Questions tagged [xfce]
A lightweight desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems.
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How to add a Firefox context menu option/entry for "Profile Select", "Choose User Profile" on startup with KDE, XFCE or GNOME?
How can I add a separate context menu option/entry to start Firefox ESR with the "Choose User Profile" window dialog, in Debian with KDE, GNOME or XFCE?
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TigerVNC: “Session startup exited too early” when starting XFCE desktop on Ubuntu/Debian
I was setting up a TigerVNC server on Debian to start an XFCE desktop session, but every time I ran:
vncserver
I got this error:
Session startup via '/home/jerry/.vnc/xstartup' cleanly exited too ...
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Can't display multiple windows in XFCE
I’m running XFCE on Linux and I’ve run into a strange problem : I can only see one window at a time.
If I open several applications (e.g. Firefox, Terminal, VScode,...), they all appear in the top ...
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How to add a Firefox context menu option/entry for a private window in Debian 12/13 with KDE or XFCE?
How can I add a separate context menu option/entry to start Firefox ESR in a private window, in Debian 12/13 with KDE or XFCE?
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Missing Firefox Context Menu ...
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Issue with 2 Monitors in XFCE using a Docking Station
I'm running XFCE on a Lenovo T460 and a docking station. I have the laptop screen, one monitor connected via VGA, and another connected via DVI.
On the DVI screen, when I open a window on my desktop ...
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Systemd unit files... A failed service, yet there's nothing listed as 'failed' or masked
I'll try to be concise!
I run Arch with i3, polybar and xfce4 group to handle notifications etc. Thunar is the file manager.
I've been struggling to understand why the thumbnail generation for my ...
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Chrome switching keyboard layouts on debian / xfce4, how to stop it?
My system runs Debian 13 and Xfce4.
Some key I hit switches the keyboard layout or input method of Google Chrome, such that the delete key is no longer the delete key.
According to my system settings, ...
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Can't open Firefox on VNC/Ubuntu/xfce without running some commands
I'm running a VNC Server on a VPS.
I'm trying to automate some workflows, as I'd essentially need to (I don't even know if it is possible yet, but I'm doing a step by step) check if my VNC server is ...
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Some Files in /usr/share/applications/ Not Displaying Icons in Thunar
Debian Buster; Xfce version 4.12; Thunar version 1.8.4
In my /usr/share/applications/ directory (viewed using Thunar), there are at least three .desktop file listings that do not display the correct ...
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Can Xfce's Clipman let you cycle the clipboard?
I use Clipman - xfce4-clipman-plugin. I sometimes copy two items and want to paste them both, one then the other. I would expect to be able to paste one (ctrl + v), press some keyboard combo to tell ...
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How to set nano as default text editor with ghostty when double clicking a file?
When double clicking a file i would like it to open in ghostty terminal emulator with nano
i tried putting export EDITOR='nano -x' and export VISUAL='nano -x' in the .bashrc file, but does nothing ...
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My VPS (Ubuntu 22.04, XFCE, 4 CPU / 16GB RAM) is Extremely Slow – Even Idle
I’m using a VPS with Ubuntu 22.04 and XFCE desktop (4 vCPU, 16GB RAM). But it's extremely slow — even when idle, opening a browser or switching tabs takes 10–15 seconds. I tried killing all processes ...
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How to keep an application fixed to a specific workspace in XFCE (e.g., prevent it from following user across workspaces)?
Is it possible in xfce running on a Linux system to ensure that an application opened in a specific workspace (e.g., workspace 2) remains there and doesn't follow the user when switching to another ...
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/xfce4-power-manager/logind-handle-lid-switch does not exist
I'm trying to let logind handle my lid events. So I followed the instructions here:
https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-power-manager/faq
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$ xfconf-query -c xfce4-power-manager -p /xfce4-power-...
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How to disable audio feedback from mic
When wearing my headset and not actively using the mic, I can hear myself in my headset when I blow into the mic. Moving from Windows, this was not a default behaviour, which could be turned on or off....
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