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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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:
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I tried update and upgrade commands
this is my source.list:
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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GnuCash v5.4 - (GNOME Dark Mode only) after the description text is highlighted, the actual text blurs (Cannot read it clearly)
For example, In the General Journal view, when I select a text in the description, I cannot the read it clearly.
(trying to copy manually, though i know, GnuCash autofills the description when ...
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Change Default Master Volume Control to "PCM" in alsamixer on Linux Mint
I am running Linux Mint and whenever I use my system's hardware volume controls (e.g., volume up/down buttons), it adjusts the "PCM 1" level in alsamixer. However, I want it to adjust the &...
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VNC desktop freezes when I try to change screen resolution
I'm using MobaXterm to connect to a remote Ubuntu 22.04 GNOME GUI desktop through VNC. The VNC server is started with the following command:
vncserver -localhost no -geometry 3840x2160 :5
The VNC ...
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How can I have numpad always writing numbers by default and arrows with AltGr regardless of NumLock state in GNOME?
I want to set the numpad so it by always writes digits regardless of the state of NumLock, but it writes arrows and math operators with AltGr.
In GNOME, I can set some options for the keyboard layout ...
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Is it possible to setup password expirey for gnome display manager during login?
I want to setup password expirey which warns 3 days before hand and forces user to change password after 30 days. Is this possible for gnome display manager? I want to make it so that it changes the ...
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Individual Gnome extensions cannot be enabled
My individual gnome extensions have all been deactivated and I cannot reactivate them.
This is a link to a screen recording of what I see (mkv format; you may need to download it for it to play) that ...
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Unable to add DNS into the ignore host Network Proxy Preferences Linux
I have internal DNS ( let say it example.com ),
I’m unable to add this DNS into the ignore host Network Proxy Preferences, due to the Amazon Linux AWS workspaces key not writable. As a result, not ...
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Terminal stay on second display
I am trying to keep a terminal window always open on my secondary display (f. e. if I switch workspaces the second display would still show the same terminal window). Is it possible to accomplish this?...
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Cannot set DPMS timeouts on login to Debian/GNOME
I am moving from the KDE desktop to GNOME. One of the features that wasn't working on GNOME was turning off the monitor after a timeout (not via screensaver).
I currently have everything configured ...
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Cannot use gnomesu on Debian Linux on a Chromebook
I am using an Acer Chromebook with an Intel processor. Chrome OS version 103.0.5060.132 (Official Build) (64-bit). I successfully installed Linux (beta).
In the Linux virtual machine, already ran:
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vncsession vs real-desktop window opening
As the title already spoils, I have a Ubuntu machine on which I have installed a vncserver to use it remotely. The machine is always powered up, and when I am physically there I use the "real&...
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GNOME Super key - show windows / overview (toggle-overview)
GNOME Shell 44.3
When I press the Super key (❖ 🔒) I would like to get the „overview“ view. I.e. all open windows in a grid. This used to be, but not in this version.
I can do Super+S to get a similar ...
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`gio open` fails to use its own mime config
I'm struggling with gio failing to open an url using default browser under XFCE4 desktop environment. What could be the reason and how to fix it?
gio info http://google.com identifies the link as text/...
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xkb keyboard layout not working on certain software
I use a custom keyboard layout which I set up by modifying /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/custom as follows:
default partial alphanumeric_keys
xkb_symbols "custom" {
name[Group1]="...
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How to switch to browser window automatically after click?
Whenever I click on a link in some app and it opens in the browser, I get a notification saying, "Google Chrome - $title is Ready" and the browser window stays in the background.
I can then ...
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Would it be possible to remap the Delete key in Nautilus to a custom script instead of gio?
In Ubuntu 22.04 with GNOME 42.5, pressing the Delete key while in Nautilus runs gio trash. There has been a long-standing issue with the way gio handles Trash within subvolumes in the btrfs file ...
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How to fix openSUSE Tumbleweed Gnome freezing whenever disconnected from the bluetooth device Redmi Buds 4 3.0.3.4
I'm using a VivoBook_ASUSLaptop X515EA_X515EA 1.0 running on openSUSE Tumbleweed x86_64 kernel 6.3.9-1-default. Connecting to my earbuds Redmi Buds 4 3.0.3.4 with MAC Address 7C:C9:5E:6F:ED:A3 via ...
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executing bash script on rotation with iio-sensor-proxy
I have a Tablet-laptop where i want to disable a gnome extension when the screen is rotated.
Auto-rotation works via iio-sensor-proxy.
it would be stupid to poll monitor-sensor constantly for resource ...
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Display settings in Awesome WM are missing
I'm trying to start using awesome WM on my dell xps laptop (+ external display) running pop os, but I'm having trouble with the display settings: they are not shown.
I opened these settings from the ...
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Paste from Gnome clipboard, but replace newlines with spaces
I sometimes copy text from a PDF to another file and am annoyed when all the newlines are copied over as well. Is there someway to create a custom keyboard shortcut that intercepts what I'm pasting ...
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Google services ask for the keychain password on system startup [duplicate]
Since I installed gvfs-goa and gvfs-google, every time I turn on my computer I am asked for the password to unlock the keychain.
How can I avoid being asked for my password each time I access the ...
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Is there any way to display terminal output value on Linux (Ubuntu 20.04) window top bar (GNOME Shell)?
First of all, I just need to view the outcome of vnstat -t continually. This command terminal output looks like this:
I tried using a tool called "Argos". I created an Argos script to ...
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Can't log in with X11 on GNOME
I can't connect to Gnome Desktop with X11. When I log in, it kicks me back to login screen.
Manjaro Linux - rolling, Gnome 43.5
Actually, it works on Wayland.
Xorg.0.log
[ 1538.652] (--) Log file ...
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How to let gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.socks export socks5:// all_proxy variable instead of sock://
I want to set proxy for a Gnome system. When I use these commands:
gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.socks host 127.0.0.1
gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.socks port 1080
to set a proxy for ...
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Google Chrome, Linux, Wayland, UI scaling?
Under Gnome 43.4, I enabled Wayland mode for Chrome with...
but in Wayland mode, the --force-device-scale-factor command-line option seems to behave weirdly. It does not scale the UI, but just makes ...
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Are gnome shortcut keys case-sensitive?
I've noticed some inconsistency in case sensitivity of gnome shortcuts and am looking for some help and clarification...
From what I can tell, shortcuts are case-sensitive but must be assigned (using ...
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How to prevent GNOME terminal from setting `all_proxy` (and friends) environment variables
I'm using Ubuntu 22.04, the GNOME Terminal would set all_proxy and friends as environment variables, automatically from system network settings, as configured for proxy.
However, I would like to do ...
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Wayland compositor seems to behave differently with my GLFW code, mainly missing window decorators
To start off, this is a completely fresh install of Arch Linux + Gnome with Wayland. Downloaded the respective packages of glfw-wayland, glew-wayland in order to build my program, and ran it.
I ...
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PAM updates for mounting an encrypted user's home at login (GNOME 40.4.0)
I would like to decrypt my LUKS encrypted /home directory at login on Rocky Linux 9.1. I have been trying to adapt this Arch Linux guide (https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dm-crypt/Mounting_at_login; ...
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Flathub packages font doesn’t work on RHEL 9
I have installed many packages from Flathub on my PC (RHEL 9) but many of these (g4music, Amberol, Color Picker, etc.) can't be displayed properly. See next pictures:
As you can see, these ...