GNOME is a full-featured, user-friendly desktop environment for Unix operating systems, based entirely on free software.
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How to clean a home directory to install from scratch a previously installed distro?
I am using linuxmint-10-KDE.
I have several partitions that I will reuse. One of them is /home.
This /home/nomikos has a lot of gnome related files that I want to delete before install the new ...
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What editor can be used to provide highlighting for Mallard project files?
I normally switch between Geany, vim and Emacs (depending on my mood. LOL) when editing on a linux platform.
Recently, I have begun exploring the Mallard Project, but have been unable to find the ...
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How To Install The GNOME 2 Fork 'Mate' Desktop (or similar) On Fedora linux?
I am running Fedora 16 and keep wanting to do something about the awkward Desktop. I tried several shell extensions but wasn't satisfied with the results, then I heard about MATE, is there a tutorial ...
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Wheezy locales problem - gnome-control-center region crashes with segfault
In the last couple of days my locales have a serious issue. I normally am "en_GB.UTF-8". Suddenly when running apt, error messages are appearing saying
Traceback (most recent call last):
File ...
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Run script on screen lock/unlock
I'd like to run a screen if the Gnome session is locked and unlocked. Is there a way that I can intercept this and perform certain actions when the desktop is locked or unlocked?
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gnome-tweak-tool
Gnome tweak tool is reporting an error that the extension to choose your GNOME shell theme is not enabled, although it is.
Is there any way to manually override it, other than through the tool ...
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How to make “notify-send” work from daemon application [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I launch a graphical program on another user's desktop as root?
I wrote a script which starts from init.d .When it finishes I need it to notify-send a message to ...
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What is the KDE equivalent of a Nautilus script?
I have just begun to use KDE, and I can't find any info about the KDE equivalent of a Nautilus script. What I need to be able to do is select some files, right click, and apply a number of commands to ...
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Unable to build pygobject with jhbuild
I was trying to build gtk+ and pygobject with jhbuild (on ubuntu 11.04), but it gives the following error while building gnome-doc-utils :
checking whether /opt/tarball-gnome2/bin/python version ...
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How to fully lock the GNOME-panel?
I know I can lock elements on GNOME-panel that prevent users to move the element on the GNOME-panel, but how can I fully lock the GNOME-panel? I mean I need a locking mechanism, that will prevent ...
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Is it possible to control window management in Gnome Shell using D-Bus?
I would like to programmatically be able to communicate with the Window Manager in Gnome 3, using D-Bus.
The tasks I would like to accomplish are:
listening for new windows
get window flags (e.g. ...
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System menu and desktop right click dont appear in Gnome3
I run Arch Linux with Gnome3. I need to escape from the "routine" and change to Gnome for some weeks or even months. When I open it I can't see the system menu (which is supposed to be right of ...
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Application receives SIGKILL on system shutdown, why not SIGTERM?
We use our Java application under X that starts from /etc/X11/Xsessions.d/9999ngoma
root@denis-laptop:~# uname -a
Linux denis-laptop 2.6.32-36-generic #79-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 8 22:29:26 UTC 2011 i686 ...
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How do I run Gnome 3 sound control from KDE?
Skype is using pulse audio, which is part of Gnome and the main place I found to configure microphones was in the standard Gnome sound control.
How can I configure the microphones from KDE?
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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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On Debian in fluxbox, GtkPod has no write permission, but does in GNOME
In fluxbox I manually mount my iPod, then run GtkPod as a normal user, unfortunately this doesn't give me write permissions as a normal user.
(I can paste the error message in later when I am home if ...
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Nautilus, mount ISO file with right-click menu
I am using Nautilus now, and back then when i was using Ubuntu i could right-click on an ISO file and automount it without the need to issue any command.
But now i am using Nautilus in Archlinux and ...
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Open GNOME session remotely through SSH
I have a laptop connected wirelessly to my home network. I'm planning on installing a CentOS server on my network, used for a web server, a file server, and experimentation. I want to access it from ...
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Turn off notifications under Scientific-linux 6.1
Besides:
chmod -x /usr/libexec/notification-daemon
reboot
are there any solutions to turn off permanently all the annoying notification messages?
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Hotmail Folders
Is there a linux mail client I can use that will let me see my folders in Hotmail and persist the changes back to the server? Kind of like the Hotmail connector for Outlook, or Windows Live Mail?
I'm ...
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What would cause file-roller Gtk-CRITICAL errors?
I'm running Fedora F16 (with XFCE rather than Gnome 3) and ever since I installed it I've been getting errors like this one whenever I run GUI software from the terminal:
(file-roller:4828): ...
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How do I add a logon GUI to Backtrack 5 R1 with GNOME?
I'm running Backtrack 5 R1 with GNOME in Virtualbox on a Windows 7 x64 host.
In the default install, Backtrack boots to a command-line login prompt and then requires you to run startx to load the ...
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Gnome shows workspace before showing the login screen
I have used Gnome for a long time and always have seen this problem. When I close the laptop lid and re-open it, it shows my workspace for 1 second or less and then shows the login screen.I use Fedora ...
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No gnome-power-manager command but it is installed on arch
I'm running latest Arch, have gnome and fluxbox and my main windows manager is Fluxbox. I wanted to manage my power settings in fluxbox and i added gnome-power-manager in startup but is says there ...
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Gtk theme won't apply in Fluxbox
I installed my Arch Linux with Gnome 3 and Fluxbox on top of it, and I use Fluxbox as the default, but I have this weird problem that I can't manage to fix. I set my theme for Fluxbox and that is ...
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What is this .gtkrc file?
I was going through Tim Pope's dotfiles and I happened to notice that he had a .gtkrc file. What does this configuration file do? And how can I make one of those?
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GNOME / GTK app installed from source runs with default theme
I've installed a GNOME / GTK application from source (GitG 0.2.5 in Linux Mint 11) - after resolving all the dependencies, I successfully ran the application.
The dependencies were also installed ...
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How can I launch gnome-terminal with unique titles for multiple tabs?
I've seen various posts about launching gnome-terminal with multiple tabs and the script below is working for me. That is to say, this script will launch gnome-terminal with various working ...
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Switching from Debian 6 Squeeze stable to testing version
I had this problem and I asked some friends of mine and their advice was to upgrade from my messed-up Debian Squeeze system to the testing version. So I did it. First I changed the ...
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How to put Network places and My computer icon on Fluxbox desktop
I'm getting used to Fluxbox and it is great... I configured everything (icons, keys...) but I have this problem... I can't manage to put my Netowork places and Computer icons on desktop because I ...
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Debian GNOME 2.30, desktop does not respond anymore
I have Debian Wheezy with GNOME (2.30.2) installed on my computer and my problem is that my desktop does not work anymore.
I can't right click on the desktop (to change wallpaper, etc...). Moreover, ...
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Fast switching between external and internal screen
Is there a solid way of using either X directly or KDM/GDM/KDE/Gnome to quickly switch between an external screen and modify the screen layout accordingly? I'm stealing the inspiration from Windows ...
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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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I want my Ubuntu 9.04/9.10 back, is there any current similar distro?
I was switching to Linux in the optimal time, around Ubuntu 9.04/9.10. I am a programmer, so I don't want to be a "Linux guru", that's why Ubuntu was perfect for me - until Unity/Gnome3.
In latest ...
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How do I stop gnome's disk-utility from spamming me with disk error messages until my X session freezes?
I have a headless computer running ubuntu 11.04 with metacity. I vnc into it every now and again. It has a failing disk attached which I am trying to get some data off.
Every now and again a friendly ...
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Gentoo Gnome 3.2 Wireless “Connecting…”
I recently updated my Gentoo with GNOME 2.x to GNOME 3.2. My NetworkManager applet refuses to connect to my network; however, it does not give an error as it simply hangs as "Connecting..."
I checked ...
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How do I proceed further when my reports of a improper functioning of a gnome component has not met with answers on the respective mailing list
I am unable to connect to internet using my modem. I followed instructions to seek help at http://live.gnome.org/NetworkManager/Debugging and posted on ...
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How to open a GNOME 3 window from console?
in my GNOME 2 ubuntu i used to issue this command to open a new window to browse the files in some folder:
nautilus ./
For example, i could go to a difficult location through the console, and when ...
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How to run gVim in a single instance
I want it in such a way that on double clicking an already opened file, or a new file, gVim uses the same window. From this question asked previously on Stackoverflow I figured out how to do this by ...
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How does one enable different backgrounds for each viewport screen in linux?
I was wondering if it was possible to enable different desktop backgrounds in the four different gnome viewport screens using linux mint?
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Cannot adjust brightness via Fn key
I just set up a new Arch with Gnome 3.2. Until now, everything seems to work fine, except for the brightness adjustment. When I try to adjust the brightness from within the Gnome settings or with ...
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How long will Debian be supporting Gnome 2?
I'm choosing a new distro, and I'm trying to avoid Gnome 3 (and Unity). Debian is using Gnome 2.3, but I'm not sure for how long -- I don't want to install it and be forced to update to Gnome 3 in a ...
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What are the benefits of running Gnome 3 + awesome compared with awesome alone?
What are the benefits to running awesome as my window manager in Gnome 3? I am interested in identifying what features/functionality gnome3+awesome provides that can not be easily (if not identical) ...
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How can I get to a terminal or virtual console when Ctrl-Alt-F2 fails?
When X and GNOME are working normally, I can just hit Ctrl-Alt-F2 to leave GNOME and use the terminal on the second virtual console. To switch back to GNOME, I can just hit Alt-F1.
Today, X or GNOME ...
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Bring hidden Gnome 3 notifications back
I was working with Gnome 3 network settings, and accidentally clicked the "Hide" button on a VPN disconnect notification. Unfortunately, this means whenever my VPN gets disconnected, it doesn't say ...
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When do environment variables get set in tcsh?
I set a lot of environment variables in my .tcshrc file, using the setenv command.
When I needed to have one of these unset today, I moved this file and opened a new terminal (this is all in a Gnome ...
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No panels in Ubuntu? libcanberra-tk cannot open shared object file
I booted up Ubuntu and have a background but no panels. Everything else seems to work fine, I can get into terminal and run Firefox for instance. I can create folders on my desktop, etc.
I'm new to ...
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What is the best method to get GNOME 2 in Arch Linux?
I love Arch Linux, and I love Gnome 2, but it's no longer available, since now Gnome 3 is the default version.
I've seen MATE, which is a Gnome 2 Fork, and I've also seen that you can "rollback" your ...
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How do I find out what action or command or script is assigned to a hardware button?
I'm trying to assign a correct rotation on my tablet. http://superuser.com/questions/340516/assigning-a-rotation-script-to-a-hardware-button
One way to do this is using gnome keyboard shortcuts. ...
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Are there a way to block a program from starting during certain times?
As the title says. I want to prevent a certain program from being started during specific times. Are there a good way of accomplishing this at *nix distros?
