A Graphical User Interface (or GUI) provides an image-based system to allow a user to interact with a computing device.
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How does the power button shut the computer down without root permission?
When I try to shutdown the computer from a command line or terminal I must have root privileges:
amy@amy:~$ shutdown now
shutdown: Need to be root
and
amy@amy:~$ halt
halt: Need to be root
but ...
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the lightest way to have a GUI in Linux?
I have been using Gnome and KDE for a while, and I am now running Compiz standalone... Regarding system resource, I think the most heavy ones are feature-rich desktop environments (Gnome, KDE), then ...
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Which GUI diff viewer would you recommend?
I've hardly ever used anything other than Meld. Can you recommend anything else?
It would be extra nice if you give a reason for your recommendation (as a Comment).
[note] I want an alternative ...
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Prompt user on Linux security denial
Is it possible to make a Linux security module (eg. AppArmor, SELinux etc.) prompt the user, when an application wants to access classified files or folders (digital signatures, SSH keys, credit card ...
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How to make those old-school GUIs (like the debian/arch installer)
I've been doing a lot of installs lately, and when possible I usually opt for the text install from the Live CD's GRUB menu. Most installers looks like this:
I always thought these GUIs (if you can ...
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Is there a good combination of command-line and graphical file browser?
Is there a feasible solution than combines the advantages of a command-line and a graphical file browser?
For example, the command-line is good to change the directory and execute commands but can't ...
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How do I merge two *.avi files into one
I have two *.avi files:
sequence1.avi
sequence2.avi
How do I merge these two files using a command-line or GUI?
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Software for visually building regular expressions?
I frequently need to create regular expressions for use in scripts (mostly when used in sed), however, I find, sometimes the regular expressions get very complicated and difficult for me to understand ...
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Modifying PDF files
I need to do some basic editing on existing PDF file. I.e. I need to:
Add chapters/bookmarks
Change some page numbering
However I cannot find any tool - GUI or commandline - which would offer this ...
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How to soft kill gui applications via terminal?
Is there a way to close a GUI application in friendly "please quit yourself now" way, without graphical access to the applications window?
For example, if Gnome/X display crashes to black, I'd like ...
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Are SUSE servers intended to be used graphically?
After being a long-time Debian Linux user, I decided to give SUSE a try. One of the major selling points of SUSE is the YaST configuration system. It provides a set of wizards for common configuration ...
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Video playlists with start and end times
Is there a good GUI-application (for example an mplayer GUI or something like banshee) for linux which allows to make and edit playlists (for video files) with different starting and stopping times ...
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How do I work with GUI tools over a remote server?
I have an Ubuntu server running on EC2 (which I didn't install myself, just picked up an AMI). So far I'm using putty to work with it, but I am wondering how to work on it with GUI tools (I'm not ...
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sticking stickies to windows
I'm looking for a sticky notes/knotes/etc type program with one difference: I can stick a note on a window, rather than the desk top, and it will remain attached to the window.
Basically, I want to ...
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Which GUI svn client allows searching through history?
I'm looking for GUI tool that allows searching svn history, and more than just log messages.
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linux x.org alternative
We have so many options for window managers, shells, desktop environments, distros, and kernel architectures under Linux, but why after (maybe) 20 years do we only have X.org server (including its ...
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How to select complete file in vi, to be pasted in gedit?
I know that doing %y a will yank complete file into register a. However this doesn't help in pasting the file content in another text editor (say gedit). What alternative is there for doing so?
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GUI input for shell script
I have a shell script which installs a program in RedHat. I need to add a GUI for entering some parameters so that it looks like an installation wizard . I tried Xdialog, Zenity, and Yad, but they ...
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How to run a GUI program as a different user (Debian)?
Using a terminal, I can change the running user with su and sudo — but how can I do that by clicking on an icon/shortcut on the desktop/start menu?
If I have to be root to execute I will be asked ...
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Solaris 11 login banner
How do you add a (GUI) login banner in Solaris 11? I've done quite a bit of searching and have found many things on SSH and FTP banners/motd for remote logins, but not much for the local GUI login. I ...
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How to disable “Shake password dialog when authentication fails” of Gnome Screensaver?
Is there any way to disable the animation which occurs when attempting to unlock gnome Screensaver and failing? Currently the password dialog shakes back and forth and for some reason on some laptops, ...
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Light GUI user interfaces
I have some older machines that cannot run new versions of Debian/Ubuntu/SUSE/etc on KDE and GNOME GUI, they just crash. It's probably because of the graphics card driver or unsupported graphic cards ...
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How to make startx use alternate xinitrc?
I don't have a desktop manager installed (and I don't want to). After logging in through the terminal I use startx to start the GUI. I have entries in ~/.xinitrc for my GUI sessions. Right now I have ...
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Any tool for inspecting GTK3 elements?
gtkparasite is great for GTK2, but unfortunatelly it can't do GTK3 applications.
Is there any alternative?
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What to do to run GUI Java app in chrooted environment?
In my case Java app is JDownloader. I prepared chroot environment as explained here:
http://www.0x61.com/forum/post5240333.html#p5240333
and here:
http://interreality.org/~reed/java-chroot.html
...
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How do I change my monitor's gamma settings?
How do I change my laptop monitor's gamma settings on Linux Mint 9 (preferably using a GUI interface)?
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Building an appliance
I want to build an appliance for the kitchen. It is supposed to play music (files, streams, CDA), surf the web (recipe sites!), maybe play video (files and streams) display todays agenda during ...
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Minimal gui for Eclipse Indigo on Ubuntu
I'd like to install Eclipse I could use via VNC on a minimal Ubuntu 10.04 installation, but without the unnecessary bells and whistles that come with gnome-desktop. All I really need to do in an ...
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Install Desktop on Centos 6.3 remote server
Through our hosting provider, we can create servers running Centos 6.3. However, these installs are meant to be used as servers that are accessed remotely. They do not come packaged with a GUI ...
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vim: how do I set :match and :2match search results to different colors?
For example, I want something along the lines of:
:match search /<div/ guib=Green
:match search /<\/div>/ guibf=Blue
only that doesn't work.
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personal document management system
I'm looking for a personal document management system that would:
track changes in documents in a configured directory tree
save new files to a content repository (thus allowing of their versioning)
...
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Detach/reattach an application run on X over SSH?
I have a development server that I leave running all the time, and a development laptop that I turn off/on everyday.
I have a GUI application on the server that I'd like to run over SSH -X, and I'd ...
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How do I change the number of available workspaces in Cinnamon?
I am used to four workspaces in Gnome, but now that I have Cinnamon installed I only have two. Can I increase the number? If so, how?
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I need a very light weight GUI to run under Ubuntu 9.04 (jaunty) with a twist
I am in kind of a pickle. I have a VPS, for which I am paying next to nothing and grandfathered in. Therefore I am unwilling to part with it. And I want it to perform a smidgen more by making it ...
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Can I force myself to enter a password when run certain processes?
I frequently work in an environment where, lets call them "pranksters" may gain access to my console.
I am diligent in locking my screen whenever I walk away, but given enough time someone gets the ...
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How to manage fedora services and daemons using the GUI?
I am using Fedora 17, I need a GUI program to start/stop and enable/disable services and daemons.
I have installed "system-config-services" but it did not have enable/disable feature(run it with ...
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Is there an XML file editor for Linux with grid view support?
I have been using Altova XML Editor on Windows for a long time. It has a wonderful feature that lets you view XML files in "grid view." This makes life easy when reading very complex XML. My question ...
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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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Similar software to SourceTree
Is there a similar piece of software to SourceTree, a GUI for git, for Linux? I know about Giggle, git cola, etc. I'm looking for a beautiful, easy to use GUI for git.
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Slow system after running a KDE GUI application from a Debian Squeeze chroot
I have a PC with Ubuntu 11.04 and a Debian Squeeze chroot installed in it.
As soon as I start any KDE application from within chroot (and installed there), e.g. Kompare for viewing git diff output, ...
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Tools to visualize file size distributions [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to understand what's taking up space?
Are there any tools in Linux for graphically visualizing the distribution of file sizes under a given path?
I am looking ...
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Keeping program GUI front-end and CLI functionality separate
In Linux a lot of programs have a CLI version and a GUI front-end. I read somewhere that this follows the linux philosophy and is good practice. Of course it's true from a developers perspective to ...
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Is it possible to retrieve the active window process/title in Gnome?
I need a solution for getting the current active (focused) window information on a Gnome 2 desktop. I'm mostly interested in the process running that window and window title.
Is it possible?
...
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Is there any (good) SQLite GUI for Linux?
Helo, I'm looking for a SQLite graphical administration utility for Linux but I can't seem to find any (I found an extension for Firefox I'm not a user of that browser).
Is there any that you know ...
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dialog or zenity?
I am working on a project. I have two options for the GUI part.
Either use dialog or zenity.
I never used any of these tools before. I have to learn one of them. Suggest me which one should I learn ...
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Graphical Btrfs tool
Is there a graphical tool for creating Btrfs sub-partitions and in particular, subpartitions like "GParted" or "system-config-lvm"? I'm running Debian squeeze.
In response to the first comment, Btrfs ...
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Customized XDM-based login screen
I am in the process of creating a lightweight yet full-featured Linux disto and don't want to include a whole bunch of unnecessary or bloated software. It is supposed to run off a USB flash drive. I ...
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How do I start a gui framebuffer (no X) application on startup instead of console login prompt?
I have a python application that uses pygame to access the framebuffer directly without using X. I want to start this application on startup instead of showing the console login prompt. I haven't ...
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How to copy or move to folder in Nautilus 2.30.1 like in Windows Explorer?
How to copy or move to folder in Nautilus 2.30.1 like in Windows Explorer? The only such options available in the context menu point to Home or Desktop, when I want to copy or move to another folder ...
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Making applications persist when closed (like on Mac OS X) on Linux
Once an application is first launched in OS X from the dock, it stays open in the background, even after you close all open windows for that application. For example, if I open Google Chrome from the ...
