760 / R7 250X]
RAM: 8GiB
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Always gets permission denied after I pull to our server
can I ask some help please. I'am deploying our webapp Laravel framework to our new server
my problem everytime I git pull from our new server. when I visit our webapp it will shows permission denied ...
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How to launch web tabs running in Chrome's App mode at specific locations on a screen?
I have a number of Chrome tabs running in app mode that I autostart on login. I have the Auto Move windows extensions able to move them to specific workspaces. I am trying to get them to next be at ...
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Cannot find my PWA in Ubuntu
I have installed in Ubuntu -> Outlook and Youtube using Progressive Web Apps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oCyfcHSeDc
However, I cannot find my new PWAs between my old apps, I restarted Ubuntu ...
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Why some webpages works different or look strange in Ubuntu? [closed]
I have my computer for work with Ubuntu and another computer for personal stuff with Windows 10.
I have noticed that some pages loads extremely slow in my Ubuntu (Firefox or Chrome) than they do in my ...
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Launch Stadia with hardware video acceleration
Although it's possible to play Stadia in Ubuntu directly with Google Chrome or Chromium, it's not possible to do it with automatic Hardware Video Acceleration.
In Google Chrome, although it's ...
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I made my own webapp, how to change the title (or whatever)?
I am using Ubuntu 18.04 on Dell Vostro 3546.
Here is my webapp code in /home/$USER/.local/share/applications/sketchboard.png:
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.1
Type=Application
Name=Sketchboard
GenericName=...
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Tomcat8: Where to find the appropriate container log file?
I am trying to install a webapp under Tomcat8 and get the error message in the file catalina.2020-30-09.log:
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal One or more listeners failed to ...
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How to package minimized JS files of an webapp in a debian package?
Usually JS files in Webapps are used in a minimized form (e.g. jquery.min.js), and lintian treats such files with very long lines as binaries. Usually these minimized JS files are not written by the ...
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Epiphany/Gnome Web applications not showing now it is a snap install in 20.04
I have moved from 18.04 to 20.04 using a clean OS install and then re-installation of all used packages. One of the tricks I've used in the past is to create Web applications in Gnome Web (Epiphany) ...
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Startup application on ubuntu 20.04
I am looking for a startup app (which opens right after the user log in) on ubuntu 20.04.
If it matters, this app will show a tutorial, ideally presented via a slide show codded in html/CSS.
Is ...
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Chromium Snap WebApps stop working after Chromium update -> Bug! (No fix yet)
After having fiddled around and finally fixed my WebApps with Chromium Snap on Ubuntu 20.04, today I discovered that all my WebApps were missing from the dock and no longer available when searching ...
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Multiple users behavior inconsistent in Chromium snap on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Just did a clean install of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. After updating packages and installing chromium snap
I signed in to my main account (I'll call it profile 1 see attached pic, top right window)
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Chromium (Snap) on Ubuntu 20.04 - Some webapp shortcuts not working - workaround
Just installed Ubuntu 20.04 and tried to get my favorite webapps (i.e. Google Calendar, WhatsApp Web) working again. Since Firefox removed this feature years ago, I'm now using Chromium for this. On ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 Chromium Snap: cannot pin Webapp shortcuts to dock [duplicate]
If you're on Ubuntu 20.04 and create a webapp through Chromium Snap (via menu, 'More tools', 'Create shortcut...', tag 'Open as window', right-click the .desktop file on your desktop and choose 'Allow ...
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PostgreSQL admin tool behind nginx
I have a VPS with PostgreSQL installed. I have a nginx setup with a some reverse proxies to different tools, grafana, Node.js sites and so on. I'm trying to setup PostgreSQL right now, and I just can'...
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Installing unofficial web app office
I've installed snap as instructed but when trying to install the office web app I get the following error:error: cannot perform the following tasks:
- Mount snap "unofficial-webapp-office" (31) (...
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Need syntax to run program Ged2gwb inside Geneweb App
I am running Ubuntu 18.04LTS on a Dell desktop with much success.
I've installed Geneweb genealogy program and want to:
convert a Gedcom file to Geneweb format using ged2gwb command
load result ...
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How would I run multiple applications on my Ubuntu Server
I'd like my server to run ubuntu server OS on the M.2 drive, on that OS I'd like to create a cloud server by running nextCloud on a difference instance and have all the nextCloud data to be stored on ...
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How to launch a separate Firefox instance in Kiosk mode only with the default profile?
I'm searching for a way to launch a separate Firefox instance with my default Firefox profile in Kiosk mode (recently introduced in Firefox 71) only. This is needed for a web application.
This ...
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uninstalling whatsapp
I have installed WhatsApp by following these steps:
Type sudo -H gedit /usr/share/applications/whatsapp-webapp.desktop in the Terminal.
Copy the following text to opened screen:
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-...
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How make to minimize app to tray on close
I use this page to create a WhatsApp application, but I want when I close or minimize app it's going to tray and not close complete.
And how to add startup to minimize.
I test alltray, but not work ...
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Context3D not available! Possible reasons: wrong wmode or missing device support
I'm trying to play a game on 360Game but I am getting the following error:
Context3D not available! Possible reasons: wrong wmode or missing device support.
What could be the issue? How can I fix ...
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Setup service account for webapp
Fairly new to servers and linux in general but have successfully followed the guide here about how to deploy Python web apps with gunicorn and nginx. However everything in that article is done under a ...
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why chrome web app shortcuts has no Icon
I am creating web app shortcut from chrome to desktop by clicking on more tools > create shortcut.
But it has random name and no icon as clear, as you can see in the screenshot:
After clicking &...
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How to easily create webapps for websites and the deploy them into the snap store for ubuntu?
I would like to do this easily to someone's website and deploy the app for websites with javascript, CSS, HTML like fallingrain.com for ubuntu. Could someone help me?
I think there might be some way ...
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How to view a web app hosted on ubuntu from another machine?
I have a Flask web application which is successfully running on an Ubuntu install Running on http://127.0.0.1:8050/.
Now, that machine is CLI only so, I need to open that website from another ...
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How do I completely remove Google Chrome apps (e.g. Postman) on Ubuntu 18.04?
I backed up my home directory from Ubuntu 14.04, installed Ubuntu 18.04 on a new PC, then restored my home directory.
I went ahead and installed the native app following these instructions. Now I'm ...
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Simple file sharing web application [closed]
I am looking for a simple web application that may be deployed to a web server like Apache or nginx, serving though HTTP(S) the contents of a certain folder. Most web browsers already support this to ...
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What is the difference between copying an a.out file(executable file) and installing an application? [closed]
What is the difference between installing an application software and copying the executable file(ex:a.out) of the application? When we run the a.out file it gives some result, running the application ...
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Ubuntu Mate on RPi 3 to display webapp
I have installed Ubuntu Mate on a RPi 3, which is attached to a full hd touchscreen. The setup is solely dedicated to displaying (and interacting with) a HTML/JS webapp. Except, this is painfully slow....
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Alternative to "A Pomodoro Timer for GNOME" for KDE
Does anybody know one similar app like "A Pomodoro Timer for GNOME" which works with KDE? I use KDE and this one isn't compatible.
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How to load balance two urls with nginx?
I have a python(flask) webapp. It is accessible by nginx in front of it.
Let, my domain is: http://domain.com
My web app is running on http://127.0.0.1:5000
nginx config:
upstream fapp {
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Start web application automatically on log-in [duplicate]
This question has two components:
Make a website like Outlook 365 into an app. (One approach I describe below is to use Google Chrome / Chromium)
Open that app automatically on log-in. This is the ...
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