Questions tagged [desktop]
Desktop is a set of unifying concepts used by graphical user interfaces to help users more easily interact with the computer.
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How to turn the screen total/pitch black in GNOME?
Use case / Problem
I wanna hear music in the night with my laptop/device and as such I want the screen to be black, as I don't want to get dazzled in the night.
Tried workarounds/“solutions”
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how to change the kde4 plasma desktop to folder view for all users
I see there is one solution for individual user, https://centosfaq.org/centos/how-do-i-default-to-folder-view-in-my-custom-kde-user-profile/, and my question is, how to change that for all users? is ...
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How to make file manager confirm file deletion?
When I select a file in the file manager and press the delete key, the file is moved to trash right away. I'd like to have the file manager prompt me for confirmation before moving any files to the ...
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How to configure KDE start menu to pop when pressing "Meta" key
For an unknown reason the shortcut to display the desktop menu by pressing the windows key (aka. meta )⊞ on the keyboard is not working anymore on KDE desktop.
So of course I can click on it or assign ...
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How to remember or apply Num Lock state based on which keyboard is connected?
I use my laptop on 2 different desks, both with different external keyboards. One of them I generally use with Num Lock on, the other with Num Lock off (the only arrows it has are in the numpad, it's ...
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.desktop File not Working Properly
I'm trying to create a .desktop file for a python script (for the Electrum Bitcoin wallet). If I navigate to the folder where the file is saved and run it (python3 /home/username/.local/bin/electrum), ...
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Workspaces/Desktops thumbnails without gnome
I've been trying Openbox and other window managers this week. I'm quite happy and committed to leaving Gnome DE behind.
There's one feature I'm missing though: I like the workspace preview popup that ...
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WSL2 with Ubuntu and VCXSRV: xeyes and git citool working but can not start ubuntu-desktop
xeyes and git citool are working but I can not start ubuntu-desktop. Tried
startx
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sudo startx
but error message reads: no screens found(EE)
Is is possible at all to make the ubuntu-desktop run ...
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Is there a Share menu in Linux desktop environments?
Does any DE have a 'Share menu' which allows sending files to and via installed applications like email clients, messengers, etc. (similar to MacOS and Android)?
And in particular, is it possible to ...
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How to change the font COLOR for Linux Mint XFCE desktop
Using Linux Mint XFCE 20.2 and a while back I installed a KDE Plasma desktop to try it out. Ended up not liking it and just stuck with this one.
For some reason, while I was switching between KDE and ...
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Can't get into my desktop, linux crashes after KDE
I was shrinked my disk from 1TB to 800GB to leave a 200GB partition to test something, and then keeped up doing my stuff as usual, I had no problem using the computer until I turned it off, I don't ...
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External monitor stuck on "Unknown display" 1024x768 - Fedora 34
Using a fresh install of Fedora 34 Workstation edition(GNOME) on a dell latitude 7400 laptop, I'm struggling to make my external display to work, an Asus ROG PG278Q 27".
Connecting through the ...
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ls -a shows no folder on Desktop but in GUI, i can see three folders
I am on Desktop and here three folders are listed, Trash, File System and Home (in GUI .
I opened terminal and typed ls -a in /home/kali/Desktop and here it is showing nothing. Why?
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overriding a single field in a desktop-entry
I'm setting up a Debian system, with LXDE as the Desktop Environment (really, I'm just remastering a Raspberry Pi OS image).
I have an application that ships with a .desktop file.
Cool!
Unfortunately ...
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Add application menu entries in Fedora 34
After upgrading to Fedora 34, the Activities menu disappeared and this new Applications menu has taken its place in the upper left corner. There is no entry in the menu for the basic gnome terminal (...
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