Questions tagged [desktop]
Desktop is a set of unifying concepts used by graphical user interfaces to help users more easily interact with the computer.
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How to achieve persistent quicklaunch behaviour with Gnome on Ubuntu?
I'm new to Ubuntu. I wanted to configure the taskbar panels so I can see individual running programs as tabs at the bottom of the screen (as in windows), and I was able to achieve that by using Dash ...
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KDE Plasma: some file extensions not visible on the desktop
I can see all the file extensions in the Dolphin file explorer, and some on the desktop as well: .pdf, .txt, .exe. But others like .desktop and .flatpakref don't show up. Is there a way to make them ...
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Does Linux have a generic way to dynamically open ports? (Desktop)
By generic, I mean, mostly standard, i.e. not dependent on ufw or firewalld. What I am asking is if there is something akin to what you have on Windows, where if some game wishes to "Open to Lan&...
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How can know the exact size of icon called in the menu?
My system: debian12 + lxde (desktop) + pcmanfm (file manager).There are many sizes for the same icons: ls /usr/share/icons/hicolor 128x128 192x192 22x22 256x256 32x32 40x40 48x48 56x56 ...
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macOS: list all Users with Admin privileges
How can I get the list of all Users with Admin privileges, on all selected Macs, in Apple Remote Desktop? I have tried: dscl . -list /Groups/admin GroupMembership But this does not list anything, not ...
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How do I stop my Ubuntu desktop computer from "sleeping" when nobody is logged in?
In short - I have an issue where my Ubuntu Desktop computer seems to "sleep" when no user is logged in, and I would love to prevent this. More Details - Pre-emptive apology if something I ...
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How to change font size on Desktop icons in KDE Plasma 6?
Can somebody tell me how to adjust the font size of the font on the desktop? I don't want to change the other fonts across my system, only those on the desktop. Also is there a way to decrease the ...
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Prevent dialog windows from opening on a different X server
Frequently this scenario happens when I'm logged in in more than one X session on the same machine, for example locally (:0.0) and remotely through RDP. If a desktop application (like the Chrome ...
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Ubuntu GNOME desktop freezing randomly
I'm running Ubuntu with GNOME with following software and hardware configurations: $lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS Release: ...
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How to restore desktop color settings?
OS is Debian 12. Video driver is Nvidia 525.147.05. I'm trying to play an older game via wine that uses DirectX (Diablo 2). I launched the game in windowed mode, but when I did so, the colors of the ...
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Multiple desktop files using the same system wide /usr/share/application desltop files
I have an application in which I have created a /usr/share/application/foo.desktop from my dpkg. I wish to have multiple instances of LINK types on my ~/Desktop/ which vary only the Name and Exec. It ...
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Create a minimalistic Linux similar to a Chromebook [closed]
I want to create an ultraligthweight system that only runs a browser. Similar to a Chromebook but using Firefox. Initially I though of installing barebones Xfce, Hyperland or i3wm, and then just ...
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Is POWER9 Ready for End-User Usage in 2024? [closed]
I'm in the process of upgrading my desktop/server setup and am considering using POWER9 architecture. However, I'm a bit concerned about the level of support it receives from GNU/Linux distributions ...
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User "Unknown" dialog appears on my desktop
My MATE on arch has been running for four years without unusual problems. But today, restarting after a cold shutdown from the terminal, the desktop throws up a dialog titled "About Unknown"....
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Linux Mint 22 Cinnamon desktop not showing after installing iptables-persistent package (policy DROP)
I just installed Linux Mint 22 Cinnamon for the second time in one week, really frustrating. Reason being that after I have set up almost everything same as in Linux Mint 21.3 Cinnamon in a couple ...
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