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Where is "lid close behavior" stored on gnome ubuntu?
Power settings like HandleLidSwitch and HandleLidSwitchExternalPower are stored in /etc/systemd/logind.conf. I had set these variables to hibernate; however, closing the laptop lid was suspending my ...
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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:
Here
I tried update and upgrade commands
this is my source.list:
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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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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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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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How to start gnome display manager from root shell in ubuntu?
How do I start the display manager (Gnome) from a bash shell on a Ubuntu system? More specifically, the shell obtained from modified the grub boot commands. It would be nice to use a desktop ...
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How to use gnome with novnc?
I am trying to use gnome with novnc, but I am getting a clock, logout button, accessibility button, and the ubuntu logo as the output
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Heres my startup script:
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BSPWM not starting from the display manager
I'm using Ubuntu with Gnome, when i go to the display manager, choose bspwm and type my password then hit enter the screen freezes and bspwm doesn't launch.
Here's my bspwmrc file even though I don't ...
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Ubuntu global keyboard shortcuts stop working when Terminal is active
I'm trying to get global shortcuts working everywhere for this GNOME extension: https://github.com/mzur/gnome-shell-wsmatrix/
I have set the shortcuts as follows:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm....
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gnome-terminal not openning in Ubuntu 20.04
Terminal does not open in Ubuntu 20.04, this is possibly after an upgrade of the software (apt upgrade). I am getting the following error when trying to execute /usr/bin.gnome-terminal in a xterm.
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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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Launching a new gnome-terminal from a gnome-terminal and running a command
I am running Ubuntu 19.04 (Disco). I use ctrl+alt+t to launch a terminal window. From that window, I would like to launch a separate window that runs a command, say ls. My thoughts are that I would ...
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Overwriting hard drive with Gnome Disks
I want to install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on my machine (I currently am running Fedora 33) but don't have any USB drives to boot from at the moment. I've seen it's possible to "Restore from Disk Image&...
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What to do when an Ubuntu auto-update breaks my system?
Yesterday I auto-updated software pushed via Ubuntu Software & Updates. Now my sound is broken and the application launcher thing freezes. I'm on Focal Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS. GNOME 3.36.3.
How do I ...
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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.
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