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Red Hat Gnome menubar disappeared
I'm using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4, and the menubar has disappeared, as you can see from this screenshot. I'm not sure which setting I modified.
I've removed .gnome config from my home ...
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Misplaced letter in terminal [closed]
I have installed centos and GNOME inside a Virtual Box but the letter position is misplaced which look like following picture.
How could it resolved?
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focus changes when changing workspaces in gnome 3
When I change between workspaces in GNOME 3 (I use fallback mode) either by using a keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+Alt+arrow_key) or by clicking on the workspace icon in the taskbar, the window with focus is ...
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Gnome sending keyboard shortcuts to an application
I would like to send key board shortcuts from my wm (gnome) to an application (specifically Emacs).
for example If I press Some-prefix-key C-x C-s then I would like C-x C-s to be passed to Emacs ...
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Exclude specific applications from gnome shell theme [duplicate]
Is there a way to exclude specific applications from gnome shell theme? I installed a dark theme that I very much like, but on some applications it looks very wierd and some get even alot harder to ...
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compatible AltTab between Windows 7 and Virtualbox with Ubuntu Linux?
I am running a Virtualbox Ubuntu Linux on a Windows 7 system and use Alt+Tab all the time to switch between windows within the Linux system. I would also like to be able to use an alternative keyboard ...
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install gnome desktop in kubuntu
I am trying to install gnome desktop from kubuntu. So I did this : sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop It ran well but now I am getting this error:
sudeep@sudeep:~$ sudo apt-get install ...
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Can gnome terminal be set up, to copy selection without prompt?
I often times want to copy a set of commands from terminal, that do not have an output; say a block like this:
prompt$ less file1.txt
prompt$ less file2.txt
prompt$ dhex file2.txt
prompt$ less ...
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Reset and clear Gnome Terminal not working
I'm using GNOME Terminal 2.31.3.
I was at work, ssh'ed into a machine at work. I came home and obviously broke the connection, so I want to reset that terminal tab.
There is a menu option Terminal ...
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How to remember last window position in GNOME 3?
Whenever I start a GUI application, the application window starts at the upper left of the screen. This is annoying, because I want them to appear at center. I pull them to the center but after ...
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How can I change my gnome-terminal title?
Previously I changed my gnome-terminal title to display which server I was logged into. I don't remember how I did this and I can't change it now.
I ran through my .bashrc and found nothing that ...
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Shift key stays “pressed” in Gnome
I have a Linux with Gnome 2.6.1 which runs a VNC server. I access it only through the VNC and the problem is that when I press the Shift key, it stays pressed (so a cursor movement causes a text ...
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How to teach Gnome clse applications gently when shutting down?
Im using Ubuntu Gnome Remix, and I've noticed, that when restarting, the system just kills applications after short delay. So, for example, my recent bookamarks from Firefox get lost, etc.
Does ...
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linux-mint Font size increased to a large size, now every window garbels display
Hey guys I have made a blunder. While i was playing with cinnamon settings I set the font size to 990 from the font icon available in cinnamon settings. Now I cant use any applications because of the ...
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Using different .cshrc.user files
I have two .cshrc.user files for two different projects. For example, they set the same environment variables but with different values.
When I'm currently switching between projects, I run a python ...
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Ubuntu: automatically shown popup dialog is annoying. Can I disable it?
When I choose 'copy link address' from context menu or just select URL text, following popup dialog is automatically shown.
It is annoying for me because this popup dialog grabs keyboard focus ...
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Why scrolling in Unity is faster than in Xmonad?
I noticed that when I use default Ubuntu's Unity, everything scrolls fast and smooth. By "everything" I mean web-browsers and vim in terminal when I browse source code.
When I use xmonad it seems to ...
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Automatic file encryption/decryption: detect file is closed in Mate/Gnome application
I'm writing a bash script to automatically decrypt file for editing and encrypt it back after file is closed. File type could be any: plain-text, office document, etc. I am on Linux Mint with Mate.
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LMDE with gnome 3 - Change automount options
I've got GNOME 3 on an LMDE machine and I need to change the automount options to mount without the noexec attribute for an NTFS partition. Does anyone know where I could find such configurations and ...
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Gnome and Cinnamon loads in fallback mode only
So I have been using linux mint for a while now. A few months ago my Gnome shell crashed and I was unable to use the full 3d features and loaded into fallback mode only. From that day (around 2 months ...
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apt-get only downloading gnome classic
For the past few weeks, I've been having a problem with my two laptops. Somehow (both on linux mint 13 and ubuntu 12.04) I have been trying to download gnome 3.4 shell. Unfortunately it would only ...
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startx failed to start gnome under Suse11
Before using startx, I've set the default value of displaymanager to gdm, which is defined in the file /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager and default value of window manager to gnome, which is defined in ...
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Which is better when it comes to Backtrack Linux? [closed]
I was interested in getting Backtrack LInux but wanted to make sure I get the right one. Whitch one is better Gnome or KDE and what's the difference?
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NFS: Network disconnect causes Gnome Nautilus to hang / Jumping progress bars
I mount NFSv4 export via /etc/fstab and mount and use the shared folder in nautilus.
There are two issues:
When I copy a large file (around 4 GB) to the NFS server, the progress bar rapidly goes to ...
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“Gnome 2.28.2: LCtrl+LShift as a combination to change layout” Issue
I am used to change the layout using keys combination CTRL + SHIFT. Not to mention that lots of applications use that combination as a part of another complex combination. Say - CTRL + SHIFT + TAB in ...
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Website as background on linux
Is there some way to set a website as a background? I would like it to behave just like a wallpaper (links should not be "clickable"), but it should refresh every x minutes automatically.
My DE is ...
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How to notify Gnome users of system reboot/shutdown?
I am looking for Gnome alternative to KDE write daemon. My goal is to notify Gnome users of coming system reboot or shutdown on the localhost. If the user is logged in KDE and I issue shutdown -r +5 ...
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Having trouble connecting to wifi on Fedora 14
I'm relatively new to Linux and I've recently downloaded Fedora 14 to run as a dual boot with Windows 7. I've tried using a wired connection and it works fine, but when it comes to wifi, I'm getting ...
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Fedora 17 application dowload
I'm normally a mac user when it comes to desktop and have some experience with Ubuntu desktop as well.
For my spare pc I decided to try out beautiful Fedora and I'm done with install and updates.
I ...
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Gnome 3 fallback (gnome-panel): multiple copies of all UI elements
I just switched from an NVIDIA to an ATI graphics card and changed the graphics
drivers on my Gentoo distro accordingly. Surprisingly, gnome-shell worked
without any noticeable problems (I know there ...
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Kill Gnome in Debian
I'm using my backup computer as a server. It's running Debian and I want to kill everything gnome related to save memory. I'm accessing remotely through ssh.
Any ideas?
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gnome-screensaver disable blank screen
I am using SUSE Linux with gnome-2
My screensaver runs for 5 minutes and the screen goes blank after that. I want to disable the blank screen.
I tried the following commands:
$ setterm -blank 0
$ ...
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Update screensaver theme using gconftool-2
How can i update the screensaver theme?
I am using:
$sudo gconftool-2 -t --list-type string --set /apps/gnome-screensaver/themes [screensavers-xyz]
But it doesn't seem to work. I get an error ...
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How can I change the Desktop background or the screensaver in Terminal only?
I have a few images in a directory and I can only use the Terminal
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X Root window position changed without reason
I am on Archlinux with a nvidia optimus and bumblebee. Sometimes when I resume from the suspension I get an error and I have to power off my laptop because the screen freezes. This is a big problem ...
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Gnome Terminal Transparency at 100% when opened with a keyboard shorcut
Does anyone know the answer to how to make the Terminal not open totally transparent when opened with a keyboard shortcut?
I have transparency configured around 70%-80% so that everything underneath ...
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How can I install GNOME 3 on CentOS 6.3?
Would be possible to install GNOME 3 (instead of 2.28 that ships with CentOS) on a minimal CentOS 6.3 install? Is there any repository that provides packages for the new version?
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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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Screen keeps turning off and on
I have Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise) OS and I actually can't tell what has caused this weird thing to occur.
Sometimes, the screen just turns off. Then it immediately turns on thinking it's in digital mode ...
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Gnome search not working for moved files
My search box in gnome(by pressing Windows button) not working correctly.
I'd moved program to other directory after install but search index still shows old path to application and its cant be ...
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Making gnome see xkb changes
This is on Oracle Linux 6.3, but I bet it applies to any Gnome based distros.
I have edited /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/ru, to add a layout section:
partial alphanumeric_keys
xkb_symbols "stdwin" {
...
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Why are xterm colors different than gnome-terminal colors?
In my work environment I use xterm, and sometimes gnome-terminal. I like gnome terminal, but some of the colors are much harder to read than those of my xterm.
I am wondering
why the colors ...
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Is it possible to run an interactive script before shutdown Linux in a GNOME session?
I wrote some utility interactive scripts and want them run before shutdown.
For a terminal-login session, I just add some entry in ~/.bash_logout, my login shell is bash BTW, which works. However, I ...
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Gnome 3 - Unable to change date and time
I am running Arch Linux with Gnome 3. Unfortunately, although my time and date settings in /etc/rc.conf show that HARDWARECLOCK='UTC' and TIMEZONE='America/LosAngeles'. I continue to get the timezone ...
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How to install GNOME desktop from DVD on CentOS 6 using the command line?
I have installed CentOS 6 in Virtualbox. Although I have chosen to install General Purpose GNOME Desktop, the GNOME desktop does not start. All I get is a black and white text prompt. I would like to ...
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Linux, make shorcut keys and FN key always active
If I play full a screen game under Linux (Ubuntu 12.04 using GNOME Shell 3.4) I can not use some of my Fn keys, nor the GNOME Shell shortcuts.
For example the Fn+volume, or brightness doesn't work, ...
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VNC Black Screen
Two weeks ago I installed centos,gnome,xserver and vnc on my vps.
At first time I could start gnome with "VNC Viewer" but now whene I want start "VNC Viewer" vnc connect to vps fine but I have black ...
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Windows in GNOME stuck at top left corner of desktop
I'm using GNOME 2.16 on Red Hat. I was doing some work in the Terminal and, by accident I entered a command that made the windows for all programs to be stuck to the top-left corner of the desktop ...
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Where are the gnome panel launcher logs?
I started adding shell-scripts as launcher to the Gnome panel, and it works like a charm.
However, occasionally stuff in the scripts fail. When the script is launched from a terminal there is a ...
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Surrounding window frame disappeared after Ubuntu release upgrade
Surrounding window frame disappeared after Ubuntu release upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS so window maximize, minimize and close icons are not present anymore:
Note: Few months ago I switched from ...
