Questions tagged [gnome-shell]
The Gnome Shell is a window manager for the Gnome 3 desktop environment.
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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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Rocky Linux - Gnome Shell Integration extensions.gnome.org The add-on downloaded from this site could not be installed because it appears corrupt
I have a new installation of Rocky Linux Desktop Linux version 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64 ([email protected]) (gcc (GCC) 11.3.1 20221121 (Red Hat 11.3.1-4), GNU ld ...
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Is it possible to switch between items copied in the clipboard?
I'm using Clipboard Indicator listed here: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/779/clipboard-indicator/
This allows me to keep multiple items in the clipboard and select or use them without having ...
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Gnome, Win/Alt+Tab, show thumbnail instead of app icon?
Both Alt+Tab/Win+Tab shows a switcher pop-up like below. Can I make actual window thumbnail show instead of the icon?
Gnome 41.3, Manjaro, Wayland.
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Gnome: how to make an "desktop file ID" for xterm?
I've figured out how to run dconf and can edit /org/gnome/shell/favorite-apps . I want to add xterm to the list of apps, but I can't figure out the format to write it. I tried just adding 'xterm....
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Install gnome-shell extension on command line?
I'm looking for a way to reliably install gnome-shell extensions on the command line. At the end of the day, I'd like to have an Ansible playbook.
As an example, I'd like to install custom-hot-corners-...
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How to disable the "hide all windows" button on the top right of Gnome
After upgrading my desktop to Debian 11 (from 10), Gnome (3.38) has an invisible button on the top right that hides all windows. How can I disable that?
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gnome-shell keyboard shortcuts (or extensions) for switching workspaces by most recently used (MRU) order?
Having recently switched to gnome, I see there's no shortcut for switch to the previously used workspace - only absolute, next/prev (+/- 1), and first/last:
❯ gsettings list-recursively | grep 'org\....
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gnome-shell spamming on /var/log/syslog
Moved from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/66061925/gnome-shell-spamming-on-var-log-syslog because it was closed there without a solution; and it's also currently happening to me (I am running ...
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How to use xbindkeys to switch workspaces in Gnome overview?
Here is my ~/.xbindkeysrc config:
"gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell --object-path /org/gnome/Shell --method org.gnome.Shell.Eval 'imports.ui.main.wm._showWorkspaceSwitcher(global....
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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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Display scaling setting - difference between Gnome Tweaks and Gnome Display
Both tools seem to offer a way to change the scaling of the display, however it is not clear to me how they are related and which controls what. Also, they don't seem to be in sync.
What is the ...
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Gnome Activities Overview has no search bar
After upgrading to Fedora 31 my Activities Overview (when I press super) has no search bar. Typing something like 'terminal' and hitting enter also has no result, so it's not just a display issue. ...
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Change default reminder times available in Gnome Calendar on Linux
Does anyone know how to change the default reminder times available in Gnome Calendar? The possible selections are:
5 minutes
10 minutes
30 minutes
1 hour
1 day
2 days
3 days
1 week
I'd like to add:
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How to recompile libgnome-shell.so
How would one recompile libgnome-shell.so?
The getShell scirpt extracts the resources from lib-gnome-shell.so and puts them in $HOME/GNOME_SHELL.
getShell
#!/bin/bash
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