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How to log user in to Gnome Desktop from remote ssh terminal?
I'm using CentOS 5.5 with Gnome Desktop Enironment.
By default, after system boot i get Gnome's login screen. Independently, I can log in through SSH and execute commands.
Is there any command line ...
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Debian Squeeze: Left mouse click stops working
After starting a new session in my Debian Squeeze (6.0.4, always updated) running in a VM (VMWare Workstation) there comes the point in time where the left mouse click stops working, so that I cannot ...
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How to disable trash?
This is a nice and straightforward question: how can I disable the Trash Can in Gnome running on CentOS/RHEL 6.4?
I know I can use Shift + Del, instead of Del to bypass the Trash; but how can I ...
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Set gtk-application-prefer-dark-theme as a user setting
Is there a way to set gtk-application-prefer-dark-theme for an application?
This is normally set in the code by the application. Apps such as Eye of Gnome and Totem turn it on. I want to, as a user ...
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Which linux distros have GNOME as the default desktop manager?
Where can I find which distros have GNOME as the default desktop manager? Personaly I don't need a comprehensive list.
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disabling mouse support in `vim` in a `gnome-terminal` environment
Edit: The problem of an enabled mouse in vim appears to be specific to gnome-terminal (version 3.4.1.1-1; I am using gnome 3 fallback mode). If I run xterm, mouse support in vim is disabled by ...
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How can I see which package manager is running?
I'm on Debian 6.0.5 (squeeze) and every now and then I see the following icon in the notifications area of the GNOME2 pannel: but black instead of red. It reads A package manager is working. Usually ...
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Setting the minimum pointer speed with no usable GNOME GUI
I use Debian Squeeze x86-64 (Kernel 3.2) with gdm3 and GNOME on a 2010 MacBook Pro.
Recently, as I tried changing the pointer configuration, I accidentally set the minimum speed of the pointer to 0 ...
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Can I measure cold boot time using logs?
I want to measure the time it takes from loading grub until GNOME starts. Can I do this using existing logs?
What alternatives do I have to measure the time it takes from grub until GNOME loads?
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Gnome3.6.2 - empathy chats do not appear in the notification bar after a while in fedora 18
I am using fedora 18 with Gnome 3.6.2 and I've updated empathy to the latest version (Empathy 3.6.4) yesterday. it works fine at first, but after a while, the notification bar which is at the down ...
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How to set up tea-time in emacs to use native notification system in gnome
Is there an easy way of having tea-time display messages via gnome's native notification system?
The current "notification function" in tea-time.el is:
(defun show-notification (notification)
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Change default title bar icon
How do I set the default title bar icon for X11 applications? The xterm on my machine is displaying an icon with a red x instead of the normal application-default icon. Changing themes in gnome ...
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change gnome theme by command/script in Centos 6
My target is to write a shell script to change my gnome theme, as I am developing a GUI program (this program will set the same parameters as Gnome theme), where user can select one out of four themes ...
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How to add an item to the Applications menu?
How can I add an application to Applications > Internet in Gnome Desktop running on CentOS 6.4?
Per this old Docs link, it suggests to edit /etc/xdg/menus/applications.menu.
How can I add ...
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Is it possible to execute a sub-command from a Gnome Shell launcher?
I've got an alias set up to launch my text editor in a way that keeps it local to the specific desktop I'm working on in Gnome Shell:
alias geany="geany --socket-file=/tmp/geany-sock-$(xprop -root ...
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How to specify printer paper size in mm instead of inches?
In eog (Eye of Gnome) 2.30.2, I found no way to specify size unit in mm in Print... and Page Setup dialogs:
So I have to convert these sizes in inches to sizes in mm.
I'm using CUPS as the print ...
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Gnome doesn't work in new kernel (Fedora16)
Iam using fedora 16 kernel version is
3.6.7-4.fc16.x86_64
where GNOME graphics works fine and I have also install nvidia graphics driver.
When I update yum then new kernel
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Is there a keyboard shortcut to make a window occupy half the screen?
Is there a keyboard shortcut I can use to make a window occupy the left or right half of the screen? I'm using a modified version of Ubuntu. On Mac I just use Divvy but I'm not sure if there is a ...
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What can cause a .sh file to not launch through this type of install?
I am using an Ubuntu 12.10/Gnome3 and was setting up PhpStorm using this tutorial http://devnet.jetbrains.com/thread/439389
The process involved copy/pasting the files into usr/local/PhpStorm-** (with ...
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Can't connect to my wireless network though GNOME
I am a complete Linux beginner and I managed to install Archlinux today. But I have no access to my wifi for some reason.
I get internet access in my terminal with wifi-menu but gnome tells me that ...
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How to remove Gnome's Mod4+P keybinding
Where in gnome's twisty little passages is this key binding hiding, and how do I kill it?
I have the same problem described here, but I don't have the gconf path offered in the solution comment: ...
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Why is mouse freezing in FreeBSD 9.1 Gnome or Fluxbox?
I'm new to FreeBSD 9.1 and I wanted to install a desktop GUI environment. I first tried Gnome 2 since I am familiar with it. I appended the following lines to the /etc/rc.conf file:
hald_enable="YES"
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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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Wheezy RC1: Bug Report?: “Oh No! Something Has Gone Wrong.”
I got a new Thinkpad T430 but had all sorts of hardware/driver issues with Debian Squeeze since it's outdated. Major issues - wireless wasn't working after numerous attempts, yadayada.
So I upgraded ...
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How to generate menu.lua for Awesome WM from GNOME menu?
Following up on a question about the Awesome WM menu contents, I'd like to figure out how to import the GNOME menu in its entirety into the menu.lua file for Awesome.
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Run a program at startup after starting display services [duplicate]
I have written a script that uses the import command. I want to start it when user logins. I put path of the script in /etc/profile but because it starts before starting gnome I get errors and can't ...
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How to copy text from vim to an external program?
I'm trying to copy-paste some text from vim. I'm doing v to enter visual mode, then y once I selected my block.
It appears to copy the text into vim's clipboard, because p will paste it.
But in ...
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Theme looks different depending on location in FS?
I am noticing an annoying effect when copying GTK themes and I am unable to explain it. Copying a theme from /usr/share/themes to ~/.local/share/themes results in a new theme that looks different than ...
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How to change title in gnome-terminal profile
I know how to load a specific terminal profile as well as loading a config file that the terminal reads, but every time I try to set the title and save the config file, it still returns to the ...
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How to clear terminal completely?
When we use clear command or Ctrl+L in terminal, it clears terminal but we can still scroll back to view the last used commands. Is there a way to completely clear the terminal?
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Comparable editor for gedit with less dependencies?
I want to leave Gnome and install awesome on debian squeeze or wheezy, but I really can't work without gedit. Is there any text editor like gedit capable of editing columns, highlighting nearly any ...
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How to put some keyboard layout aside from layout switching ring?
An exact thing I need is to
switch between Russian and English layout with my favorite shortcut (namely Shift-CapsLock)
switch to Belarusian layout with another shortcut (say, Ctrl-RightShift, but ...
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Gnome: Make system text copyable
Here I use "system text" to refer to the text displayed in the GTK widgets (labels, menus, dialogs etc.)
I would like to be able to highlight and copy any system text. I am using a locale with a ...
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Run metacity without gnome-shell (gnome 3)
Hi how can i use metacity with composite manager without gnome-shell. I'm trying to do so in my custom xsession
#!/bin/bash
if test -z "$DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS"; then
eval `dbus-launch --sh-syntax ...
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Suppress desktop notifications in fullscreen VLC
How to prevent desktop notifications from showing up when VLC is in fullscreen
mode?
Some of my scripts display desktop notifications using notify-send. The best
solution would be to configure that ...
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Fedora 17/18 on ARM architecture
Well I am fully aware of the packages available but sadly none of them provide what I need. Now to get things clear, I found a Korean company (Odroid x as far as I remember) which makes single board ...
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Startx failing in FreeBSD
I've install gnome2, xorg, and xinit (should xorg have done that for me?), and startx yields:
"xinit: unable to run server "/usr/local/bin/X": No such file or directory"
I checked in the directory, ...
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Evolution: Scroll to bottom of inbox per default
I run Debian Wheezy with a Gnome 3 desktop. I migrated from Thunderbird to Evolution to manage my e-mails.
I have my inbox configured to show the newest mails on the bottom. However, when Evolution ...
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Arch Linux + Gnome: Wine going berserk on “open with” menu
First of all, when I installed Wine on my system, it decided to automatically associate its "notepad" application with all types of text and image files. This was annoying enough, but on top of that, ...
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Nautilus Global Settings
I'm trying to figure out a way to set a flag on Nautilus for all/new users. It's just set always_use_browser to True. I didn't find any way to set it globally, just locally. I spent hours doing a ...
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Is there anyway to run gnome desktop via a remote x window ssh tunnel?
I'd like to run the DE remotely in a window of it's own on my local workstation. When I tried the naive gnome-session from an x-window tunnel it tried to takeover my local xfce desktop, got as far as ...
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system volume is changed when vlc volume is increased over 100%
When I increase my vlc sound more than 100% and after stoping or pausing vlc if I use clementine to play music the volume is same as vlc, i.e, more than 100% but in the indicator it shows whatever the ...
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install minimal desktop on centos 6.3
I just want to install a minimal gnome desktop without all the thunderbird/firefox and any other packages that may come with full centos live cd. Is there something like yum groupinstall base-desktop? ...
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Debian 7: Gnome3 sometimes stops when loading
Sometimes (rather rarely) when I boot up my laptop, my Gnome3 desktop stops loading. I can move the mouse, but there's nothing else on the screen (except my wallpaper). And it seems that no matter how ...
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How does Gnome make the link between my music folder and the folder-music icon?
My music folder has a different icon from the other folders.
Gnome use the folder-music icon to personalize the music folder icon.
I would like to know where (in which configuration file or where ...
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How do I make a gnome window only available on some workspaces?
Disclaimer: Actually using Debian here, not Ubuntu, but I am knowledgeable enough to find the right packages, and compile my own if needed.
I am a rather heavy user of the Multiple Desktops ...
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Disable automatic screen lock in XFCE in Centos
I have a generic install of Centos 5.8 with XFCE 4.4. Pretty much all defaults. As is, after a certain amount of idle time the screen locks (goes black, requires a password to continue).
How do I ...
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Gnome and Cinnamon loads in fallback (classic) mode only
So I have been using linux mint for a while now. A few months ago my Gnome shell crashed and I was unable to use the full 3d features and loaded into fallback mode only. From that day (around 2 months ...
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What is “Print to File” and can it be used from command line?
When you select "Print to File" in a Gnome print dialog (not cups-pdf):
... what is the actual command that gets executed? (I'm interested in the postscript variant, as on the image)
On the other ...
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Change default applications used by gnome-open, exo-open, xdg-open, gvfs-open and kde-open
How to change the applications associated with certain file-types for gnome-open, exo-open, xdg-open, gvfs-open and kde-open?
Is there a way by editing config files or by a command-line command?
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