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dark mode does not set prefers-color-scheme to dark

Chrome has an open discussion about it: chrome issue. Electron —VScode uses, had similar issue but fixed now: electron issue. For VSCode and Firefox your issue may based upon versions. Updating may ...
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How do I make my Ubuntu Desktop have a dock at the bottom and system utilization widgets on the side?

Google reverse image search tells me that the picture is from here: https://web.archive.org/web/20140808134149/https://builtvisible.com/ubuntu-intrepid-ibex-installation/. In the screenshot, it's ...
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How do I make my Ubuntu Desktop have a dock at the bottom and system utilization widgets on the side?

Move launcher from side to bottom Assuming you don't want to install a totally new desktop, you can simply move the launcher from the side to the bottom with this command: gsettings set com.canonical....
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How do I dim inactive windows

So, inspired by the comments, I searched for suitable gnome extensions and found two useful ones: Shade Inactive Windows and Windows Blur Effects I settled for the second one since it is more ...
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Why does my Xubuntu LibreOffice look ugly?

sudo apt install --no-install-recommends libreoffice-gtk3 Just install what is needed to make your LibreOffice beautiful again. Works on (X|L)Ubuntu 18.04+.
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Add different configuration of mate as a new desktop environment

I do something like this using dconf. I configure a desktop -- theme, wallpaper, shortcuts, position of panels, content of panels -- apps, widgets, and so on. Then : dconf dump / > dconf.desktop....
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Workspaces missing in ubuntu 16.04. No appearance preference in settings.

Hi i figured out what to do in this case. I did a sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop and it came back. But while doing this some of the unwanted softwares that in uninstalled earlier ...
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Installed the Arc Theme, it doesn't look right

sudo gedit /usr/share/themes/Arc-Dark/gtk-3.0/gtk.css on line 26 comment it to be like this /*outline-style: dashed;*/ save and enjoy
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Where are the XFCE4 appearance/font settings stored in Xubuntu 16.04?

Found it! It's in ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xsettings.xml. Most of the settings will be set to "empty" if they haven't been changed, otherwise they'll be set to the value. For example,...
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Font size changes after running xrandr --off

You can change the size of fonts for future windows opened by opening the terminal and using: xrandr --dpi 96 For higher resolution (1920x1080) monitors try using: xrandr --dpi 144 I use this on ...
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How to change highlight color of windows on taskbar in KDE Plasma 5?

Various colors can be changed via System Settings. Under Workspace Theme, make a note of the themes that are active in Look and Feel and Desktop Theme. Go back to the opening screen of System ...
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Xubuntu 16.04 window headings ugly

Edit: Since the ppa below is now obsolete, this is no longer the way to get xfce-theme-manager. However, as noted by @linuxmarc here: I cannot download xfce theme manager, it is still possible to get ...
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Where are the XFCE4 appearance/font settings stored in Xubuntu 16.04?

The default directory in which fonts can be kept is: /usr/share/fonts /usr/local/share/fonts The easiest place for people to put their fonts is /home/user/.fonts. If you have not already done so, ...
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Nautilus (?) strange look

This is an issue caused by incompatibility of the default Ambiance theme with the Nautilus version. GNOME developers love to break this and that between GTK releases. Since Ubuntu 16.04 is shipped ...
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How to install themes with GNOME tweak tool?

I installed a few themes from gnome-look.org The site uses a special URL scheme. The URL handler comes in a package named ocs-url. Here are the instructions for installing the URL handler on linux-...
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How to Switch Top and Bottom Panel Bars in Ubuntu MATE

After fiddling around with it a bit more, I found that you can simply right click on the menu panels, select 'Properties' and change 'Orientation' from 'Top' to 'Bottom' and vice-versa (no jokes, ...
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Can't change window header style in Ubuntu 14.04

You can try this commands in terminal. Any of these command can solve your problem. If something has been changed in compiz window manager (ccsm), this command will reset compiz. dconf reset -f /...
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Change color of Ubuntu MATE 15.10

As Muzaffar suggests, you can change the 'Selected items' background color when customizing theme. However some greens won't disappear only just because of this setting, some GTK+3 objects remain ...
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Increase the highlighted button bezel thickness (GNOME)

From the image provided by the poster, it appears that the theme is Ambiance. The following bit of code will provide some relief: * { outline-style: solid; outline-offset: -2px; outline-...
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How to get a .png of the Desktop background "color"

How to copy over the solid color You probably won't need to get it as a file. What to do? On 16.04, open a terminal window, run the command: dconf watch / Still on 16.04, set the plain color you ...
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Ubuntu 20.04: Can't find basic application menu on the dock and appearance menu in settings

Resolved!! During login, I selected Ubuntu from the options available; initially it was gnome.
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Default Dark Mode not fully working on Ubuntu 22.10

I also tried changing the settings in the Tweaks application, but it still didn't work. Later I changed the theme in User Themes by enabling User Themes in Extensions (or Extension Manager) and took ...
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Why does my Xubuntu LibreOffice look ugly?

sudo apt-get install libreoffice-gtk Also upper command line works for lubuntu (LXDE). For example with flat gtk theme 'victory' and 'papirus' icons LibreOffice looks great.
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How do I create a desktop wallpaper slideshow?

  Desk Changer for GNOME shell by egach In case you use gnome-shell (version > 3.8, default in Ubuntu 17.10 and later), use this nice extension. Simple wallpaper changer with multiple ...
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Use video file as a screensaver?

Too old question but here is another way to play a list of videos as screensaver: webnuxsaver Install xscreensaver sudo apt-get install xscreensaver and install webscreensaver. webscreensaver ...
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Hiding plus and dropdown icon Ubuntu 16.04 terminal

I don't believe there is a way, although there might be. I'm far more comfortable to suggest that you should check out some other terminal applications. Terminator is my favourite, it allows you to "...
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How to install Deepin Desktop Environment in Ubuntu 16.04?

https://launchpad.net/~leaeasy/+archive/ubuntu/dde Says, in part: Important Issue: Q: Can dde on Ubuntu 16.04? A: Sorry, the dde depends on qt version above than 5.6. If you want to install ...
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VLC 3 interface looks "old"

To install the latest VLC : Add repository : sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/vlc Delete previous versions VLC : sudo apt remove vlc vlc-nox Update and install the latest VLC version : sudo apt ...
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How to change highlight color of windows on taskbar in KDE Plasma 5?

Please accept this updated answer for a newer version of KDE, I'm not sure from which version it started, but this applies to KDE Plasma 5.18.5 (which I'm running), via GUI: There's now a Colors ...
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