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 set system-wide proxy servers in Xubuntu, Lubuntu or Ubuntu Studio?
I cannot find the proxy settings anywhere. Do I have to set it through terminal, through gconftools or is there some GUI present for it?
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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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How to fix non working Dropbox icon on Xubuntu 14.04 LTS 64?
A few hours ago the dropbox icon in Xubuntu 14.04 stopped working.
The icon is black with a red slashed zero. I cannot click on it to bring up the dropbox menu. I believe there was an update right ...
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How do I switch to Xubuntu?
I'd like to use Xubuntu in 11.10 instead of Unity, how do I install it and switch to it?
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No admin access to BIOS to change boot priority
When I'm trying to boot my PC from the Xubuntu minimal CD, it fails. It just goes straight to the other operating system, windows vista.
I don't have admin access is that occurring the problem? My ...
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Run command at boot as root
I need to run a bash script at boot-time as superuser in Xubuntu. I don't know where to start. I have to do something described in a Arch Linux guide. That guide says exactly:
Add following at the ...
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How do I setup dual monitors in XFCE?
I've got an laptop with a intel chip, and I'd like to setup dual monitors in Xfce.
How do I do this?
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Resetting Xfce Panels to default settings?
How do I reset my Xfce panels to the default settings that Xubuntu uses?
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How to remove xubuntu-desktop?
A few days ago I installed Xubuntu on top of a normal Ubuntu system:
sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop
I didn't play around for long on Xubuntu before I realised that I liked Ubuntu 2D better. ...
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Xubuntu Dropbox icon fail [duplicate]
Affects: 14.04 / 14.10 / 15.04 / 15.10 / 16.04 / 16.10
I started my dropbox deamon today, with the following result in the panel:
The icon with the warning/failed symbol should be my Dropbox icon. ...
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Lighter in CPU/Memory Usage: Lubuntu or Xubuntu
I am looking for an Ubuntu version that consumes less Memory and CPU. I have read both Lubuntu and Xubuntu (The homepages, wikipedia, phoronix and other sites comparing both). But from experience, ...
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How do I enable Middle mouse button emulation?
I think middle mouse button emulation was disabled by default in the last release. I'm sure this is a silly question but I can't find a generic answer, they all seem to be touchpad specific (ie, multi-...
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How do I change my keyboard shortcuts in xubuntu?
I am a new Xubuntu user. Earlier when using Gnome, I was able to configure several desktop shortcuts, particularly for navigation between workspaces.
But, now in Xubuntu, I cannot find those options.
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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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XUbuntu: Make Shift+NumPad work like Windows
Ok, I've used Ubuntu with GNOME for a while, but now I'm using XUbuntu. In Ubuntu, there used to be a keyboard preference which makes the numpad more sane, it was called something like "Make Shift+...
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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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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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Is it possible to make an EXACT ISO of my system to put on other computers?
I am new to linux, but had a question. I am getting in the business of buying old computers, putting Linux on them, then donating them to students who don't have their own computer at home. I have ...
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How do you remap a key to the Caps Lock key in Xubuntu?
I'm using Xubuntu 12.04. How do I either swap or remap the Control (or any key) and Caps Lock keys?
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No sound settings available in the settings manager window
Last night I decided to upgrade my system to the latest version of Xubuntu, 13.10. The process went fine, but now I'm facing this strange issue. There is no sound settings available in the settings ...
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How to I change from Ubuntu to Xubuntu?
I've read this Q&A and I'm ready to try it with Xubuntu. That is, I'll go from Ubuntu to Xubuntu.
At this moment, my laptop is slow, even after the various optimizations. My question is whether ...
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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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Dual-boot Windows 10: cannot boot latest Ubuntu but only older versions
I have received a MSI GS65 8RE-052FR Stealth Thin laptop that comes with Windows 10 enterprise pre-installed (I was previously working with Windows 7).
I am trying to install a dual-boot with Xubuntu ...
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What is the difference between Ubuntu+XFCE and Xubuntu?
There are many derivatives to Ubuntu, of which Xubuntu is one, using XFCE as a desktop environment. One can install Xubuntu directly from an ISO or install XFCE as an alternative session on Ubuntu.
I ...
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Desktop icons not showing up in xubuntu (and I cant right click on the desktop)
In xubuntu, my desktop icons have dissapeared. I can not remember the cause, but if I do, I will edit this and put it here. Also, when I try to right click on the desktop, nothing happens. I have ...
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How do you set system display color profiles in Xubuntu and Lubuntu?
Some applications, such as Gimp, Geeqie and Rawstudio claim to be able to use system color profile in their color management, but how do you setup such a profile? How do you see, if such a profile has ...
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How can I have a dash-like search under Xfce?
About 1.5 years ago, I tried out Ubuntu 11.04. I remember the dash being a rather helpful tool and I like the equivalent features on both Windows 7 (via the Start-button) and the Mac OS.
When I press ...
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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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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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Using ctrl as modifier to produce swedish letters å, ä & ö on us keyboard while typing
Pretty new to Linux (currently running Xubuntu). I want to be able to press Ctrl and the button where å, ä & ö would be on a Swedish keyboard. I have tried using both xbindkeys together with xte ...
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Screen tearing in Xubuntu, no problem with Ubuntu
I have both Ubuntu 14.04 and Xubuntu 16.04 installed on one of my older desktops.
While both work fine, I experience screen tearing while dragging windows around in Xubuntu. However, I do not ...
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Can all flavours of Ubuntu 16.04 run the same programs?
So I've a feeling this is a very noob question but...
Is the only difference between flavors of Ubuntu the graphical interfaces and installed packages? Will they all be equally capable of running ...
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Is there a replacement for WUBI in Windows 10?
I used to have Xubuntu 11.10 side-by-side with my Windows installation, installed via WUBI from Windows. After upgrading to Windows 10, however, this doesn't start any more, so I wanted to reinstall ...
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How to set up XFCE4 XKB plugin to remember settings over reboots?
Following this answer I've installed xfce - xfce4-xkb-plugin to indicate and switch keyboard layouts in XUbuntu. But it resets all the settings (languages I use and a switch layouts hotkey) every time ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 stuck at shutdown
I am having this weird problem in Ubuntu 18.04. My laptop gets stuck at the shutdown screen every time I use shutdown and I have to manually press the power button for 5 seconds to turn the machine ...
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ubuntu 14.04 xrdp grey
I installed the latest ubuntu desktop and when I install xrdp I get a grey screen when I connect from windows rdc. this works fine in ubuntu 12.04.
I found several solutions but they are not really ...
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Why do I get this warning from Gnome keyring in Xubuntu?
I have installed xubuntu-desktop ontop of a stock Ubuntu installation.
When using ssh, or more specifically git, I always get this warning
WARNING: gnome-keyring:: couldn't connect to: /tmp/keyring-...
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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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How to permanently disable the "save session" feature in Xubuntu?
I'm running Xubuntu 13.10 with xfce4-panel 4.10.1 and my sessions keeps getting saved involuntarily. I'm well aware that this is a bug so I'd like to ask if anyone knows a workaround to permanently ...
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Why does Kubuntu and Xubuntu 16.04 LTS support end sooner than the official Ubuntu EOL date?
I was searching info for 16.04.3 LTS (for Kubuntu & Xubuntu). It was great to find out about the cool features of those Ubuntu distributions.
However, I found something unusual; the EOL date of ...
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Firefox snap doesn't remember upload path
I am using Xubuntu 22.04 with Firefox installed as a snap.
When I upload files to a site, the browser doesn't remember the last upload path. When I need to upload many files, I have to go through the ...
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How to switch 'default' sound device controlled by hardware keys in Xubuntu?
I installed xubuntu-desktop on a 12.04 Ubuntu upgrade after finding Gnome3 lacking. I've mostly been happy, but I've found an odd and frustrating bug. My laptop has two sound 'outputs' - an HDMI-out ...
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Xubuntu 20.04 minimal installation
After having used Xubuntu minimal installations from the netboot (mini.iso) image in multiple previous versions of Ubuntu, I noticed that the netboot installer is no longer actively supported. I would ...
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Launch xfce4 or other desktop in Windows 11 WSLg Ubuntu distro
I'm using Windows 11 WSLg (installed using the Windows Subsystem for Linux Preview from the Microsoft Store) and the current WSL Ubuntu distribution from the Microsoft Store.
How can I launch xfce4 or ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 software-properties-gtk failing with org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Problem:
tim@ubuntu:~$ software-properties-gtk
ERROR:dbus.proxies:Introspect error on :1.103:/: dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Message recipient disconnected from ...
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Getting HP DeskJet 3700 working with Xubuntu 20.04
After 2 hours of troubleshooting my printer still doesn't work.
The funny thing is that I wanted to print 2 pages from a PDF and had no problem printing the 1st page, but after turning the paper and ...
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Xubuntu 16.04 all icons disappeared after update
All of my icons have disappeared after an update; I tried selecting different icon themes but still no icons are showing up when I log in.
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How do I enable Remote Desktop connection on Xubuntu 11.10?
How do I enable Remote Desktop connection on Xubuntu 11.10? I do not find any options such as those present in Ubuntu?
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How to enable natural scrolling in xfce4?
Is there any setting to enable natural scrolling for my touchpad?
I can find the setting under XFCE settings for the mouse, but it doesn't work for the touchpad. Is there a way to enable it for the ...
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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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