Questions tagged [gui]
Use this tag if your question is about a program's Graphical User Interface (GUI) and how to use it.
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Is it possible to use systemd-networkd and have a GUI configuration tool when using GNOME?
After reading the Archlinux guide and completed a successful installation, I would like to use networkd with GNOME if possible.
To my understanding (From the archlinux wiki) to have GUI support to ...
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Create archive under Debian right click menu does not allow password protection
When trying to create an archive with Debian GUI using Create archive... from right-click menu and Create a new archive window, is there an option to assign a password to 7z archive?
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GUI volume indicator in Openbox
I am using plain openbox as my window manager.
I have configured keyboard special keys, such as XF86AudioMute, XF86AudioLowerVolume and XF86AudioRaiseVolume.
But how can I get the gui indicator, when ...
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How to fix Ubuntu GUI after installing windows 11 dual boot
I recently installed Windows 11 on my second HDD and since then I face issues with Ubuntu improperly loading GUI.
Ubuntu loads to tty1 instead of the graphical user interface (GUI).
mount -t ext4 ...
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FileExplorer shows only wildcard symbols in MuseScore
Since I don't have it in any other application on my ArchLinux (6.1.44-1-lts) with i3-wm it makes me wonder what is causing this behaviour?
The dialogues and fonts should be system defaults (I guess) ...
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How do I request a user input with GUI from script running as root by modern initialization system?
I have Systemd service of type "oneshot" to be launched by Udev upon a device insertion. Service is launching shell script as root. The script needs user input in order to do it's job as ...
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How to temporarily change locale for a gui-command?
If I try this suggestion with a gui-command like sudo LANG=en_US.UTF-8 partitionmanager, it's ends up with some confusing hints I can't get.
QStandardPaths: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set, defaulting to '/...
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Run QT gui application via SUDO Wayland
I am running wayland (riverwm) in Void linux, and trying to use rpi-imager.
rpi-imager fails to write to device because it requires sudo permissions.
I then try to run rpi-imager with sudo but get the ...
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Installing KDE Plasma Desktop on Debian 9 (Stretch) -"Unable to locate package"
I am new to Linux systems am an encountering a bit of trouble trying to install KDE Plasma. I am running an embedded PC supplied with Debian 9.13 (Stretch). The constraint is I must use the version of ...
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Kali Linux don't load GUI automatically
I have Gm3 display manager, but recently I installed lxdm display manager. During the installation it prompted me to select the default manager from where I selected lxdm, but upon reboot it booted ...
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How to use evince to open PDF accessed through remote ssh?
It is extremely likely this question comes from a major misunderstanding, but I will explain what I am trying to do/have done. I am also not fully sure this is a Linux/Unix issue.
My goal is to view a ...
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Fedora 38 KDE Plasma ui acting strange
I have noticed after installing Fedora 38 that sometimes UI elements like right clicking chrome to open a new tab will disappear as shown below.
Today I was switching through different applications ...
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How do I resolve "No protocol specified, error: can't display: :0."?
have installed ChromeOS Flex on my PC. It runs great, and I have turned on and installed Linux via the Developer menu in Settings.
But, I cannot run installed Linux applications. When I open them via ...
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Questions about running GUI programs through cockpit package
I installed and activated cockpit. The next task is to visit port 9090 on the server, and the cockpit is executed, but I don't understand what it means to visit port 9090 on the server. If you know it,...
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Does centos8 not support the system-config-users package?
Does centos8 not support the system-config-users package? I've also modified the file path and checked the internet connection, but I still can't find it.
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Stuck at boot, no GUI, login on tty not possible after upgrade to Debian 12
I upgraded my system to Debian 12, but I cannot login any more after I rebooted when the package installation seemed to be completed. The login prompt (on tty) tells me login incorrect after typing ...
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Ubuntu GUI after uninstalling GDM and x windows system
I read here about the difference between GUI,display manager, windows manager and desktop environments:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/411147/what-is-the-relationship-between-unity-gnome-gnome-3-...
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Find the command being used to launch a GUI application
I'm running Fedora Linux with the Gnome desktop environment and I'm looking to create .desktop entries for applications that don't have them. In this case, I'd like to add two entries: one for the ...
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How to get GUI application to run on the cloud?
How to run Blender GUI on headless Oracle Cloud through VNC?
The compute must be VM.Standard.E2.1.Micro (AMD processor) or VM.Standard.A1.Flex (ARM processor). Both can be tried on their free tier. I ...
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Mimic physical usb HID joystick input with Software GUI
I have a program that takes input from a physical USB HID joystick controller. I want to create a software GUI that takes the place of that controller and have it operate identically (still send all ...
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Troubleshooting a Kivy GUI issue in a systemd service on Raspberry Pi
I'm using a simple Kivy script for a GUI to work on a Raspberry Pi touchscreen. It works fine when running directly as /usr/bin/python3 /home/pi/Documents/kivy_script.py. However, when my systemd ...
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Identical Manjaro installs different (How to KDE/Plasma clone?)
I have the exact same install of Manjaro Plasma on two computers, a laptop (#1) and a desktop (#2), but the two GUIs look different. #1 is fine; all the icons show in the panel and the dolphin window ...
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Draw a border around X forwarded windows
When opening remote gui applications over ssh (X11 forwarding), is there a way to draw a visual indication of the remote in the window such as a red frame around it, display the hostname somewhere, or ...
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How to use torsocks with GUI apps?
torsocks is a command that forces programs to use Tor. I tested its effectiveness by curling a site that returns my external IP.
$ torsocks curl ip.me
109.70.100.1
Then I searched the IP on the ...
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Create user with shell access but no GUI login
I need to create a User that can interact with shell it has home directory but no GUI login. I have looked at many articles on this. but I am pretty confused as the correct process useradd --system ...
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Trying to find the Solaris/Unix Veritas VCS Single Cluster Manager (Java Console)
I have an old install of VCSHA installed on my Sparc kit (Solaris 11 with VCS V5), and would like to try and get the VCS Single Cluster Manager (Java Console) installed.
When i attempt to run it, i ...
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openbox: disable "grab" window that moves together with mouse cursor
Normally in Openbox I can move windows around by holding Alt and grabbing the window with left mouse button.
But sometimes I accidentally "grab" a window and then it is stuck to my mouse ...
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Unable to install Xfce on Oracle Linux Server 9.1
I am unable to install Xfce on Oracle Linux Server 9.1.
I have a server built with the Server, Container Management, and Headless Management groups installed, and have connected to the EPEL repository....
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Looking for a simple database with graphical interface for personal use, under Linux
I am a former MacOS user, and I was using FileMaker, to organize one or two databases for my research work.
I am looking for something similar, to be used under Linux.
I would need something local, ...
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Are there Visual Studio -like tools for creating forms in Linux?
I want to create forms in Linux.
I create Windows forms, but for example if I was to use Linux to develop is there any software I could use to create a form like you would in Visual Studio?
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Compiz has no window decorations
I have installed Debian Minimal (bullseye, without gui). I want to install X11 and Compiz.
I installed compiz, xinit, emerald.
After that I've just created the ~/.xinitrc file with the following ...
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Why GUI different in Ubuntu 20.4?
I have two machines, one is a brand new installation of Ubuntu 20.04, and the GUI looks like the first one.
Later on, I upgrade another machine from Ubuntu 18.04 to Ubuntu 20.4, I see their GUI are ...
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KDE Restore "window menu" as text menu (as default)
I have only button "window menu". I don't see "text menu" if i remove button. It I see:
It i want see:
I was remove all kde & plasma files... I was create new user and he ...
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How to make a Linux system only use english as a locale and language, but use another one on a GUI/Desktop Environment?
Let's say that I install a Linux in my native language (english), and that the user I'm doing the install for only knows spanish (which all I know of is: Que?). English being obviously far easier for ...
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In Ubuntu 22 file explorer GUI, how to add "Desktop" to left hand side shortcuts?
Have tried to search for it, but only get answers for the normal sidebar.
Here is a screenshot where I have opened the file explorer on my recent Ubuntu 22 machine:
How do I add a Desktop shortcut to ...
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System font are not available in Libreoffice
Gnome is set to use Monospace Regular for Monospace Text. However when I open Libreoffice Writer that is bundled with my distribution, I cannot select that font in the GUI. How can I make the font ...
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how to make desktop file ask for sudo password through gui
I want to run an app that needs sudo to run.
I do not want to run it through terminal but through its desktop file or by clicking on a file associated with the program.
is there anyway to have it ask ...
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Blinking cursor after showing Linux Mint logo (Unable to boot into graphical interface)
I had installed Linux Mint 21 Vanessa a few months back, and was using it in dual boot along with Windows 11 on my Dell Vostro 5625. It was working very well until yesterday when it stopped booting. I ...
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How to use multiple wlan connections in Linux?
I am using Gnome NetworkManager GUI to connect to wifi. When I plug in a new usb wifi dongle, the GUI is updated to reflect the two wifi cards available. In the Wi-Fi section of Settings, there are ...
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Not able to acces ubuntu graphical interface just the terminal
For some reason I started facing this error and I am not able to login in my pc any longer, I am just seeing the terminal, I can just login in the terminal every time I turn on my pc.
I followed this ...
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Is there a GUI linux application that shows per mounted disk i/o transfer rate in a graphic?
Is there a GUI linux application that shows per mounted disk i/o transfer rate in a graphic?
(Like gnome-system-monitor do for the swap mount but for each mounted drive)
I'm looking for an application ...
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How can I prevent vim from trying to connect to an X server?
I'm starting vim in a bash session, within an SSH session. This session has X forwarding enabled, for reasons, but - I want vim to not try to connect to the X server (see this question).
Other ...
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kde (on ubuntu 22.10) - chromium or konsole UIs freeze
I am running on kde on a ubuntu 22.10 box (updating since... ubuntu 20.04, perhaps?). I have noticed that every once in a while either konsole or chromium UIs freeze. I can still interact blindly on ...
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I need an example of this
I have a problem using win-kex basic mode for Kali on WSL2, it has a connection fail. I can solve it running this command before launch: sudo mount -o remount rw /tmp/.X11-unix
(Source: https://...
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I keep getting false update prompts Gnome Software (Debian)
Recently I started getting updates from the Software GUI app everytime I go online. However when I click the notification the Update section of Software opens and says Software is up to date. When I ...
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In gnome desktop, the mouse is on the black desktop and can't do anything on Debian 11
When I enter the gnome GUI desktop on Debian 11, the mouse is shown on the black desktop and I can't do any other things. That is my computer screen is black but the cursor is on the screen and I can ...
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gdm doen't start on Debian 11
When I start Debian 11, it can't enter into GUI desktop. Everytime, I enter my name and my passwords then I enter the code:
su
systemctl start gdm
Then I can enter into the GUI desktop. How should I ...
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QEMU fullscreen problem - GNOME top bar still visible
Running QEMU version 4.2.1 on Ubuntu 20.04 via
qemu-system-x86_64 \
-boot d \
-cdrom ubuntu-22.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso \
-m 4096M \
-machine type=q35,accel=kvm \
-cpu host \
-smp 2 \
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Extract entered data in the GUI?
I lost the password from Veracrypt container.
Can Linux store the entered data in the past in program's GUI or environment? So I can retrieve that data?
Intro:
xfce
Veracrypt (gui version)
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How does it work to click on suspended GUIs?
With some GUI program running, then suspended (e.g. launch it from a shell and then hit Ctrl+Z), clicking on some UI element such as a button of course has no effect.
However, when the program's ...
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