Questions tagged [gnome]
GNOME is a desktop environment/graphical user interface that runs on top of a computer operating system, most notably Linux and the Java Desktop System which is part of Solaris.
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How can I launch the GNOME image viewer from the terminal?
It's the default image viewer for Ubuntu, and apparently it's called Eye of Gnome. I would like to be able to launch it from the command line, passing it a file name to open.
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How can I restart the GNOME shell on Wayland?
When making changes to extensions or installing applications I have sometimes found it neccessary to restart the GNOME shell for the changes to take effect. In the past, pressing Alt + F2, typing 'r' ...
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How do I check whether I am using KDE or Gnome?
or maybe something else?
I am using Redhat OS.
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How can I merge the gnome clipboard and the X selection?
I'm constantly frustrated by the two separate clipboards in X/Gnome. I'm constantly doing things like control-C to copy, and then middle-click to paste, and getting the wrong data. Or select something,...
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Bash command to focus a specific window
Is there a way, in bash command line, to give focus to a specific window of a running process. Assume I know the process' name, number, and anything else I need.
For instance, if I have a single ...
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Change Ubuntu 11 scrollbars back to the old style
I've installed Ubuntu 11.04 and the new scrollbars in Nautilus, GEdit, etc. are driving me insane! How do I go back to the old (Ubuntu 10.10 and earlier) scrollbars?
In the Natty Nautilus you can't ...
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How do I find out my screen resolution from a shell script?
How do I find out my screen resolution from a shell script?
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How to stream my GNU/Linux audio output to Android devices over WI-FI?
I want to stream my audio output over the network (Wi-Fi) to my Android devices. I'm not looking for a music/video streaming solution, but I would stream any audio output of my GNU/Linux desktop to my ...
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Hotkey to Move Window to Other Monitor
I'm running Linux Mint with Cinnamon using two monitors. Is there a hotkey combo that moves the window from the current monitor to the other?
I can hold Windows Key + left/right/up arrow to move/ ...
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Make Gnome screen lock after 1 hour, not 15 minutes?
I am using Fedora 20 with Gnome. The screen Power Savings blanks the screen after 15 minutes and then the screen gets automatically locked. I'd like to have the screen blanked and locked after an hour,...
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How do I edit previous lines in a multiple line command in Bash?
When entering a command which spans multiple lines in Bash, how do I edit previous lines? I'm a Linux Mint (Lisa) user using GNOME Terminal.
For example, let's say I type:
$ echo "foo bar
> baz
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No option to hibernate/shutdown in GNOME 3?
I have installed Fedora 15 Alpha with GNOME 3. Everything is working fine. However, I can't see any option to hibernate or shutdown.
In the top panel when I click my user name, I only have one option ...
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NumLock is completely useless, and I want to disable it completely on Linux
Forget all the rants about Caps Lock, Num Lock is the most useless key of them all. It's never, ever useful. You don't want to use your numpad as an arrowpad, since the arrows are 1cm away from it. ...
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Disable "Window is Ready" Notification in Gnome Shell?
It's just annoying. I know what happens on my system and if I want to check a software, I can do it on my own. Though I don't know how to disable that. Turning off every notification panel doesn't ...
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How to vertically split widescreen into two virtual workspaces on Ubuntu/Gnome?
My new laptop has a big 16:9 screen, and I'm finding it hard to fully utilize it during the 95% of the time that I'm not watching HD movies on it.
I'd like to set it up as a kind of virtual dual ...
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What is Gnome / KDE etc?
I have been on Windows my entire life.
Without getting too technical, what are these things?
When I search on the net, I get some technical results. I simple do not understand what these things are!
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How to awake Emacs GUI after pressing Ctrl+z
I'm using Emacs GUI in Gnome. After pressing Ctrl+z, the Emacs window is minimized. However, if I bring the window to the front, it doesn't respond to any key press or mouse event. I searched the web ...
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How do I alternate tabs in Linux GNOME terminal?
I like to open several tabs in GNOME terminal when I work. In Firefox, you can switch between tabs using Ctrl-Tab or Ctrl-Shift-Tab. How do I get the same functionality in GNOME terminal?
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How can I type a backslash with no backslash key?
I'm trying to use a UK keymap on a physical US keyboard on my notebook (Asus Zenbook UX31E). My keyboard has vertical bar and backslash (| and \) above the Enter key, but I get hash and tilde instead....
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How to find the default file manager?
as a Linux user, I see that some applications can request a path to be opened and this causes a file manager to be launched. I'd like to do this programmatically, but how can I know which is the ...
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How to change terminal colors when connecting to SSH hosts
So you want to change terminal colors and reset them back on exit?
It's possible thanks to .ssh/config, alias, and setterm
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How to set default display for new windows in Gnome 3
I have 2 displays, a monitor and a TV. The first one I use all the time and it has set as primary in Gnome settings, but a TV is turned on only when watching movies from a sofa. Mainly, everything is ...
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Tiling Window Manager
I've been looking into tiling window managers because I'm tired of manually positioning and resizing all my windows whenever I want to see some information side by side. However, the tiling window ...
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What do do when Linux gui freezes
I'm running Gnome with compiz in Ubuntu 10.04. Sometimes the gui will freeze. I can move the mouse, but I can't interact with programs. The only thing I can do is go to a terminal window with Alt+Ctrl+...
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Window Manager vs. Desktop Environment vs. Window System? What's the difference?
I'm confused as to what these terms actually mean AND as to what they do/how they contribute to the system as a whole. In particular, back when I was running Ubuntu, there were several keywords like:
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How do I input Greek characters in Ubuntu?
I'm taking a course in Greek, and would like to be able to store notes and such on my laptop.
I'm using Gnome, but I also use a flash card program called "Mnemosyne" that is written in Qt, if that ...
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How can I show the date in the gnome 3 menubar?
Gnome 3 has a menu bar that includes the day of the week and the time. The date and time settings allow the time to be shown in 24 hour or AM/PM style.
There do not appear, however, to be any options ...
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Why does Gnome 3 not display files on the desktop?
I put some files in my "desktop" folder to be displayed on the screen but nothing happens, why?
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Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "murrine"
I have downloaded and installed a new theme before in my fedora machine.
However, I got this warning when I load gvim, nautilus every time.
(gvim:4629): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine ...
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How do I get X11 Forwarding to work on Windows with PuTTY and Xming?
I've always wanted to get X11 Forwarding to work with PuTTY, and the X Window System I'm using is Xming. When I have Xming running and I establish a new connection to my server, I receive the ...
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Save multiple gnome-terminal layout?
I have multiple gnome-terminal windows open. Is there a way to save the settings (window position, no. of tabs, title etc). across OS reboots ?
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How do KDE applications run under Gnome?
If Gnome uses GTK+ and KDE uses Qt, how come KDE applications can run under Gnome?
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Minimize/Maximize current window keyboard shortcut
Are there any Keyboard Shortcuts for maximizing, minimizing and resizing the current window?
I am on Ubuntu 13.04, Gnome-latest version.
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Linux - Set default terminal size and screen position?
I can't find any settings inside the terminal profile to allow me to set a geometry size and screen x,y coordinates so that the terminal window always opens (even after reboot) in the same location on ...
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How do I set an environmental variable for a GNOME session?
On my system, for apps that use SDL, I need to set an environmental variable:
export SDL_AUDIODRIVER=alsa
to get the sound to work properly. How do I set up my GNOME session so that this variable is ...
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how to prevent new windows from stealing focus in gnome
I'm running Ubuntu 9.04 and I have the window manager configured for "focus follows mouse" but new application windows will steal the focus. Seems like there are many threads out there complaining ...
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How to remove the Ubuntu Gnome desktop after making the switch to KDE?
This is the opposite of this question. Basically I've been using Ubuntu for a while but decided to give KDE a shot so I went through the process of getting the latest KDE installed. I'm very ...
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How to prevent "Unable to open MTP device" popups from opening?
I often plug my Android device into the USB drive simply for charging purposes with no intention to use the filesystem (and with the screen off or with the USB settings in "charging only" mode, either ...
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Gnome (Ubuntu): how to bring a program window to the front using a command line from the terminal?
I have a certain work environment with dozens of open Windows. How can I bring to the front a window with a known name/title programatically or using the command line?
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How do I make mailto: links open gmail in Ubuntu?
I've tried using this How-To Geek guide, but it doesn't work. Running the script from the terminal works (although I had to change its permissions first), but clicking on a mailto: link does nothing.
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Creating Files/Folders With Nautilus in List View
When Nautilus is in list view (more like treeview) when I right-click on a Folder, there's no option to create a File/Folder. When I right-click on a file within the folder, it also gives no option to ...
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How do I restore the Gnome Panel volume control in Ubuntu?
I use alsa, and I don't have a volume control applet on my Gnome Panel.
When I right click and select "add to panel", there is nothing that has to do with "sound", "audio" or "volume" in the list, ...
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GNOME-like workspaces for Windows
I worked a lot in the GNOME environment in Ubuntu and really liked it.
But, I had to move to Windows due to some reasons.
Is there any program that can allow to me to switch between workspaces like I ...
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When I start Ubuntu it enters tty[1-6] instead of my desktop (How do I get to desktop?)
When I start Ubuntu it enters tty[1-6] instead of my desktop. Normally I could get back to the desktop by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F7 but that doesn't work.
I tried sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop but ...
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Disabling mouse hiding in Gnome Terminal while typing
Does anyone know how to turn off the hateful behavior that is now default in Gnome Terminal — when a key is pressed the mouse pointer hides until it is moved again.
I'm honestly ready to ...
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Logging lock-screen events
Problem
See the exact date & time a user locks and unlocks his work station - running Fedora 18.
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Is there any way to log an event of a user entering and exiting "lock-screen" on fedora ...
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How to open a menu with 'Open Terminal Here' in Ubuntu 10.04 by left clicking desktop, or inside folder?
How can I customize Ubuntu 10.04 so the menu created by left clicking inside a folder or desktop gives me the option of opening up a terminal in that location? I have thsi functionality in the XFCE ...
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Is there a US International keyboard layout on Linux that mimics Windows' behavior?
I am used to using US International as my keyboard layout. However, the implementation appears to differ greatly between Windows and Linux (Gnome, in my case – may well be a GTK issue since GTK ...
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Running Ubuntu with multiple monitors having a panel each
I have just installed Ubuntu and I'm trying to set up a correct configuration for having multiple monitors.
I want the two monitors to have their own workspaces, yet the ability to drag a window from ...
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What's a good substitute for gnome terminal? [closed]
Lately, I've been opening up several terminals at a time. Having to alt-tab between terminals is confusing. I need something that combines several terminals in just one window. What are good ...
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