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 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 Change Size of Desktop
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It appears my icons are appearing below my screen. This is part of a screenshot, but I cannot see it on my monitor:
I am running Linux Mint 16 Cinnamon.
I changed the size of my panel, and ...
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No mouse and close/maximize button Elementary OS
I've downloaded and installed Elementary OS in my laptop, but something weird is happening with me.
I made an USB Flash Drive installation, using UNetbootin. I was able to test it (like a Live-CD) ...
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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 ...
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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,...
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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 ...
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How do I add shortcuts on Desktop in Debian 12 (Bookworm)?
I changed from Kali Linux to simple Debian and I dislike the results so far.
Previously I had shortcuts on the desktop but switching to Debian 12 there are no shortcuts?
How do I add them?
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Where is the .xsession file in linux mint?
I would like to know how I can use start up scripts in .xsession in order to change the look of my Desktop, I assumed .xsession was in my home directory so I performed at my home directory: ls -a to ...
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Benefiting of sched_autogroup_enabled on the desktop
I am running a 2.6.37 kernel with sched_autogroup_enabled set to 1. I am not certain that I am seeing the benefits of this patch since:
I am launching my applications from the desktop;
applications ...
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Lubuntu 15.10 dual monitor setup issues
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I recently updated my two monitor system from Lubuntu 14.04 to Lubuntu 15.10. I set everything on the new system exactly as on the old one before and I figured out a strange ...
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GNOME: Automatic window placement according to a set of rules
KDE Plasma has an extremely useful set of features ("KWin Rules") that can automatically apply a number of characteristics (position, size, workspace, etc.) to windows according to a ...
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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 ...
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GNOME: Bottom task bar is missing/blank after upgrade
I am running kali linux, which has gnome. I just updated with
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
and that completed without incident, only a little while after did I realise that my bottom ...
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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 ...
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Kali Linux Gnome desktop shorcut
I am wondering how can I create a program ( e.g. VS Code) desktop shortcut on Kal Linux Gnome interface. So that I click the desktop shortcut and the program runs. Unfortunately, I cannot find this ...
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