Questions tagged [desktop]
Desktop is a set of unifying concepts used by graphical user interfaces to help users more easily interact with the computer.
461
questions
2
votes
1
answer
34
views
How to inspect GUI elements (buttons, fields, forms) in Linux and automate, control them from Python script?
There are some tools to simulate users actions (moving mouse, clicking buttons, filling forms and so on) in Linux, like we do it in Windows with Python and pywinauto or pyautogui libraries.
On Linux ...
- 121
0
votes
0
answers
28
views
How to programmatically set KDE Plasma desktop wallpaper to a colour?
Like this similar question about image wallpapers asks:
How do I set the KDE desktop wallpaper to a .JPEG file from the command line?
...except that I want to set it to a colour rather than an image,...
1
vote
1
answer
229
views
Graphics problem in 24.04 LTS
I installed Ubuntu 24.04 LTS inside a Virtual Box on a new Windows 11 host. Clicking on the File Manager on the Desktop (or on related buttons like trash bin or CD) does not show a normal window but ...
- 13
0
votes
1
answer
251
views
Ubuntu not starting GUI after install
Just installed Ubuntu on my Dell Precision 3591
and, after installing it, the GUI won't start.
I have Ubuntu 22.04 with the 6.5.0-28-generic kernel.
I understand this might be a problem with the ...
- 1
1
vote
0
answers
167
views
Understanding the keyboard input stack on desktop Linux, esp. compose keys
For context, I'm trying to track down a bug in Compose key handling that I experience on Fedora 39 with GNOME on Wayland, discussed here and here. However, my question is more general. I'm trying to ...
- 121
-4
votes
2
answers
254
views
Can I make Gnome behave and look more like a traditional desktop?
Can I modify Gnome so it behaves more like Gnome2 and other desktops?
One has to go to the activities menu in the corner, click, then click the buckshot pattern at the bottom then see this.
Is there ...
- 131
1
vote
0
answers
112
views
No "File Open" / "Save As" dialogue in Chrome/Brave
I have a strange behaviour in my Chrome-based browsers.
I cannot open/upload/save/download files. It does not show me the "file open" dialogue when I press an upload button on any website. ...
- 2,348
0
votes
1
answer
56
views
Dysfunctional desktop
I'm having problems with the behaviour of the Ubuntu 22.04 desktop. I don't know why, the block button stopped working. I mean the "lock" icon key in the Logitech MX Keys. I think it stopped ...
0
votes
1
answer
33
views
Linux container for desktop experience
Just out of curiosity, are there any cases of it being possible to have a Linux container be the user-facing desktop environment instead of it being interacted with via the command line or any "...
- 4,148
0
votes
0
answers
22
views
gThumb won't open from its own .desktop file nor from thunar, xdg-open is ok
gThumb doesn't start when launched from Thunar (right click, open with, gThumb).
I also can't run it with dex /user/local/share/application/org.gnome.gThumb.desktop.
In both cases nothing happens, no ...
- 123
2
votes
1
answer
86
views
How to restore desktop color settings?
OS is Debian 12. Video driver is Nvidia 525.147.05.
I'm trying to play an older game via wine that uses directx. (diablo 2). I launched the game in windowed mode, but when I did so, the colors of the ...
- 487
18
votes
6
answers
12k
views
Can I run GUI programs without needing a desktop environment?
I use Raspbian (i.e. Debian) Linux. I have been doing some reading but am still unclear.
It seems to me when you boot to command line, it's not really made to use GUI stuff like mpv. Is there a ...
- 441
1
vote
1
answer
50
views
How to stop an app from Requesting Attention/Alerting/Appearing in the Task Manager of multiple virtual desktops in KDE?
I commonly have this issue with both Unity and KakaoTalk - the apps constantly do this "alert" or "Request Attention" state where they appear orange and become visible on the task ...
- 397
1
vote
2
answers
430
views
How do I "show desktop" in Fedora 38 with mouse?
I know I could set up shortcut key for "show desktop", but I need to do it with a mouse. What do I click to show the desktop?
Os is default Fedora 38 with Gnome desktop.
I asked ChatGPT and ...
- 417
0
votes
0
answers
56
views
Some folders on KDE Desktop does not follow accent color
Using Debian 12 with KDE Plasma 5.27.5, I went to System Settings -> Appearance -> Colors and set my accent color to purple, so my folders and highlighted stuff looks in that color, but some (...
- 63