Questions tagged [desktop-environments]
Software that provides a graphical user interface, with elements like icons, windows, toolbars, as well as additional features. Popular examples include Gnome and KDE.
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KDE recent documents
In KUbuntu in "Application Menu", there is the "Recent Documents" container-item:
I suppose other DEs also have something similar.
What is the way to add there some document manually?
(E.g. to put a ...
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Run i3 (4.12) inside of Gnome (3.20.3)
I run Linux Manjaro and I really love the way Gnome 3 looks, but I hate having to manually move windows out of the way of each other. I tried i3 and really liked it, however it looks pretty hideous.
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lightdm and desktop session control by command line
Using linux desktop systems (lightdm login manager, openbox, lxde or unity desktops), how can I enter and exit sessions (eg. log in from lightdm and log out from the desktop session) by command line, ...
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Will changing windows shell affect my ability to run windows programs?
I have recently started using Linux on my laptop and I really like it. Especially I am overwhelmed by the ability to customize the desktop environment in Linux. I start reading about it and I learned ...
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How to show same panel on every monitor in KDE 5?
I'm using KDE 5.4.3 shipped with Debian GNU/Linux stretch/sid.
I want to show a same panel on every monitor, but I didn't find the option.
I have been using Ubuntu Unity desktop environment for a ...
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Linux Arch Xorg xf86EnableIOPorts failed
I recently installed Arch, as a desktop environment I chose Budgie desktop and I would like to run without any display manager.
But sometimes I encounter an issue where when I log in and exec ...
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Performance hit installing multiple desktop environments in Fedora?
Will installing multiple desktop environments (Gnome, KDE, XFCE, LXDE) on a Fedora laptop slow down the system?
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How can I determine what causes a mystery window to be created?
I have what appears to be a window which is always created in my desktop environment:
See that white bar in the upper left corner? It seems to be a 5x1 pixel window. I can drag it around. Right click ...
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Alt-tab within VNC and back to my desktop
My local desktop is Windows 7, and my remote Linux machine is Ubuntu + Gnome. I access my linux machine via VNCViewer.
When I'm working on my desktop, Alt+Tab switches between my desktop programs.
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Place icons on the Chromebook desktop
I am accustomed to windows/mac/ubuntu/debian/mint/centos/rhel desktop operating systems which all have a "desktop" (please see the link for the word "desktop" if you are not sure what a desktop is or ...
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how change destktop environment in kali 2 sana
i just installed cinnamon and KDE in Kali 2 but i don't know how to change my Desktop to cinnamon or KDE.
in Kali 1 on the login screen there was this option to change the desktop environment but in ...
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Modern Desktop Environment for RHEL 6
I'm currently forced to work with a machine running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Since I'm usually working with the latest Ubuntu version and a corresponding modern desktop environment, I was quite ...
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What is the difference between a Display Manager and Desktop Environment?
I know that a Window Manager just manages windows, and can basically be used with any DE. My question is what is the difference between a display manager and a desktop environment? I ask this because ...
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Changing Linux desktop's environment variables without re-login
I'm setting a particular environment variable in my .bashrc, and, once I source it, it is available both in the shell itself and in gVim instances that I start from the shell. But, if I start a gVim ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 with a CentOS 6 desktop look and feel
I'd like to install an up-to-date Ubuntu distro (14.04 LTS) at home since it is much easier to get desktop applications; however, I'm using CentOS 6 at work and I'm used to and prefer the desktop look ...
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