Questions tagged [xubuntu]
Xubuntu is a community developed, Ubuntu-based (Ubuntu with XFCE desktop environment) GNU/Linux operating system. Use this tag for questions specific to this flavor.
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How do I switch to another audio output sink in XFCE?
From the command line I can easily create another pulseaudio sink and switch to that but I have not found a way how to do this using a GUI from the Xfce desktop.
In GNOME I use gnome-volume-control ...
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How can I start a VNC server before log on?
I would like to run x11vnc (or another VNC server) on my desktop, but I'm unable to find a way to get it to start before any users log in. Back when I was using vanilla Ubuntu 10.10 Vino did this by ...
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I can't tell which dev/sda/ file is my external hard drive to install Xubuntu on
I want to install Xubuntu onto my external hard drive, but I cannot tell what partition to use. Here is what it shows
dev/sda
dev/sda1 ntfs
dev/sda2 ntfs
dev/sda3 ntfs
dev/sda4 fat32
sda1-3 are ...
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Chrome maximized window bug Xubuntu (Xfce)
Since last Google-Chrome update to version 95.0.4638.54, Chrome is not respecting screeen size when maximizing the window.
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How do I disable automatic screen locking in Xubuntu?
After about 10 minutes, Xubuntu 14.04 goes to sleep all by itself. I've set up the shuffle on the music player and it only gets through 3 songs before I have to sign in again. There is no screensaver ...
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How to quickly enable/disable touchpad in Xubuntu 14.04 without installing other applications?
In Xubuntu 14.04. accessing the settings to disable and enable the touchpad are a bit hidden - in Settings-Mouse and Touchpad, and once there, there are a few other clicks needed.
I have tried by ...
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Why does my Xubuntu LibreOffice look ugly?
My LibreOffice installation looks like Windows 95. The rest of my Xubuntu looks okay. Why? How can I fix it?
Click on the image for a full-resolution picture.
On the screenshot Leafpad and ...
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XFCE Panel Clock Disappears
Like it says in the title. Fresh XFCE install over Ubuntu. Whenever I try to change the clock format through Right-Click>Panel>Preferences, the clock disappears as soon as I close the window. I have ...
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Making a screenshot in Xfce
I've installed Xfce desktop and removed Ubuntu's default DE. It turns out that making a screenshot requires running a special application called ScreenShot instead of just pressing PrtSc button.
I ...
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How to find out what graphics driver is installed?
I installed Xubuntu 13.04 two months ago. But I don't know to find out which driver is installed for my GPU ( I mean graphic card driver ) or is it installed? I'm feeling something is wrong with my pc ...
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How to integrate Gnome Contacts with Thunderbird?
I have contacts in Gnome Contacts and I want to integrate/sync them with Thunderbird.
How do I integrate Gnome Contacts with Thunderbird?
Note: Due to the replies received, I should mention that ...
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Xfce4 panel not responding to mouse(touch pad) clicks
That is the gist of it; basically I can no longer click (LMB or RMB) on a tab to access a window, nor can I click on an item on the right of the xfce panel. The only way to change windows is by ALT+...
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How to stop circular switching of workspaces in Xubuntu?
I started using Xubuntu. There is one thing that is annoying me a bit.
I use a 2 X 2 layout for workspaces.
1 | 2
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3 | 4
When I was using Gnome, hitting Ctrl+Alt+Up on workspace 1 did ...
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How to set up Google Chrome as default browser in Xubuntu
I use Xubuntu 12.04. I uninstalled Firefox and now use Google Chrome version 19.xxx.
To solve this problem, I tried:
galternatives
the "default apps" under settings and
sudo update-alternatives --...
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Unable to find or create trash directory?
I am a user of Xubuntu and I have a problem with it. When I delete any files outside home they can't be deleted and instead of that, a message appears to me and says "Unable to find or create trash ...
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Xubuntu: No password request after suspension
If I suspend my Xubuntu 12.10, and then take my computer off the suspension, it doesn't request any password. I have tried adding the gnome-screensaver on autostart settings, which I read somewhere (...
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How to place custom icons (not emblems) on folders in Thunar
(This is not a duplicate as this question describes how to add custom icons to folders in Nautilus, whereas there seems to be no explanation for Thunar.)
In Nautilus (as this questions shows) there ...
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Volume keys are working in unity but not in xfce4
My volume keys are not working in xfce. When I used them it shows an indication on the screen that the volume is being changed, but the volume is not changing at all (same thing with the mute key).
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Is Xubuntu really faster than Ubuntu?
I installed Xubuntu desktop on top of Ubuntu 12.04. The usage of RAM and CPU is in general lower than in Ubuntu. But when it comes to some serious computations, I did not see much of a difference ...
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Why does it take so much time to initialize mlocate database?
While I was trying to install xubuntu-desktop on wsl2(Ubuntu 20.04) on windows 10.
It got stuck at
Initializing mlocate database; this may take some time...
after waiting for a long time(left it for a ...
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Bash auto_completion with Xubuntu and xrdp from windows
I'm using Xubuntu and connecting over RemoteDesktop with Windows 7.
Everything works fine, but the auto_completion in my bash doesn't work.
I checked the .bashrc file in my home directory and also ...
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Xubuntu 14.04: how to enable hibernate?
I'm using Xubuntu 14.04 64 bit. I know that question been asked a billion times, but all of them consist of editing following file:
/etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/com.ubuntu.enable-hibernate....
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Removing the splash screen on shutdown an startup. I want to be able to see the processes
I know this has been asked but on slightly different terms. I would like to remove it so that I can see the code behind. Not one off but every time it is shutdown and started.
Thaknk you in advance.
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Xubuntu 13.10: disabling suspend on lid being closed
I'm having trouble with configuring my home server. I have an old lenovo x200 laptop that runs Xubuntu 13.10.
My problem is that after closing the lid the laptop is begin suspended despite changing ...
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Display on HDMI doesn't wake up
I just got myself a beautiful 27" WQHD display. It is connected to HDMI (no VideoPort) and works great showing 2560x1440 @ 60 Hz.
There is a problem however. When it goes to sleep/I turn the monitor ...
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Windows-like global shortcuts with the <Super> key in Xubuntu
I would to define Windows-like shortcuts using the Super ("Windows") key. I'm running Xubuntu 11.04 (Natty).
Using Settings->Settings Manager->Windows Manager->Keyboard I assigned Super+D to "Show ...
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how to open multiple vlc interface (window) in xubuntu 14.04 lts
I am using xubuntu 14.04 lts. I notice new menu only allow to open one interface(window) of vlc. I want to open two interface from menu at the same time for vlc.
Is it possible to have that?
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How to customize files context menu in Xubuntu XFCE Thunar file manager?
I generally prefer XFCE desktop environment of Xubuntu, but I found its files right-click context menu too humble (no option to compress/decompress files for example, and I'd like some my very special ...
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Ubuntu vs. Kubuntu vs. Xubuntu [closed]
Is there a link or any side-by-side comparisons detailing why one would choose Kubuntu or Xubuntu over Ubuntu? I am running on a somewhat older machine (Dell optilplex 745 tower), so how would this ...
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Ubuntu Live USB won't boot, "Failed to load COM32 file menu.c32"
I'm hoping to revive an old netbook I have laying around by installing Linux on it. I did what I gather most of us are supposed to do: I created a Xubuntu 14.10 Live USB with Unetbootin, plugged the ...
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Two USB ports stopped working
I have a HP pavillion g6, running Xubuntu 14.04 64-bit. I have 3 USB ports. For some reason, 2 of them stopped working this morning.
I have xserver-xorg-input-all installed, followed the instructions ...
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how do I remove a startup application from the command line?
In Xubuntu, how do I remove a startup application that was set in Menu –> Setting –> Settings Manager –> Sessions and Startup without using the GUI? My startup command breaks the gui, and I ...
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Why did my highlights turn pink/purple in Xubuntu 14.10?
Around the time of the start to testing of the second beta for Xubuntu 14.10, my highlights turned pink system-wide. What gives?
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Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "overlay-scrollbar"
I am using Xubuntu 14.04 (Ubuntu + xubuntu-desktop), The following Message shown many times (such as executing mousepad , zenity etc).
$ mousepad
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "overlay-scrollbar"...
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How can I make keyboard shortcuts register on key release, rather than on key press?
I want to have shortcuts like in Windows; Super opens the start menu, Super+S opens a search window, Super+E opens Thunar, etc.
I know how to set keyboard shortcuts, but when I set Super to open ...
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xubuntu 12.10 window tiling shortcuts
To align a window to left/right/top/bottom half of a screen with mouse you should go to 'settings editor' -> 'xfwm4' and uncheck 'wrap_windows' property. Now you can drag window beyond the edge of the ...
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Can my xubuntu installation be converted to standard Ubuntu?
I currently have xubuntu installed on my netbook, and I'm considering converting it to the standard vanilla Ubuntu. Is this possible? If so, how do I start?
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How to prevent system applications (like the Software Center) from asking for password?
I'd like Software Center, Update Manager and some other system management applications to work without asking for password (like sudo does if configured with NOPASSWD) but only asking for a ...
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How can I stop terminal and firefox from launching on startup?
Hi everyone and first of all, thanks for your attention - I appreciate it!
Here my problem. I'm new to linux, although I'm a web programmer so command line doesn't look weird to me, and I'm now ...
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Change keyboard layout permanently in Xubuntu 14.04
I have a fresh Xubuntu 14.04 Trusty Thar installation (not upgrade) and I need to change my keyboard layout each time I boot.
These are the contents of file /etc/default/keyboard:
XKBMODEL="pc105"
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Xubuntu 16.04 - second monitor disabled after display sleep
My computer is set not to sleep or lock, but to blank the display after eg 10 mins. I have 2 monitors, which, prior to 16.04, worked as expected - the only noticeable thing was that, for whatever ...
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What is the 'Sound Settings' program's name in Ubuntu
I use Xubuntu.
Recently I removed all Ubuntu/Unity related packages in the hope to have a more responsive and less cluttered system.
Before I removed Ubuntu/Unity packages following using this ...
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How can I uninstall Opera from Xubuntu?
I have downloaded opera from the website (deb package) and installed it. Now I want to remove it but I don't know how. I tried sudo apt-get remove opera but it didn't work.
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Xubuntu 18.04 kernel takes long to boot
After upgrading from 17.10, I've experienced longer boot times. At first it took more than 5 minutes. dmesg revealed the culprit was a non-existent floppy drive, that kernel tried to find.
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Why doesn't Ctrl + F5 work in Firefox?
I'm using Xubuntu 11.04, and with a Windows XP in my VirtualBox. Both have latest Firefox 4 installed. But inside my Ubuntu, Ctrl+F5 never works, and because I don't know what else I could do to force ...
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(Xubuntu) How to set the wallpaper using the command line?
I've done a lot of googling but haven't been able to find a solution to my problem.
I am a teacher and I'm using Xubuntu on some student computers. I have everything locked down pretty good, but I ...
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How to completely remove desktop?
I wanted to switch to Xfce (I had KDE and GNOME installed), and I did this :
sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get remove kubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get ...
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Install the latest version of the Adobe Reader in Ubuntu or wine
In Ubuntu, I want to open a PDF document generated for Adobe Reader 10. Apparently the latest version which I can install is Adobe Reader 9.5.5. Is there a way to install version 10?
I installed Wine,...
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Where do I set-up a screen saver in Xubuntu 15.10?
That's strange but I can't find where can I choose a screen saver and configure when will it start. There is no button named anything like "screen saver" in the Settings Manager.
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How can I safely shut down Xfce from the terminal?
I'm not looking for shutdown or reboot or the like. I want to know how to shut down Xubuntu from the terminal, by executing a command that would have the same effect as clicking the "Shutdown" button ...
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