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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Ubuntu desktop (gnome) running as a background process
I've got this instance of Ubuntu server where after booting up gdm start a session automatically and the desktop graphical interface runs offline as a background process i.e not on the standard output ...
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How to create a desktop icon for an application on RHEL 8?
I copied an existing and working .desktop file for an application that can be launched from Applications → Favorites into ~/Desktop but the file is displayed on and opened from the desktop as text ...
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Debian Buster LXQt cannot place icons to desktop edge
can anyone help me with this please? I cannot seem to place icons on the desktop to the edge of the screen. There is a gap on the left and a much larger gap to the right where I cannot place icons ...
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Hide full name in cinnamon
Can I hide full name of desktop objects? Long names keep appearance ugly. Is there a config file or setting for do that? I use cinnamon in linux mint.
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How do you create a functionnal desktop folder after deleting it?
On Mate desktop I accidentally did a rm -rf * in home folder, now every file that I create inside this folder appears on the Desktop, I created a new Desktop folder but it's not enough to fix it.
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Replace current Desktop Environment with simple GUI application [duplicate]
I don't need the desktop and all the functionalities that come with it. Is it possible to replace it with a simple GUI application? So that after login I never see the desktop but instead my own ...
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Sata III hard drives not recognized by ECS motherboard caused data corruption of hard drives
I connected two new sata hard drives to my ECS G31T-M9 motherboard. They are mechanical SATA III hdd's 500 GB and 1 TB respectively.
Issues started to happen with this 500 GB drive first, the ...
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In Fedora 33, (Gnome 3) Desktop Folders dont appear
I usually use Ubuntu LTS but thought I'd give Fedora 33 (Gnome 3) a try. Works well except when I save, move or copy folders to my desktop, they dont appear there (but show up in a file list of the ...
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Every X11 (working) app run from shell shows "No protocol specified"
Every X11 (working) app run from shell shows "No protocol specified". It's local environment, everything is working fine, no SSH X11 forwarding. OpenSUSE Tumbleweed, lightdm (DM) and i3 (WM)....
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desktop entry of Unity
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Unity
Comment=Unipro UGENE is a cross-platform visual environment for DNA and protein sequence analysis.
Exec=/home/istiak/Downloads/UnityHub%20.AppImage
Icon=/usr/...
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How to find which display/window manager etc I am using?
I am working on Debian Stable Linux with XFCE4 which is running very well. When I start the computer it straight away starts XFCE4 GUI desktop.
Now I want to install Budgie desktop and would like to ...
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Linux Centos 6.9 Gnome, in terminal Window, Commands Not found of program, ping command works ifconfig does not work
Linux Centos 6.9 Gnome, in terminal commands found of programs, ping command works ifconfig does not work
if i run remotely from ssh all commands work, using root.
Any idea? Thank you
I reloaded ...
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When resizing a window in Ubuntu, the spot is too small for my mouse to find
When I want to resize a window in Ubuntu, I put my mouse cursor near the edge of the window and I have to slow down and hunt for the exact right pixel when the mouse cursor turns into the that left-...
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KDE plasma update
I have currently KDE plasma 5.14.5 in use, how can I update/upgrade it to the newest? I have Debian 10 installed. Thank you very much.
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Good zoom and annotation tool for Linux
I am searching for a great zoom and annotation tool for Linux, something similar to Sysinternals Zoom. I am using Linux Mint and default magnifier is ok, but missing annotations for demonstration ...
