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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 get the GTK file chooser dialogue to automatically focus and appear over other windows?

For context, this is using ArchLinux, Gnome 45, Wayland/mutter 45.1, with Linux 6.1.58-1-lts and both gtk 4.12.3 and 3.24.38. Whenever I use software on my system that opens a file chooser dialogue, I ...
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GNOME 44.10: Drag-and-drop breaks Alt + Tab window switching in numerous ways

I am running a pretty fresh install of a Bluefin-based Fedora Silverblue atomic desktop with a GNOME shell using Wayland, and mostly Flatpak applications. (For what it's worth, I recently migrated my ...
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Getting a very slow startup on Ubuntu 20. Seems to be stuck around the stage where the Gnome screen appears

My system is: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS on a dedicated SSD (no virtual machine) Intel® Core™ i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz × 8 with 31.3 GiB I use the default setting BIOS (ASUS motherboard). I did not do any ...
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Failed RDP connection - Failed to Start Remote Desktop Session

I have been trying for hours to solve this. I have enabled RDP on my Fedora 39 through Gnome Settings -> Sharing -> Remote Desktop. I have tried connecting through Remmina and xfreerdp. It seems ...
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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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How to remove searchbar from gnome activites overview?

This is one of those things that are pobably really easy, but you still can't figure it out. I am not a fan of the regular applications menu in gnome, so I got the Arc Menu extention and removed the ...
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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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cant install gnome on parrot os because of unmet dependency

I have been trying to install parrot-desktop-gnome on parrot os. running sudo apt install parrot-desktop-gnome gives me this output: Here I tried update and upgrade commands this is my source.list: ...
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Where is the configuration for the actions that appear in GNOME/Cinnamon's start menu search results

I've been looking for some time now for a way to turn off my computer with a combination of keys, without the need to confirm, or with a simple key confirmation (ex. pressing Enter). I have a Tuxedo ...
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How can/should I exit a tty?

Occasionally I open a tty, using say Ctrl + Alt + F3 (usually because I've done something silly and need to kill a program or recover in some way). After I've done so, I can switch back to that tty ...
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Set GSettings setting only for a specific application

A certain application needed a font change to be easier to read. gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface document-font-name "Cantarell 25" The application itself doesn't have a settings ...
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External keyboard connected to laptop running Fedora Linux 39 (Workstation Edition) wont type any text after using Switch User in gnome

When I click on Switch User in gnome the external keyboard no longer works. It doesn't work in the password field, and it doesn't work anywhere else such as on firefox. The external keyboard is an ...
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How to properly configure xstartup file for TightVNC with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS GNOME environment

I'm trying to configure Gnome-Desktop on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. I'm able to view the desktop with Real VNC Viewer, Apple VNC Screen Share and other VNC viewers, I can run my applications, the desktop ...
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How to enable the super key when running linux in a virtual machine in OSX

I'm running Linux inside VMware in OSX. I want to use gnome-do. The shortcut key to call it is super+space. But that doesn't work when running inside VMware on OSX. How can I enable to super key to ...
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Launching a new gnome-terminal from a gnome-terminal and running a command

I am running Ubuntu 19.04 (Disco). I use ctrl+alt+t to launch a terminal window. From that window, I would like to launch a separate window that runs a command, say ls. My thoughts are that I would ...
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How to remove shadow around windows in GNOME

How can I remove the shadow around windows in GNOME 45 in a way that it will never be reapplied again even if a new theme has them?
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Custom firefox profiles with different WM_CLASS and icons

So I have different firefox profiles that I launch in kiosk mode in order to have small apps for Youtube and Netflix. I saw this problem asked multiple times but I tried other answers and it still ...
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change font size in second display only in Gnome

I have got a second display connected to my laptop which has got resolution 3840 x 2160, my laptop has got only 1920 x 1080. The font which is OK on my laptop is way too small on the second display. ...
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gnome-terminal not openning in Ubuntu 20.04

Terminal does not open in Ubuntu 20.04, this is possibly after an upgrade of the software (apt upgrade). I am getting the following error when trying to execute /usr/bin.gnome-terminal in a xterm. /...
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Configuring Chrome Remote Desktop with Ubuntu 18.04 Gnome

I found this post - Configuring Chrome Remote Desktop with Ubuntu Gnome 14.04 But I'm still having issues, even with a freshly formatted computer. I've edited the chrome-remote-desktop file (Dropbox ...
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vpnc resolvconf breaks DNS records

I have Ubuntu 11.04, Network Manager + vpnc + resolvconf. I have some VPN and wired connections configured in Network Manager. Whenever I connect to the VPN my /etc/resolv.conf gets populated with ...
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How to remove documents stored on Evince's "home page"?

Is there a way to remove certain documents from the front page of Evince? Or reset the entire thing back to zero and have no documents show up until I pull one up again? This page is what I mean:
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Gnome Evolution: Focus top-most item, not the last item in the e-mail list when it starts?

When it first starts, it focuses on the last-viewed item in the e-mail list. So, to see the newest e-mail first, I have to scroll all the way up. Can I make Evolution focus on the top-most item in the ...
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Am I able to hide the GNOME title bar for applications?

I've forgotten if this is even possible. I have been using another OS and it's gotten me use to not seeing the OS's title bar on applications. Is it possible to hide it when using GNOME? I am on ...
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How to copy all output on xfce-terminal of gnome-terminal?

As title. I want to copy all output that is currently in an xfce or gnome terminal session and save to a file for further analysis.
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Runing a command as user is not the same as logging as the user and running the command

I am trying to get a way to execute a script from a root session, but I am having some trouble with it. I'll lay out the issue: I have a script that performs some tasks as the regular user 'kolterdyx',...
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How to remove GNOME Web Browser

I decided to switch from GNOME to KDE Plasma on Arch Linux, so I used sudo pacman -Rdd gnome. However, Web Browser remains, though with much less functionality (no tabs, etc.) Perhaps it was retained ...
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How to change gnome session locale?

How do I change the default locale for my gnome session? I created /etc/default/locale-local with this content: LANG=pt_PT.UTf-8 LC_MESSAGES=en_US.UTF-8 and added this to /etc/pam.d/gdm3, /etc/pam.d/...
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Stop screensaver and lock session on Debian by command line

I tried several ways to stop the screensaver and the lock session but I can't fix it. I went to the settings but there isn't any "never" for the screensaver timer. The minimum is 1 minute, the ...
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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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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 ubuntu-...
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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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GNOME Files: Where are "Networks" cached?

So, on this Ubuntu 18.04 box* running Files 3.26.4 under Other Locations I have this entry for a long gone Brother printing station thing: Since it is clearly gone, there is no sensible way of ...
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OpenShot: move multiple items on timeline or insert time span

So I created a small trailer in OpenShot (1.4.3, Debian). Now I want to prepend some titles, so I need a way to move all items on the timeline forward by a certain amount of seconds, or alternatively ...
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Gnome Shell extensions cannot be activated

I have several Gnome shell extensions that are suddenly disabled since the last reboot and cannot be enabled. I have not made any changes to the system (not consciously). All of the extensions worked ...
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What are the selectors for the GNOME system menu?

I'm doing a deep customization of GNOME on my computer and while editing the configs and CSS files for the GNOME shell, I was wondering if there were selectors for the quick menu in GNOME (or a config ...
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Why is title bar for phpstorm hidden for some windows?

I'm running phpstorm on Ubuntu with Gnome. The title bar disappears for some of the projects, but not all of them. Phpstorm is the only program that has this issue. How do I fix it? I always want the ...
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Evolution menu bar not showing

At the top of my Evolution window I used to have a menu bar with items such as 'Files', 'Edit', 'View' and the like. But after experimenting a little with the different views, I have accidentally ...
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Why can't I install Windows 7 in Gnome Boxes?

I run Fedora 18 Gnome. I have a legal copy of Windows 7 in .iso format. I am attempting to install it in Gnome Boxes. When I try to install it, I get a message that says "Connection to windows7.iso ...
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BSPWM not starting from the display manager

I'm using Ubuntu with Gnome, when i go to the display manager, choose bspwm and type my password then hit enter the screen freezes and bspwm doesn't launch. Here's my bspwmrc file even though I don't ...
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Suspend Mode on Pop OS not working

I installed the latest version of PopOS on my gaming PC. If I click on "suspend", everything is shutting down except the PC itself. Any ideas what is wrong and how to address it? My PC uses ...
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GNOME Network Displays - PackageKit service not found, codecs not detected

What's up StackExchange-land :) I'm currently running into an issue with getting PackageKit to install or recognize codecs on my system when using GNOME Network Displays on Ubuntu 23.10. When I try to ...
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Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library

I'm running a fresh installation of Ubuntu 10.10. I just installed Banshee, but it fails to run and gives me this: (Banshee:1765): Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library. Using the ...
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evince doesn't adapt window size to screen size

I use my laptop with external screens whose resolution and position differ depending on whether I am at work or at home. Most Xorg applications cope with this quite well. Evince however does not, and ...
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How to set the resolution on the CentOS 7 login screen?

I’ve set the screen resolution on my CentOS 7 VM. But although the resolution is correct once I’ve logged in, the login screen resolution is far too high. I cannot find a way to change it. Does anyone ...
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gnome-terminal default zoom level

I've just updated to Ubuntu 20.04, and I can't setup my terminal font to my desired size without anti-aliasing, at normal zoom level. I dislike the fuzziness. This is with font Terminus at 10 (it's ...
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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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How to change Gnome (Fedora Linux) main background color?

How to change Gnome (Fedora 39) theme's main grey background color without changing desktop background image/color?
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Start vino-server (VNC) before login on Linux CentOS

I'm using the default vino-server package to access my CentOS 6 workstation via VNC. It works ok, but only AFTER I locally login on the workstation. I need to have vino-server start BEFORE the login, ...
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specify Gnome Display Manager (GDM) to show the login on a specific monitor with nvidia card

I'm using Gentoo Linux and I have Nvidia GTX3060 video card and i connect 3 monitors to it, to with DP and one with HDMI. My desktop is gnome under wayland with Gnome Display Manager (gdm) now the ...

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