Version 3 of the GNOME desktop environment
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Gnome 3 on OpenSUSE 12.2 Proxy Porblem
Recently I've switched from Fedora 17 to OpenSUSE 12.2. I used to add my proxy from Network Settings>Network Proxy>Manual Method>Socks Hosts. But it doesn't work on openSUSE.
I get the following ...
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FreeNX closes display immediately after successful connect in OpenSUSE 12.2
Upgrading from a OpenSUSE 12.1 installation with a working FreeNX server, I hit an issue with the FreeNX server on OpenSUSE 12.2, running Gnome 3.
Whenever I connect, I pass the dreaded connection ...
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Force Epiphany to open links in Chrome (in Gnome 3)
Chrome Web Apps don't get a separate dock icon in Gnome 3. A way around this is to use Epiphany for web apps, but the downside is that all links will open in a new Epiphany window.
How can I have ...
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Realize a multiseat system with a polarized 3D-monitor
Besides playing 3D-material, modern 3D-TV-sets (using polarization technology) offer the possibility of dual-play.
While 3d-playback works with different polarization for the left and the right eye, ...
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How to place Empathy in Gnome 3's messaging bar?
For consistency between Skype and Empathy, I'd like to put Empathy into the bottom messaging bar in Gnome 3 (Gnome Shell, if you will). Is there a way to do this?
(I use Gnome 3.4, although answers ...
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I would like to put one single icon in the Desktop that actually opens the Desktop. Any ideas?
The idea is to turn my Desktop into a place where I can put a image reference of what I am learning at the moment. This would be an example
This means:
puttig an image of the reference of what I'm ...
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How can I switch window managers in Gnome 3?
I normally enjoy using Gnome 3 and gnome-shell in Fedora 16. However, I would like to temporarily run a non-compositing window manager such as metacity so that some wine games can have full control of ...
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Where does gnome-session/gnome-shell store its configuration?
Long story short; I have a debian system that's been running the unstable tree for over a decade straight (through fire, flames, and multiple hardware upgrades, but that aside). However, a while ago ...
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Apple Bluetooth Keyboard
I have an Apple bluetooth keyboard and want to use it with Fedora 15.
I turn on the bluetooth on the both devices. Click 'Setup new device' via Gnome3's GUI. The computer detects the keyboard but it ...
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can't open netbeans IDE in Fedora 17
my linux version is: Fedora 17
I installed Netbeans IDE 7.1.2 and it was working fine, but now, when I try to open it, nothing happens after double clicking on it.
I think updating the kernel may be ...
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mousekeys is too slow in gnome3 fedora
Today I had to use mousekeys feature and tried it but it was very slow and unsusable, can I incerase the speed of my cursor while using mousekeys?
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How can I make the Gnome3 calendar use Thunderbird instead of Evolution?
Can it be done? I don't want to use Evolution's calendar... I want to keep using Thunderbird... I have to add some addons (like lightning) first right?
My goal is to have some calendar-like on ...
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Installing Unity or Gnome 3 in Debian
I am using Debian 6 .I would like to install any of Unity or Gnome 3 desktop Environments . so guide me how could i do that ?
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extensions.gnome.org is not working on fedora 17
Using fedora 17, when I click an extension to install from gnome shell extensions site, it wont install!
How to know what the problem is?
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How to install Gnome 3 on Debian Squeeze (Gnome 2)?
I would like to remove my Gnome 2 desktop to replace it with Gnome 3, because I do not want to update to Debian Wheezy. How can I do that?
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How to disable wifi and bluetooth keyboard switches in GNOME?
My (capacitive) media keys have recently become autonomous, causing my wifi to switch on and off at random intervals and effectively rendering the machine unusable.
How can I disable those keys? My ...
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How to create a custom region in gnome3?
Gnome3 doesn't include my region. I need:
calendar week to start on monday
british-english spelling
8.5x11 as the default document size for printing
celsius for temperatures
miles for distances
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Install Gnome-Shell theme without gnome-tweak-tool?
I've just installed fedora 17 and gnome-tweak-tool, but it crashes everytime and I can't change the theme. Any other way to do that?
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Group and lock certain windows to a workspace in Gnome 3
Is it possible to group certain windows to always occupy the same area and always be in the same workspace? If so, how?
For example I'm using Eclipse and I have multiple detached windows and for ...
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How to “zoom out” screen windows, everything looks too big?
I bought new laptop Dell Inspiron and first thing I installed Linux Mint and Eclipse for Java development. But I didn't like the look of Eclipse, everything just looks too big on the screen. Half of ...
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How can I disable the user list login screen in Gnome 3 on Fedora 16 or 17?
Our login screen requirements include a warning / disclaimer and a basic login, showing just a username and password field. Sadly, Gnome 3 seems to be ignoring the ...
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Linux Mint 12 claims to come with Gnome 3 but gnome-about says it is Gnome 2
Can anyone help me explain this?
Just installed a fresh copy of Linux Mint 12 downloaded from their website only a few days ago. They claim that it uses Gnome 3 but gnome-about says it is Gnome 2.
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How can I expose JAVA_HOME to applications running under X and/or Gnome?
I'm trying to run IntelliJ from Gnome3's Applications menu, but it complains the JAVA_HOME variable is not set.
I have the Java installation under my home folder.
I managed to export the variable in ...
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keyboard shortcuts only work with left super-key
I recently had to change the keyboard-shortcuts after updating my system. I had to use dconf-editor to manually set the shortcut from <Super>+R to <Mod4>+R in order to get them to work ...
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How do you implement a login warning banner in Gnome 3?
This question documents how we used to inflict the mandatory login banners required on our Linux machines at work. Unfortunately, this procedure is no longer effective with Gnome 3 in Fedora 15, 16 or ...
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Can I prevent “Disable touchpad while typing” from affecting mouse movements?
When I click my name in the upper right, then click "System Settings", then "Mouse and Touchpad", and then "Disable touchpad while typing" it affects my mouse movements. I have to wait two seconds ...
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Downgrade Gnome 3 to Gnome 2
I have installed fedora16 recently. I don't like the Gnome3 that my fedora got shipped with. I want to downgrade it to Gnome2 as i haven't used any other desktop environment before. Any knowledge ...
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My default browser is set to Firefox but links open with Chromium
I'm using Linux Mint Debian edition and I have set Firefox as my default browser in my settings.
But HTTP links in other apps like hotot and pidgin open with Chromium!
Why is this happening is there ...
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Gnome3/Archlinux move windows with keys?
Looking for an app that will allow me to move my Gnome3 windows with keys like "Ctrl+Alt+Home" to move to top left corner of the screen.
Essentially, this is what Winsplit revolution does on windows.
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Have shotwell go through pictures in directory in order?
This has been bothering me for a long time. I have a fairly default installation of Fedora 16 with Gnome 3. I know that since Fedora 15 (don't know about before) I have never been able to view ...
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unable to install rpm packages in gnome3 (openSUSE 12.1)
I have to install wicd from its source rpm package but Apper-sentinel keeps waiting at license agreement requirement showing message waiting for service to start.
This (see the last comment in this ...
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Wait for Linux Mint 13 or install Linux Mint Debian version?
I have been using Linux Mint 12 with Gnome 3 and I'm very happy with it except about the fact that it get very slow software updates, hoping that Linux Mint 13 will have Gnome 3.4 and Linux kernel 3.2 ...
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How can I autostart GDM on Fedora 15?
I am trying to load Compiz on my Fedora 15 desktop. When I finished installing the compiz packages, I restarted. However, it started in text terminal mode and the gui didn't load automatically.
I ...
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Mouse cursor 'frame rate' is slow, but only when logged into my main account
When I'm logged into my account on my laptop (A Thinkpad t420 running Linux Mint 12 with Gnome 3), the mouse has a noticeably lower frame rate than when I'm at the log in screen, or even in another ...
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How do I change the icon size and padding in the Gnome 3 upper panel on Linux Mint 12?
I'm trying to personalize the desktop interface in Linux Mint 12 running Gnome 3. I just disabled the bottom panel and I changed the font in the upper panel. How do I change the upper panel's icon ...
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Removing supend and hibernate privileges
On OpenSUSE 12.1 x86_64, Gnome 3.2 . I want to remove the suspend and hibernate options from the Gnome (Shell) menu as
suspend makes no sense IMO for a desktop
hibernate has a slight tendency to ...
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Linux Mint - Gnome Shell with dual monitor switch main screen
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad T420 with Linux Mint 12 and gnome-shell on it.
Its a Intel HD 3000 Graphics card in there.
When I'm at home, I have another Screen plugged in (19" 4:3) and everything works ...
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Which Linux distro supports GNOME 3 by default?
I was planning on installing a new Linux distribution and I am thinking of trying GNOME 3 interface. Other than Fedora 16 (which has GNOME 3 as default) which other distro supports it? I know it can ...
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No wireless in Archlinux Gnome3
Successfully installed Gnome3 on archlinux (not the fallback mode).
EDIT: My wired internet connection works fine.
However, I can't see the network icon (or wireless networks) in the tray. When I ...
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Lightdm won't start automatically on boot
Every time I boot my PC Ubuntu keeps dropping me to TTY 1 where I have to log in and then do
sudo lightdm start
just to log in again, which is very annoying
I have already tried removing and ...
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Does GNOME 3 support desktop zoom?
GNOME 3 is not compatible with Compiz, so I cannot use the desktop zoom feature from Compiz. I googled for a long time, and it seems GNOME still does not support desktop zoom -- does it? I am using ...
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gnome 3 hibernate option
I switched to gnome 3 (which I like) and of all the things that have changed the only one that bothers me is the fact that there is not a hibernate option. Now, I know of the pm-hibernate command but ...
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Remove notifications icon or make notifications fade after a while
Just installed Ubuntu 11.10, along with Gnome 3 to replace Unity. I'm using the classic Gnome look rather than the new one which is way too much like Unity for my tastes. Seems like everything is ...
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How do I create new entries for possible default calendar, mail and web browser programs?
At least there still is default application selector (though hidden in very inappropriate place, why "system info"?), but seems that xml definitions in /usr/share/gnome-control-center/default-apps/ ...
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Apple keyboard in openbox
I just upgraded from Fedora 15 to 16.
I am using openbox as an alternative to gnome 3. The problem is that I cannot find a way of using the multimedia keys properly in openbox. Changing the keyboard ...
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How to force 1920x1080 resolution - Fedora 16, VMPlayer, 9800GTX
I'm running F16 on VMplayer, I don't think the drivers I'm using are for my nvidia card. I'm getting a max resolution of 1280*768.
My card is EVGA 9800GTX+ --- I need instructions on how to change my ...
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Gnome 3: Show all applications of all workspaces?
How can I show all currently used application of all workspaces in the Gnome 3 taskbar? In Gnome 2 you were able to right click on the bottom left corner to set this as default behavior but I can't ...
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Automatically hide Linux Mint notification bar after timeout
It seems like the notification bar on the bottom of the desktop in Linux Mint 12 never hides unless I click N+1 times on it first (N being the number of messages). Since it's overlaid over all windows ...
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GNOME 3 Ctrl+Alt+D (show desktop)
I recently upgraded my system to GNOME 3. In previous versions of GNOME, the key combination Ctrl+Alt+D would hide all open windows and show the Desktop. This shortcut was eliminated from GNOME 3 ...
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Gtk2 Themes under Gentoo's Gnome 3
I have made it to get a nice gnome shell environment running under my new gentoo. It's all fine, except there are a whole bunch of programs built against gtk2 (Chromium, Pidgin, Thunderbird, Firefox), ...
