CentOS 7 VNC users dont share desktop session
I installed VNC server on a CentOS machine. I set up a user, and then enabled the VNC server for them on startup following these steps:...
View ArticleSet default application to start on save/open file dialog
I am using i3wm on an up-to-date arch installation, and I would love to know how to change the application to open for the save/open file dialog.How to reproduceIf I open okular and select "Open File"...
View ArticleHow to set default system font in CentOS?
I want to change system font used by applications globally (or per user) in CentOS. How to do that? Perhaps I should modify ~/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf file? I would like to set Tahoma font for...
View ArticleHow to set the Linux Mint desktop environment to use a mime type?
As a extension to this question: How to make difference between .wxm (wxMaxima) and .c files in Linux Mint?I'm using Linux Mint. I created a mime type. Now I want the desktop environment to use it. How...
View ArticleHow to drag and drop to desktop in Ubuntu 20.04
Answers on this thread: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1230884/cannot-move-files-from-and-to-desktop mention that the drag and drop to desktop does not work because in the experimental version of...
View ArticleWhere is the .xsession file in linux mint?
I would like to know how I can use start up scripts in .xsession in order to change the look of my Desktop, I assumed .xsession was in my home directory so I performed at my home directory: ls -a to...
View ArticleHow do I add shortcuts on Desktop in Debian 12 (Bookworm)?
I changed from Kali Linux to simple Debian and I dislike the results so far.Previously I had shortcuts on the desktop but switching to Debian 12 there are no shortcuts?How do I add them?
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Linux Deepin language switcher - making it smoother like in Ubuntu
I installed the latest Linux Deepin 2014.2 distro. It's a Chinese distro based on Ubuntu 14.04.The OS is great, but there's one annoying flaw - when switching language, there appears a transparent...
View ArticleHow to configure Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE) to change keyboard layout...
My system is Manjaro Linux. But I think this does not metter.In settings panel I cannot make CapsLock as keyboard layout changer.Please help.
View ArticleHow to change desktop environment in Raspbian?
I'm running Raspbian “wheezy”, a Debian based Linux distribution for the Raspberry Pi and I would like to know where I can change the desktop environment that boots with the OS.In particular, how can I...
View ArticleLinux Mint suddenly not loading GUI
I was using Linux Mint 18.1 just fine last week. When I turned my laptop today, the headphones were not working. Later, some keyboard functions, as lock screen shortcut also was not working.Then I...
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How to assign hotkeys to more than 4 worksapces in Gnome 40?
I am using Gnome 40 on Arch and I have hotkeys assigned for each of the 4 workspaces. But I'd like to set up hotkeys also for the 5th and the 6th workspace (e.g. super+5, super+6). How can I do that in...
View ArticleHow to switch between applications with one button instead of Super-Tab in a...
I have been using Linux on and off for more than a decade.The one thing that keeps me from completely turning my back on Windows is an Autohotkey-Script I wrote years ago that allows me to quickly...
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I have a problem with windows xterm in airgeddon
VMwareLinux 2024.3This problem appeared with me after updating Kali Linux windows xterm It became small and I had to enlarge it manually. When I search for networks or attack the evil twin, the windows...
View ArticleGrainy texture overlay (not a physical screen protector) on the monitor screen
I have a Xiaomi Android device and there I have a setting to add a grainy screen texture and control the intensity of it. I like this feature as it gives a paperlike experience and is eye-comforting....
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Kali Linux no desktop environment
I'm running Kali Linux 2021.1 inside a VirtualBox VM and starting today it looks that it's not loading the desktop environment. I can authenticate but then it stays like this:I can ALT + CTRL + F1 to...
View ArticleHow to detect the desktop environment in a bash script?
I am writing a bash script that needs to know which desktop environment (XFCE, Unity, KDE, LXDE, Mate, Cinnamon, GNOME2, GNOME3,... ) is running.How can I obtain that information?
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How to know which user did reboot or shutdown when multiple desktop sessions...
I have a Ubuntu installation where multiple users have desktop sessions at the same time, some over XRDP and another directly on VT7. How can I find out which of these users initiated a shutdown or...
View ArticleDefault applications in linux open suse leap 15?
Description:Have linux open suse leap ~15!!!Can't open org.kde.discover.desktop file which located in /home/etc/Documents/Apps/ in folder by created me.Problems:May be I removed something and now any...
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Strange visible margin around Qmenu in lxqt
I've been tweaking with the linux UI for quite a bit and after a while I noticed a strange margin around the qmenu of the panel isn't margin supposed to be transparent, now the strange thing is that...
View ArticleLinux from Scratch: custom GUI
If I follow the Linux From Scratch (LFS) manual, how do I go about setting up my own graphical user interface, that is, the "desktop environment"?I'd like to do it by using an HTML solution such as the...
View ArticleOpening .jar files with `pkexec` and using Desktop Entries to run commands
I am writing a bash script that automates installation of TLauncher (Minecraft launcher) and basic dependency management on USBs running Lubuntu 18.04. Part of the bash script creates a desktop entry...
View ArticleHow can I add Garuda look & feel on Arch Linux?
I just installed Arch Linux (https://archlinux.org/) on my system with a number of desktop environments including (Gnome, Plasma, Enlightment, etc). I'd like to add the Garuda look & feel for KDE...
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Plugin "null" could not be loaded, do you want to remove it from xfce4-panel...
I have nethunter android tablet. I set up the local Kex server, when i start the KEX client I get this error:Plugin "null" could not be loaded, do you want to remove it from xfce4-panel...
View Article~/.local/share/ is not in $XDG_DATA_DIRS, however .desktop files under the...
I'm using GNOME under Arch Linux.According to freedesktop Menu Specification, .desktop files are under $XDG_DATA_DIRS/applications/.But when I was cleaning desktop entries today, I noticed that there's...
View ArticleRename multiple files (bulk rename) disabled in MATE v: 1.26.2 (marco v:...
Before my last system upgrade, I enjoyed the functionality of renaming multiple files in the system GUI file manager (I use Marco in MATE).This is also called "bulk rename", e.g. here.However, I notice...
View ArticleKde: how to bind permanently an application to a desktop/activity?
Im pretty new to Kde 4.8 and I can not figure out how to get this behaviour that I used to have in Gnome:Desktop 1: developer/misc (browser, editor/ide, diff, etc..)Desktop 2: virtual machines...
View ArticleHow to change lock screen to that of a different desktop environment?
This is an odd one, but is there a way to change my GNOME lock screen (not Debian's login screen, mind you) to i3WM's super minimalist circle lock screen? I love it but don't want to use i3 all the...
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How to programmatically set the PlasmaShell wallpaper to a colour?
Like this similar question about image wallpapers asks:How do I set the KDE desktop wallpaper to a .JPEG file from the command line?...except that I want to set it to a colour rather than an image,...
View ArticleSkippy-xd and keyboard bindings and detection
This is the developer of skippy-xd, which has been under active development with many new features in https://github.com/felixfung/skippy-xd!Youtube demos are...
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