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 make KDE desktop works like MacOS
I'm a Linux user for more than 20 years, but recently I need to work on Mac far more than on Linux. The less I need to work on Linux, the more I want my Linux desktop to work like mac.I've done some...
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...
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Redhat 8 console sign in desktop display options - wayland X11 classic
In doing an installation of rhel-server-8.8_x86-64.iso on a Dell optiplex 7010 pc and my home pc (asrock) I see what is in the above pic. On a Dell r640/740 server I only see the X11 choices, I do not...
View ArticleMonitor detected but with no signal in Linux Mint and Ubuntu
I have a Slimbook laptop with an external monitor (HP Elitedisplay E243) connected to it using HDMI. Suddenly, the monitor stopped working (it was at a system start). The monitor gets detected by the...
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 ArticleI'm attempting to install Catalina-Os-icons to my home folder in .icons...
I'm running the latest version of Linux Mint Cinnamon.I've installed the WhiteSur theme, and created the plank dock, but I can't get the Home folder to recognize my icon set when I placed it inside my...
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 ArticleForgot to install the desktop environment while installing debian 12
I forgot to install the desktop environment while installing Debian 12.I'm stuck in tty1 when installing, no GUI, only text. I've asked on a Facebook group, and people there say I forgot to install the...
View ArticleHow can I disable the shutter sound of gnome-screenshot?
After a recent update of my LMDE, the gnome-screenshot tool started making an annoying camera shutter noise every time a screenshot is taken. This is both annoying and startling (especially if you...
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 ArticleIf I don't log in the desktop environments, does the desktop enviroment still...
For linux (Ubuntu, Debian, etc), different desktop environments cost different amounts of resources (RAM). Gnome and KDE tend to cost more RAM than others like XFCE / LXDE /...
View ArticleLinux container for desktop experience
Just out of curiosity, are there any cases of it being possible to have a Linux container be the user-facing desktop environment instead of it being interacted with via the command line or any "remote...
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Wayfire does not work on FreeBSD 14.0?
Ehy bro',I'm trying to install wayfire watching the tutorial below,at minute : 21:07https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVNC1z016M8&t=1267sbecause I would like to install wayland / wayfire on my...
View ArticleWhy does installing different desktop environments break things? [closed]
So something you often see on blogs and such are articles about how to install different DEs on your favorite Linux distributions. It kinda bothers me that people talk so casually about doing this,...
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 ArticleHow can I add custom entries to "Create New" on KDE Plasma?
I'm using KDE Plasma, and frequently need to package file sets into tar.gz or zip. This usually requires opening Ark, creating a new file, and working from there, which is a run-around. It would be...
View ArticleIs it possible to add terminal command exit status to Gnome top bar?
Is there any Gnome extension (v45+) that displays the error/success status of a command running in a terminal application after it completes?What I am looking for is a persistent icon/message/widget on...
View ArticleWayland or Xorg for KDE Plasma on Gentoo new/clean install?
I'm on a Gentoo clean/new install, and I'm wondering, for KDE Plasma Desktop Environment should I install Xorg or Wayland? My card is an AMD/ATI Radeon RX 550 LEXA PRO.I'm looking for a performance,...
View ArticleKDE environment distro show black screen in my system
I fresh install Fedora with KDE in my desktop computer with ASRock motherboard and AMD Ryzen 5600G with iGPU and i made the bootable USB using balena etcher. When i update via terminalsudo dnf...
View ArticleHow do most popular DEs handle external monitor connection?
I've recently moved from using Cinnamon desktop environment to i3wm (quite a leap, I know). The first thing I've immediately noticed is that i3 doesn't handle external monitor connection automatically....
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Find the lightest desktop environment
A high-votes answer here for the question "What's the lightest desktop" which actually tried to quantitatively assess memory use relies on a Wikipedia page which quotes 2011 data. The newest article I...
View ArticleGNOME: Bottom task bar is missing/blank after upgrade
I am running kali linux, which has gnome. I just updated with apt-get update && apt-get upgradeand that completed without incident, only a little while after did I realise that my bottom...
View ArticleCan not change desktop environments
I am trying to check out different desktop environments, so I installed Debian 12.4 and included several of the desktop environments during the installation. Immediately after installing, I am using...
View ArticleAre there any Linux Distros /DEs that support independant workspaces on multi...
I am Looking for behaviour similar to a Mac's DE.I want to be able to switch workspaces independantly of the monitors. A lot of people have suggested setting workspaces-only-on-primary to false...
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