Gnome is a graphical desktop environment for 'nix operating systems, most notably Linux and the Java Desktop System which is part of Solaris. Gnome is developed with a focus on usability, accessibility, and developer-friendliness. Gnome was originally developed by Miguel de Icaza and Federico ...
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CLI Ubuntu lock screen after X minutes
Is there any way of making ubuntu (through CLI) to lock screen after X minutes?
I need to do so for example:
I'm watching a 2Hours movie, so I need to make ubuntu that after 123 minutes to lock ...
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make gnome-terminal real transparent
I want to make gnome-terminal transparent. To do this I have to select option Transparent background and move the slider under Background tab from the menu - Edit -> Profile Preferences. It becomes ...
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How does gnome-do discover applications for its list?
Where does gnome-do pull its list of executable files that show-up/are-made-available in the drop down?
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Weird vnc behavior in ubuntu
to log in to my ubuntu PC without starting a real local desktop session
i followed this tutorial:
http://imthi.com/blog/linux/ubuntu-904-remote-desktop-using-vncserver-without-monitor.php
PLEASE ...
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Using the middle mouse button to switch between workspaces in Gnome
In XFCE when I put the mouse over the workspace switcher in the taskbar and roll the middle mouse button, it switches the workspaces.
When I do this in a Gnome session, nothing happens.
So now what?
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Is there a way to assign a shortcut key to nautilus' right click context menu?
Does anyone know of a way to assign a shortcut key combination to the menu items in the context menu that pops up in nautilus when you click on a file?
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How to change the order of how $DISPLAY is allocated?
Setup: I have two X screens (i.e. DISPLAY=:0.0 and DISPLAY=:0.1 on the separate screens), running from different Nvidia graphics cards in a Ubuntu 10.04.
Q: I'd like to know how $DISPLAY is set for ...
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GNOME 3 Ctrl+Alt+D (Show Desktop)
I recently upgraded my system to GNOME 3. In previous versions of GNOME, the key combination Ctrl+Alt+D would hide all open windows and show the Desktop. This shortcut was eliminated from GNOME 3 ...
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Once I have installed a program on Ubuntu, how do I run it?
I have just installed mongodb using apt-get. Now, unlike some other programs, it has not appeared in the applications drop down (I am using GNOME and Ubuntu 10.04).
Also: Apologies for the simplicity ...
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Image Icon Size (Linux Mint)
This is in regards to Linux Mint Gnome:
I've searched and search Google and the forums, but have had difficulty with everything I have found (I am not using the default theme). When in an image ...
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Is GNOME2 “File operations” dialog customizable?
When I drag and drop some directory in my GNOME2 desktop environment ( and specifically on Debian 6.0.3 ), a "File operations" window appear and informs me about the progress, average transfer rate, ...
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Centos 5 how to allow users to connect to GNOME like in windows we have RDP
Does anyone can help me with any freeware software for Centos 5, users wants to connect to Centos 5 GUI GNOME from Windows machine.
Any help on this would be highly appreciated.
Thanks, Maneesh
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Is there a way/ubuntu program to glue a bunch of program windows together into one window?
While developing, I like to keep a browser, and code editor open on the same screen. I'd like to find some way to join them and treat them as a single window, so they minimize together, and resize ...
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hide gnome panel using gconftool-2? (not autohide)
How do I hide the gnome panel completely? (not autohide)
Basically, I have a triple monitor setup but only use dual monitor most of the time. Because the third monitor is off and is hdmi/displayport, ...
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Problems with remote URIs for SVGs with rsvg-convert
Is it possible to make rsvg-convert support remote URIs? With the following SVG it doesn't work if the image is a remote HTTP object. GIO allegedly has an HTTP backend.
<svg ...
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Running a wine application when user selects a file
I've installed Foxit Reader in Debian with Wine. I've tried running a custom command in open with menu in gnome, but how is it possible to pass the name of the pdf file to the Foxit Reader via the ...
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Is there a way in Gnome's file browser widget to 1) search for internal strings and 2) repeatedly search?
In Gnome's file browser widget, it's possible to search for files by simply beginning to type.
Problems:
1) This only searches the beginning of filenames. For instance, in the screenshot below, I ...
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Add old top and bottom panels on Gnome 3 without downgrading
I am testing Ubuntu 11.10, I am using Unity so far but I am not 100% convinced I want to use this desktop. I also installed gnome 3, but I find Unity easier to use than gnome 3.
But I would like to ...
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Theme problems Themes & Login screen on xfce
I'm using Linux Mint Debian 201109 (Xfce) version.
I added debian repositories to apt and updated whole system.
And now I have a problems with styles/themes on some applications(they use standart ...
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Configure a trackball under Linux without editing Xorg.conf
Summary:
In this post, I explain how I configure my trackball through xorg.conf file and ask what I should do instead, knowing that xorg.conf is deprecated.
Long Introduction:
I've been using a ...
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gnome image viewer, maximum number of clients reached
I have encountered the problem with gnome image viewer. I am opening lots of images and then I cannot open gnome image viewer, it says: maximum number of clients reached, cannot open display. I use ...
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How to find out the commands for system settings apps
I have a distro with Gnome 3. I can get to the Keyboard "app" from system settings. How can I open directly the Keyboard configuration app using a terminal ?
Is there a list with all of this ?
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move pointer between screens/monitors/desktops with keyboard, not just with mouse
I'm using the standard Gnome (2.30.3) that comes with Linux Mint Debian Edition. I have dual monitors and they work as two seperate desktops, each with its own panel. The only 'communication' between ...
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recovering a broken GNOME-desktop in debian wheezy
an hour ago I had a working gnome-desktop on my debian system (thinkpad x121e).
Then I installed compiz that crashed.
After a reboot the gnome-desktop no longer started.
Then I did some upgrades ...
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Gnome-shell crash and force to logout
Every time my Gnome-Shell crashed I have to click the only "Log out" button, and then it restarted X so all my work is gone. Is there any way to ignore the black screen and restart gnome-shell without ...
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Remote Desktop Connection not showing menu bar in Linux Mint 12 Gnome 3
I have a Windows Vista host/Linux Mint 12 guest (via Virtual Box). The virtual box has 32MB of video RAM and remote desktop activited.
When I log in from another Windows computer using Remote Desktop ...
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I'm looking for GNOME PING Panel
Is there a way to somehow use GNOME's panel to ping some IP and get some sort of status (alive/dead)?
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How to make system-wide shortcut to insert umlauts in Gnome?
I have a US layout keyboard and frequently need to insert German Umlaut characters. While on Windows, I used to have an AutoIt script that would e.g. insert ö to the currently selected input control ...
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How do I get Gnome-do or Ububtu Dash to open an existing application?
I just upgraded to Ubuntu 11.10 and have also install Gnome-do as a task launcher. If I already have a firefox browser window open and I use my hot key to open Gnome-do and type in firefox + enter it ...
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Change tooltip background color for GTK2 theme in GNOME 3 fallback mode
any examples on how to do this if I don't have a GUI tools to customize a GTK theme? I run GNOME 3 in fallback mode, and it's crippled, if you know what I mean xD
By the way, even though it's GNOME 3 ...
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change GNOME3 login background and prompt
I have GNOME3 on Debian and cannot for the life of me figure out how to customize the login screen, either background or box itself. Thoughts? I'm good with the terminal :P
Also, Compiz does not do ...
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Remove desktop environments cleanly
I'm using Fedora 15 Gnome 3 spin and I've installed awesome as a window manager. I want to completely remove installed gnome, lxde and xfce but not to damage already installed applications. How can I ...
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How to enable GNOME classic on Fedora 16
I have Fedora 16 with GNOME 3. I would like to use GNOME classic.
How can I install GNOME classic (2)?
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How to disable GUI in Ubuntu Server 11.10
I am absolutely new to linux.
I have installed Ubuntu Server 11.10 on my machine. Next I used sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop to install GUI. Is it possible to disable it and re-enable it anytime ...
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Fedora 16 Drag Files to Desktop
How can I put files on the desktop?
I've tried both dragging files to the desktop and copying files to ~/Desktop, but nothing shows on my desktop. Is this just Fedora or am I missing something?
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Open and layout multiple applications on Ubuntu desktop with a single command
Is it possible on Ubuntu to open, automatically size and layout multiple applications with a single command? Solution with no requirements of advanced system administration skills are gratefully ...
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Create custom launchers in GNOME 3
I'm using Debian testing, and I have been switched to GNOME 3 by the Debian update yesterday. I'm not very comfortable with the UI. I wanted to customize everything like I had it with GNOME 2, but I ...
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openSUSE with GUI in SUSE studio
Just building an operating system in the Studio - but can't seem to get gnome working. I have gdm and gnome installed.
I boot into the terminal on the testdrive, then type gnome-session in the ...
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Linux: Low memory GNOME distro or VM that takes up < 600 MB total disk space on VM?
I'm trying to get the Hamster time tracking Gnome applet working on OS X using seamless mode.
I'm presuming with Gnome I can create a Gnome panel, with just the Hamster time tracker applet in it, ...
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Disable auto-open for a specific device
When I insert a flash drive, always is opened a new window of nautilus showing the content of the flash drive. Is there a form to deactivate "auto-open" option for a determinate USB device?
Thanks!
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Change system time and turn off Internet time in Debian/Gnome
Changing the time is easy, but then it is automatically synchronized with a time-server.
Before I had access to admin menus, but now I don't, when I click on the clock and try to change, i get an ...
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Lost my admin menu in Debian/GNOME
I lost my admin menu in Debian during an update. For example I need to disable automatic time-update, and then change the time, but can't find it in my menus.
I am running the GUI as a regular user, ...
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Gnome 3 move window to 2nd monitor?
I am running Mint Linux 12 with Gnome 3. My setup has 2 screen. I am wondering if there is a program to move the windows to a 2nd monitor? Something like display fusion for Linux that makes a button ...
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Running anything Gnome-related in root terminal gives error
Pretty fresh Debian 6.0.3 install, running Gnome 2.30.2. In a root terminal, whenever I try to open anything Gnome related, I'll get this error:
unable to open display ":0.0"
Sometimes this is ...
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Is it possible (and if so, how) to have a terminal open on x-screen 1, execute a command on that terminal, and have an application open on screen 2?
Let's say you have two monitors hooked up to the same machine, running gnome (let's call them 'A' and 'B'). Each has its own, independent x-screen.
Our goal is to type a command into a terminal on ...
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How to continue using GNOME2 with Ubuntu or a derived distribution?
I am currently using Ubuntu 11.04 with GNOME2 instead of the new default, Unity.
I heard that in a newer Ubuntu version there is no GNOME2 aka Ubuntu classic desktop anymore.
Which Linux ...
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How to blacklist a USB device by UUID in GNOME (udev)?
I'm using GNOME 3, with udev.
How can I blacklist a specific USB drive by its UUID or label so that it doesn't mount automatically?
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How to make system wide Gnome menus with alacarte?
When I have edited the Gnome menu with alacarte as root, I do
#!/bin/sh
mkdir -p /etc/my-gnome-menus
rm -rf /etc/my-gnome-menus/*
cp -r /root/.config/menus /etc/my-gnome-menus/
cp -r ...
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gnome 3 sound volume applet + hotkeys
I have installed today gnome 3 (debian wheezy). when I use hotkeys to change sound volume ugly applet window appears
my computer slows down while this applet renders. 1 frame per second. geforce ...
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Sync clipboard over multiple X sessions
I want to sync my clipboard across multiple simultaneous X sessions on the same computer, but it would also be nice to do the same over the network. I run the sessions via gdmflexsiserver script which ...
