Questions tagged [ubuntu-mate]
Ubuntu MATE is an official flavor of Ubuntu, using the MATE desktop environment. Use this tag for questions specific to this flavor.
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File is not being copied to a valid directory
Ubuntu_Documents.zip is not being copied to Local_Backup_Dir?
/home/andy/Backup/Ubuntu_Mate_20.04/ does exist.
Other files are being copied to that directory.
Can someone offer some things I can check?...
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Ubuntu Mate theme has no "Traditional" option after update to Jammy
I updated my computer, and now the theme is all screwed up. The panel applets in Mate don't work, the icons are wrong or missing. In Mate-Tweak, the option I would usually choose, "Traditional&...
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How to install Kazam 1.5.3 in Ubuntu 22.04?
My version is Kazam 1.4.5.
I tried this link to update but I can't add ppa to my sources list due to this error:
E: The repository 'https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/sylvain-pineau/kazam/ubuntu jammy ...
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Restore previously opened windows after shutdown
This may be difficult to explain.
The scenario is that I shutdown the computer while there are open programs, for example:
a minimized terminal
a document I am working on
gimp open as well
Is there ...
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Where is my Grub start menu after upgrade to 22.04?
I made all upgrades from 16.04 Ubuntu Mate to 22.04 successfully.
From the first upgrade I noticed that I can't see my Grub start menu.
Also I noticed that my system takes longer to startup and first ...
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Shortcut to specific profile mate-terminal
As you can see, I have in the upper bar a shortcut to open mate terminal:
Here you can see the shortcut properties:
I have some profiles which I use frequently, and would like to have shortcuts for ...
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Can not print larger size of image using Gimp
I scanned an insurance card and want to print it larger than it's actual size so the picture is easier to read.
I tried scanning at a higher dpi.
Is there a way to do so?
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Can't upgrade Ubuntu Mate from 18.04 to 20.04
I managed to upgrade from 16.04 to 18.04.
Now I can't upgrade from 18.04.
I receive authentication failed.
Any ideas?
lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: ...
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Error mounting /dev/sdb1 at /media/andy/MAXTOR_SDB1:wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock
Since going to 20.04 I have been seeing some odd behaviors.
Thunar and Caja are not seeing Maxtor_SDB1.
lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
loop0 7:0 0 63.2M 1 loop /snap/core20/...
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Delete one partition
I have 2 different Ubuntu Mate installations on /dev/sda.
I want to delete /dev/sda1 and reclaim that space while leaving the other Ubuntu Mate installation intact. I do not want to have to re-install ...
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Bluetooth/USB connection fails after unplugging my laptop
I'm using ubuntu mate 22.10 on AMD ryzen 5 chip set(Vivobook 14). The problem is what is when I disconnect the power plug The Bluetooth disconnects and only connects after restarting. In the case of ...
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When desktop icon is deleted so is the .desktop file
I made this desktop file so I could add an appimage to my menu.
I have it as a panel item, so I do not need a desktop icon.
But if I delete the icon, the desktop file is deleted as well.
How can I fix ...
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Remove visual studio code installed with .deb file
I am trying to remove visual studio code that is in
code_1.72.2-1665614327_amd64.deb.
I used this to install.
gdebi code_1.72.2-1665614327_amd64.deb
I have tried this.
andy@7 ~> sudo dpkg -r ...
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Can not get microphone to work
I have 2 microphones, one with my Lifecam and another one.
But I can not use the non-Lifecam microphone?
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 0: ...
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Eliminate text for png files
I dragged some small .png to my desktop.
I tried editing the background by pasting them in, but then you can not move them around etc.
Is there a way I can eliminate the text underneath them?
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