Questions tagged [gui]
GUI stands for Graphical User Interface. An Ubuntu Desktop system includes a desktop environment (such as Unity), display manager, and many graphical applications, providing a GUI for many components of the operating system. A GUI is in contrast to a command line interface (CLI)
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How do I check the version of Ubuntu I am running? [duplicate]
How can I check my current Ubuntu version through the command-line and GUI?
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Why is Wayland better?
As recently announced by Mark Shuttleworth, Ubuntu will be moving towards using Wayland as its display manager.
What are biggest differences between X11 and Wayland? Why will Wayland make Ubuntu ...
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How do you run Ubuntu Server with a GUI?
Trying to run a Ubuntu server for the first time... But everything is in a terminal. Is there a way to switch to a GUI?
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Is there a GUI client for Git?
I am using git for version control of various projects.
Is there GUI software for navigating through commits and branches of a project and for retrieving versions in git projects?
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What system monitoring tools are available?
I am looking for system monitoring tools which are GUI and CLI or web-based which include basic functions such as:
CPU Usage
Ram Usage
Swap Usage
Disk Usage ( Space / I/O )
Heat Monitoring
I know ...
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How to setup OpenVPN Client
I'm trying to setup OpenVPN using NetworkManager. The GUI seems buggy and unresponsive. Are there any other tools for setting up a VPN client?
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How to remove the password from a PDF?
I have a password protected PDF file. I know the password but in order to share the file, I have to remove the password from the PDF and share an unprotected copy. How can I do this in Ubuntu with or ...
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How to start a GUI software on a remote Linux PC via SSH
Sometimes I need to start XMBC media player or other GUI software on one of my remote PC (small Xubuntu PC used as a media center).
Usually, I do this by starting an X11vnc server on the remote PC via ...
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What's the easiest way to run GUI apps on Windows Subsystem for Linux?
I searched around, and currently there are two methods suggested; installing an enhancement for Windows Subsystem for Linux and installing an XServer.
I want to know which method is the most hassle-...
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Why should users never use normal sudo to start graphical applications?
I've read the comunity "RootSudo" documentation and am interested in this line:
You should never use normal sudo to start graphical applications as Root.
Why? What is the difference? Please ...
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How to manage users and groups using GUI?
Just switched from 10.04 to 11.10. I'm wondering about the limited options in the GUI for managing users and groups. Where is the old GUI to change groups, id's, etc. I know that I can do this from ...
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How to start GUI from command line?
I've installed Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit on my machine. But when I switch on the computer, I get command line:
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS COMP-1245 tty1
And it prompts for username and password. Once I provide my ...
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How to cleanly launch a GUI app via the Terminal?
Some GUI apps launch cleanly via the Terminal command line, but some don't, and they cause the Terminal to wait for the app to terminate. Even then, some don't "release" the command line.
The ...
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When to use pkexec vs. gksu/gksudo?
There are two general ways to run applications graphically as root (or, more generally, as another user). Programs like gksu, gksudo, and kdesudo are graphical frontends for sudo. In contrast, pkexec ...
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What is a good MongoDB GUI client?
I've been using Rockmongo on Windows - it's a php based web tool. But on Ubuntu (12.04) it's behaving funny - queries timing out often - and I'm looking for better clients. Does anyone know anything ...
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How to create folder shortcut in Ubuntu 14.04?
I have a folder in my Dropbox and I want to add a shortcut of that folder on my Desktop. I guess this should be extremely easy as in Windows OS :) However, I have no idea how to do it in Ubuntu 14.04.
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Does the shortcut Ctrl-Alt-F... turn off the GUI or is it still running in the background?
I am new to Linux and am planning on setting up a server.
What I want to know is, when I use the CtrlAltF1 command to go back to the terminal does the GUI turn off until I use CtrlAltF7 again or does ...
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Increase padding in gnome terminal
I'd like to increase the padding in the gnome terminal, because the default has no padding and hurts my eyes.
Padding as in: I want space between the window border and where the text input/output is ...
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What is the simplest way to have remote GUI access to Ubuntu 16.04 “server” from Ubuntu 16.04 “desktop”?
I'm trying to figure out what is "lightweight" way to configure my Ubuntu 16.04 LTS server to have access via GUI (over SSH as option). I would like to reach it from my Ubuntu 16.04 workstation. I ...
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How can I hide directories or files without changing their names?
The OCD in me wants directories I do not like the name of to be hidden since I do not interact with them directly.
How can I hide directories without using the dot notation?
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Unity hotkey for minimizing current window?
What are the hotkeys for switching the current window between maximized, normal, and minimized states? If some of these don't exist, can I set them somewhere?
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How to run ubuntu/xubuntu in a complete non-gui mode
I am looking to run Ubuntu/Xubuntu in a complete non-GUI mode.
Like, when the system starts it needs to log in into console.
That is all, no loading of any display manager, x server, GUI-based app ...
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Are there any GUI apps that can create .desktop files?
My question is simple. Is there any fast and easy way of creating .desktop files for shortcuts?
For example, I think you can right click and create .desktop shortcuts in Linux Mint.
I already know ...
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Tool for viewing available DBUS messages I can send to an application
Is there a graphical tool or maybe a command-line one that lists all the messages and parameters/arguments that I can send to a DBUS-enabled program?? I really want to try scripting some DBUS things ...
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Restart Only GUI Session Or Restart Only Operating System?
Is It possible In Linux to restart only gui session or os ( i m not talking about restarting pc )
back in windows 98 if u want to restart the gui session or only os u just need to hold down shift key ...
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How to fix missing characters from font after awakening from suspend?
I find that often after awakening from suspend on Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 with GNOME 3.20 (I have only found this issue on the latest version, though I have not tried with GNOME 3.18 on 16.04) that I get ...
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Is there any GUI application for command rsync?
I am currently synchronize between local folders in my computer by following command:
rsync -av --delete "[source]" "[destination]"
Now I want to do this via GUI. so, Is there any GUI available for ...
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Keyboard command/shortcut to resize window
The bottom of my (Chromium) window is off the bottom of the screen. If I move the window up, Unity maximises the window (which I do not want).
What key combination can I press to make the active ...
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GUI/Unity crashing in 16.04 LTS after updates 2018-01-04, compiz segfaults
The latest updates (4/1/2018) make my laptop constantly crash the GUI/Unity:
(Intel Pentium su4100 processor)
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Jan 5 11:38:53 1810 kernel: [ 1850.327738] compiz[11911]: segfault at 0 ip ...
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How to remove the graphical user interface?
Okay my question is that, I want to run a heavy application, on a Virtual Machine (VirtualBox) with just 2 GB RAM (Windows 7 32Bit Host has 4 GB, 3.5 GB effective). Initially I thought of installing ...
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GUI for iptables?
I would like to secure my server and it seems that IPtables is one of the first steps. Unfortunately editing the rules in a terminal is a bit complicated and dangerous (those who ever did an iptables -...
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Is it possible to put a GUI to more than just TTY7?
My question is pretty much the title. I often use TTYs for handling different matters in parallel. This could be for instance:
something local on TTY1
per SSH on ServerA on TTY2
per SSH on ServerB on ...
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Remove ugly fat bazel from gnome-terminal with multiple-tabs
When I start gnome-terminal it looks quite pleasant but when I open another tab it's borders turns ugly:
How can I preserve thin bezel while using multiple tabs?
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Is there a new GUI for LVM
What is the GUI manager for LVM in 17.10? There is no system-config-lvm that I can see.
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How do I get to the GUI after switching to a virtual console?
I just jumped into a command line virtual console using Ctrl-Alt-F1, and i would now like to return to the gui. startx gives me something along the lines of 'this server is already active for display ...
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Cannot move window because the title bar is above the screen
Sometimes I open a new window in a program (such as a new notebook in Mathematica), and the title bar of the window appears above the screen, so I cannot drag the window around.
What can I do when ...
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Is there a Linux file manager with a proper drop-down tree view? (like finder in OS X)
As a happy Linux user for almost a year now, this is the bane of my existence. Does the Linux community hate tree views for some obscure reason?
I don't mean a tree view in the side panel. That's ...
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What's the difference between GTK and QT?
Please bear with me as I'm a newcomer to Linux.
I've been writing GUI programs in REALbasic on a Mac for several years. I'm trying to learn Python and I want to write GUI apps for Linux (primarily ...
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Is there a GUI tool for managing systemd on Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic Beaver)?
Is there a GUI tool for managing systemd on Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic Beaver)?
I want to be able to see the status of services and/or units (and/or whatever else systemd calls them).
Ideally, I could also ...
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How to clear recently used files without using a terminal?
How can I clear the recently used and viewed files without using terminal?
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How run a .jar file with a double-click?
I have a problem running .jar files by double-clicking them. When I go to the Properties dialogue I can't find Java--only Archive Manager in the list of programs. But java -jar somefile.jar opens the ...
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How to show (or hide) a hidden file
I wanted to add classpath to my JDK. While searching a way to do it I noticed everyone open .profile file using terminal. But when I want to open and edit it with a text editor I couldn't see that ...
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GUI tool for formating to exFAT
I just formated a partition to exFAT using the terminal command sudo mkfs.exfat -n. Is it possible to do the same thing using a GUI?
Before people comment that the Terminal command works just fine (...
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Find duplicate files and folders and move these to a different folder [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to find (and delete) duplicate files
Is there a reliable duplicate file/folders utility, (with GUI) for Linux that can find duplicate files or folders and move them to ...
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Ubuntu Server install with full GUI
Coming from windows server/MacOS...
I've been researching for my first linux deployment and I have settled on Ubuntu/GlusterFS for a high performance file server.
I have a question about the ...
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What are some good GUI binary viewers/editors?
What are some GUI applications that will let me view and edit binary files (executables, images, etc.).
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Is there a GUI for youtube-dl?
youtube-dl is advanced but it lacks a good GUI. I personally can't use such a program without a GUI. Something similar to YTD downloader will be good.
I need it to have a progress bar and other ...
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Graphical svn client for Ubuntu 16.04?
Any graphical svn clients working under 16.04? I had kdesvn before, but its no longer available from the packages. Neither is rapidsvn. Console is fine, but always nice to have GUI when searching ...
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How to start xampp GUI
I am having trouble finding out how to start the expanded GUI. I have found a tutorial on how to start this one sudo /opt/lampp/share/xampp-control-panel/xampp-control-panel
But I am not able to find ...
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error message when running zenity under 16.04: Gtk-Message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is discouraged
Under ubuntu 16.04 I get the following message
Gtk-Message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is discouraged
when I open zenity with the command
zenity --text-info --filename=&...
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