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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How to set a default desktop environment at system start?
I'm a Linux and KDE user, and recently I started to use also Enlightenment as a substitute Desktop environment when I need a lighter resource consumption.
I use KDM as a display manager, and I need ...
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Window Manager vs. Desktop Environment vs. Window System? What's the difference?
I'm confused as to what these terms actually mean AND as to what they do/how they contribute to the system as a whole. In particular, back when I was running Ubuntu, there were several keywords like:
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Is Cinnamon a desktop environment or a window manager? (Or both?)
As far as I understand it:
X11 is how you draw primitive things;
A (compositing) window manager is something that uses X11 to provide the tools for drawing more complex things, and position them in ...
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How to configure Linux to open files by extension?
The various Linux's desktops open files according to their mime type. This is a very nice feature but I also need to open them by extension (as with Windows).
For instance, I want to open every ...
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Can I have Graphics on Linux without a desktop manager?
I have a more-or-less embedded application in development that uses Linux as its OS. I get to specify the distro we use and had started with Ubunto 12.04. My applications, thankfully, are distro-...
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Prevent screensaver starting when an application runs fullscreen
Is there a way to prevent the screensaver from running when a certain application is running, in Windows Vista?
I'm asking because I know Windows MediaPlayer does this, but the kind people at ...
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How to run multiple X desktops?
How can I run two instance of, e.g. GNOME, on my computer at once? I know how to change the virtual terminal, but I can't work out how to start a second instance of gnome - it just exits telling me ...
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Fake desktop environment on Debian server?
I want to run a TeamSpeak 3 Client on my server to serve as a local sound bot. TeamSpeak 3 Client needs a GUI. It is based on Qt. Since TeamSpeak can be controlled from command line, it is not really ...
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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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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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Sideward Scrolling Desktop Environment or Window Manager
I saw a guy on the train the other day with a desktop environment or window manager that when you moved your mouse to the edge of the screen it would scroll sideways to reveal more of the desktop. As ...
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What is the equivalent of "X window system" in Microsoft Windows?
We all know Linux/Unix uses X window system for Graphical User Interface.
Can anyone tell me what system does MS Windows use for Graphical User Interface?
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run a bash script at logoff, shutdown, and restart on Linux
I need to run a bash script each time a Debian-esque thick client logs off, shuts down, or restarts. Outside of that, it can be any distro, desktop environment, window manager, or otherwise (...
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How to install GNOME 3.8 on my ubuntu 12.04?
I just saw UI of GNome 3.8 and it is awesome. I want to have it, but I don't want to disturb my current setup of ubuntu 12.04. Please tell me if I can install GNOME 3.8 UI on my ubuntu 12.04 without ...
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GNU/Linux Desktop Environment with Global Menu
I am someone who is not a fanboy of any operating system. Have spent a lot of time on Windows, OSX as well as GNU/Linux and FreeBSD. I am looking for a desktop environment on GNU/Linux that features ...
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