Questions tagged [gnome]
This is a very general tag that should only be used for questions referring to GNOME in general and not a specific component. GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment) is a collection of GTK-based software that provides the desktop environment GNOME Shell.
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How do I check my version of GNOME-Shell?
There's got to be some simple way I'm missing, but for the life of me I can't find it. How do I check my version of GNOME-Shell?
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How to revert to GNOME Classic Desktop?
I'm used to GNOME Classic and personally don't want to change to anything else, but it seems there is no more GNOME Classic in the Oneiric release. After apt-get installed gnome-session and all, ...
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"Parsing filters unsupported" error during extraction of RAR file
I have received an .rar which I wish to unpack as it contains something rather important to me that I need to really have now. However even though I can view the contents of the .rar archive in the ...
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Dual monitor workspaces in Ubuntu 18.04
Dual monitor setup on Ubuntu 18.04; when I hit activities only the left monitor switches workspaces while the right monitor just keeps whatever is on its screen. Is there a way to make the workspace ...
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How can I restart GNOME Shell, after it freezes or becomes unresponsive?
Sometimes, my GNOME Shell freezes. I can see (hear) background processes working (playing music), but I can't do anything in GNOME. No Alt+F2 followed by R and Enter.
I can switch to console using: ...
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How do I install and use the latest version of GNOME?
I followed the instructions for compiling GNOME Shell and it did compile with a few errors here and there but it didn't run. I installed GNOME Shell using sudo apt-get install gnome-shell but I got ...
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Difference between vim-gtk and vim-gnome
How are the packages vim-gtk and vim-gnome different from each other? I've tried both and the resulting Gvim feels the same (to me). If there is no difference, why are both packages maintained?
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How do I set a shortcut to screenshot a selected area?
In gnome's screen shot program, the quick keys PrtScn captures the entire screen and alt+PrtScn captures the active window. Is there a way to script or set up the third capture option of a selected ...
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How can I specify the default save directory for gnome-screenshot?
Are there any sort of configuration options for specifying the default save location for gnome-screenshot, or is this hard-coded into the source code?
It used to be ~/Desktop, which seems to have ...
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How to set Monday as the first day of the week in GNOME 2 Calendar applet?
What is the recommended way to change the first day of the week to Monday (instead of Sunday, as in the screenshot below)?
I couldn't find anything related in Clock Preferences, nor in System -> ...
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How do I reset GNOME to the defaults?
I was playing around with some settings, and now I need to reset GNOME to it's defaults - how do I do that?
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How do I manage applications on startup in GNOME 3?
I had a nice GUI for changing startup applications (after logging in) on GNOME 2. How can I start that application on GNOME 3?
Where can I download it? What is the package name? What command is used ...
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Assistive technology not found AWTError
$ java -jar aprof-plot.jar
Exception in thread "main" java.awt.AWTError: Assistive Technology not found: org.GNOME.Accessibility.AtkWrapper
at java.awt.Toolkit.loadAssistiveTechnologies(Toolkit....
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How to bring back minimize and maximize buttons in Gnome 3
I have recently installed Ubuntu Gnome which has the latest version of Gnome 3 running on it, and I have noticed that on windows there are no minimize buttons, and no maximize buttons, although I can ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 gnome-shell high CPU usage
I installed 18.04 from 17.04 (passing briefly through 17.10, didn't test it and jumped to 18.04) and I am experiencing a high cpu usage on gnome-shell, it takes almost all available CPU time:
$ top
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Why is Ubuntu switching to Unity?
I understand from Jono Bacon's blog that Ubuntu will be switching to Unity as the default desktop in the upcoming 11.04.
What's not clear is "Why?".
Could someone explain the benefits of Unity over ...
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Moving windows from the keyboard
Is it possible to move windows from the keyboard itself without touching the mouse?
I know I can do a Alt + Left Click and drag the window, however I am hoping there is something I can use to move it ...
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how to find the current version of gnome
I'm using ubuntu 12.04.
I tried
$ gnome-about –gnome-version
gnome-about: command not found
$ gnome-session --version
gnome-session 3.2.1
Why I need is because my desktop environment doesn't ...
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Why are .goutputstream-xxxxx files created in home folder? [closed]
I find a lot of files with names of the like
.goutputstream-xxxxx
where xxxxx are some alphanumeric characters.
Here is a screenshot of the home folder
Any idea why I should keep these or can I ...
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Slack shows opened links to browser as another slack instance in task bar
If I open a link sent to me on Slack, the new browser window opened shows up as 'another' Slack window. Is there any way to have it correctly group the new browser window with the existing browser ...
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How do I disable window move with alt + left mouse button in GNOME Shell?
There are lots of posts on this about Unity, this is about GNOME shell.
As with other posters, I use apps (Inkscape in particular) that uses Alt-Click and Alt-drag. GNOME shell is grabbing this off ...
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Desktop forgets theme?
I am running Ubuntu in VirtualBox (on a Windows 7 host). Several times now, the top-level menu bar, the task bar — and seemingly every system dialog — have forgotten the out-of-the-box "Ambiance" ...
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How do I add a launcher for .sh applications?
I have installed ubuntu (11.04).
I installed phpstorm which is simply an archive for you to extract and shove in your /opt directory.
To run it you would use /opt/PhpStorm-103.243/bin/PhpStorm.sh
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After installing Ubuntu 22.04, the default video player is unable to play any videos
The default video player (Totem) is unable to play videos after installing Ubuntu 22.04. I tried opening an MP4 file and I get the error (also shown in the screenshot):
An error occured
The specified ...
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How to disable the shortcut Ctrl-Alt-Arrow in GNOME 3.8
I mapped Ctrl-Alt-Up/Down to open web-browser and email client but it didn't take effect. Ctrl-Alt-Up/Down still switch workspaces as the default setting of GNOME 3.8.
I have tried log-out/log-in. ...
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Is there a shell-independent HUD-like menu search tool for Xfce/GNOME/Cinnamon?
The Ubuntu Heads-Up Display (HUD) - you love it or you hate it. Personally I rather like a classic desktop, so I use Xfce or GNOME-fork Cinnamon, and I'd like to keep those menu's where they are.
But ...
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Alt + F4 switches to TTY4
Since yesterday Alt+F4 is working unexpectedly on my computer. When I press those keys TTY4 is opened. Also, the application which is running on the GUI receives the Alt+F4 message. This is solved by ...
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What is the relationship between Unity, Gnome, Gnome 3, Compiz, Metacity, and LightDM?
I am learning about Graphical User Interfaces in Ubuntu and constantly come across different terms, which cause a lot of confusion for me. I have tried reading easy-to-understand tutorials about the ...
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How can I add an application to the list of Open With applications?
I installed Komodo Edit from a download (wasn't available in Software Center.) I want to be able to open .php files in Komodo, but when I right-click and choose Open With Other Application, Komodo ...
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How can I disable Ctrl+Q for all applications (system wide)?
A lot of applications like Firefox, Chrome etc, get closed when I accidentally press Ctrl+Q instead of Ctrl+W because of the proximity of the Q and W keys on the keyboard. Is there a way this shortcut ...
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Remove 'printer added' notifications from GNOME 3
I've just upgraded to Ubuntu 17.04, using the GNOME desktop. Suddenly, I've started seeing 'printer added' notifications as OSD popups - approximately every 2 minutes! It's really distracting.
Anyone ...
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Duplicate icons for manually created GNOME launcher items
I have downloaded Aptana Studio 3 and created the following launcher item for using Alacarte:
file: alacarte-made.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Comment=
Terminal=false
Name=Aptana Studio 3
Exec=...
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How to set Google Chrome as the default browser?
How can I set Google Chrome as the default browser? If I set it in the browser settings, nothing happens. The browser says it's default, but in preferred applications in Gnome, there's only Firefox to ...
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Difference between Unity and GNOME
I often come across the terms Unity and GNOME while reading about Ubuntu. I understand that Unity is the default desktop environment for Ubuntu. What is GNOME and how is it related to/different from ...
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Unable to load VPN connection editor in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Some time ago I created a VPN connection using Ubuntus own Network Manager, which worked fine! Now, a few months later, I want to go in and edit the connections details, but instead I get this error: ...
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Enable horizontal scrolling in Ubuntu
There is no option in Mouse & Touchpad Settings to enable horizontal scrolling in Ubuntu 13.04+ (Raring/Saucy/Trusty) (GNOME 3.8+):
No horizontal scrolling even by enabling two finger scroll or ...
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How to remove "phone style" Gnome swipe to unlock
I need to remove the annoying new "locking" screen that shows a giant clock: I can't remove it with just moving the mouse (as with any other desktop environment), the animation is slow, and it isn't ...
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How do I move child windows without moving or minimizing parent in GNOME 3?
I have Ubuntu 17.10 with GNOME 3.
What happens:
I have (for example) LibreOffice Calc open, with some data columns in it. I highlight the columns I want to chart, then I select INSERT > CHART. The ...
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Why are all snaps being mounted and listed as block devices or partitions for Ubuntu 18.04?
As of Ubuntu 18.04 running lsblk shows 16 snap loops (2-3 times for each snap). The question is, why are they being listed as results for lsblk, fdisf-l, and blkid?
It creates a lot of clutter from ...
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What can I use instead of gnome-open?
What is a current replacement of gnome-open command (generic open of files based on the type)?
Before:
gnome-open mydoc.pdf # opened PDF in default application
Now:
gnome-open
The program 'gnome-...
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How do I save/remember last-used window position and size for applications?
When I log in Ubuntu, I would like all windows opened at previous session (terminal and Firefox mainly) to be re-opened automatically at the same size and position.
How to proceed?
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Touchpad Gestures in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Out of the box, I get gestures for scrolling and right clicking. I'm very interested in three finger gestures (like slide three fingers up to see all open windows), but it seems there is no way to get ...
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How do I use the gconf editor?
I see some answers where people post to set a key in the gconf-editor, however there is no entry for gconf-editor in my menu.
How do I run it and how do I use it to set keys that people recommend?
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Desktop doesn't remember brightness settings after a reboot
Every time I reboot my machine the brightness goes back to 100% in Gnome. I wish it would keep the last setting. Is there anyway?
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How to disable global <Super>-p shortcut?
In ubuntu 11.04 there was a workaround using gconf-editor and setting key
/apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/xrandr/active to false.
However there is no such key in gconf-manager using ubuntu 11.10 (...
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How to create a desktop shortcut [duplicate]
Can somebody please explain to me how to create a desktop shortcut to an application like Chrome or Blender as if I'm an idiot? I really don't get it. I have the gnome panel program thing and can run ...
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Add custom command in the open with dialog?
In earlier versions of Ubuntu (10.10-) there was an option in the "open with" tab in the properties window, to add a custom command to open a file. However, this is no longer the case in Ubuntu 11.10. ...
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Where is the location of application shortcuts in Gnome?
For shortcuts in the Applications drop-down Menu and on the title bar of the Gnome Desktop, where is the path to their directories?
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Unlock login screen using command line
Is it possible to unlock the 13.04 Gnome shell login screen
from a command line? A user is logged in to Gnome shell, I can log in to a console as this user. I also have root access.
This is for ...
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How to change keyboard shortcuts?
I'm new to Linux and I am having trouble with Ubuntu keyboard shortcuts like Alt+Tab to switch between applications and Alt+Shift to change the keyboard layout.
Can anyone help please?
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