Questions tagged [gnome3]
Version 3 of the GNOME desktop environment
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globally setting gnome terminal titlebar buttons minimize maximize as on [gnome-tweaks]
from a clean install of rhel-8.10-x86_64-dvd.iso as Server with GUI, and running the GNOME-classic scheme the default layout has no minimize and no maximize title bar buttons by default. It only as ...
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Gentoo install Gnome and GDM?
I have a fresh installation of Gentoo to which I would like to add the Gnome desktop and the GDM display manager. Installing Gnome works, but installing GDM results in errors I am having a hard time ...
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How to group applications together on the applications Grid?
I have one group/folder of applications in my applications Grid (Activities -> Launcher -> Show applications), called Utilities/Tools ("Utilitários"):
I like this and would like very ...
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In Debian 12, how to disable the "Ctrl-Shift" toggle for keyboard mapping?
The /etc/default/keyboard is configured with dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration as
XKBMODEL="pc105"
XKBLAYOUT="es"
XKBVARIANT=""
XKBOPTIONS=""
BACKSPACE=&...
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gnome3 desktop application show up in activities overview but not in default applications
I have two identical systems running both debian bullseye with gnome3 (3.38.5) and I wanted to add bettebird as my default application for mails. I've created a desktop file in ~/.local/share/...
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How to get the gpg password prompt from a user's systemd timer unit?
I've written a short script to copy and encrypt my home dir for backup. I do this using
gpg --symmetric
I call this from my backup.service file, and it works fine: when I run systemctl --user start ...
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Flatpak install freezes when downloading resource. Can I find source URL to download file manually from browser?
I am trying to update the Gnome Web (org.gnome.Epiphany) flatpak, on Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS (on WSL2). One specific resource, "org.freedesktop.Platform.openh264" always freezes when downloading. ...
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Gnome error during login
At the time of login in Ubuntu 23.10 & gnome 45.1, I'm faced with this screen.
after repeated attempts of logging-out & restarting, it finally lets me in.
I tried to pull some logs using:
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Gnome shows ethernet connected when cable is unplugged
I'm trying to connect to the internet on my Debian 12 laptop using my phone connection through an USB-C cable.
When the cable is connected and the connection sharing is activated on the phone, the ...
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Wrapping Switch Windows in Zorin
I am running Zorin 16 and have configured Switch Windows to use
Alt+Tab
and this shows me what I want. I haven't installed any special extensions.
However, the popup that appears is too wide, and I ...
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How do I force new windows to open on the currently active monitor
To me it seems that GNOME is opening the windows on a random monitor. How can I tell GNOME that it should always open a window on the currently active monitor (the monitor with the mouse)?
My gdm3 ...
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Celluloid fails to start, saying "Settings schema ... does not contain a key named 'menubar-accel-enable'"
After dist-upgrade'ing my distribution (Devuan Daedalus to Excalibur), and trying to run celluloid, I get the error:
(io.github.celluloid_player.Celluloid:16054): GLib-GIO-ERROR **:
17:33:53.331: ...
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No GUI or login shell on boot
When I boot my pc (Debian 12 with Gnome3) I get directly taken to a blinking line instead of a login promt or a GUI. From there I can switch tty (Alt + F2) and then get a login promt and after login I'...
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OpenVPN connection works in CLI but not in GUI (via NetworkManager)
Using Debian 11.
I set up CyberGhost VPN using the .ovpn file, client key and certificates they provide on their website. Copied all files to /etc/openvpn/. Using the following commands will allow me ...
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How to switch to a different xdg-desktop-portal to have a different file picker?
I am using nemo as my default file and desktop manager using How to set Nemo as the default file manager in Ubuntu?
In brief it looks like:
sudo apt install nemo
xdg-mime default nemo.desktop inode/...
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