Cannot login to desktop environment Debian 12 - "authentication error"
I accidentally logged myself out of Debian 12 and I can't log back in through the GUI/desktop environment.I can't select the password box or type anything, and occasionally "authentication error" will...
View ArticleHow to optimize ubuntu desktop experience where using optimus system...
Extreme lag on my ubuntu desktop where nvidia prime is set on-demand and monitor is attached dgpu.My workaround is:vblank_mode=0orLIBGL_DRI3_DISABLE=1or both in /etc/environment.is there a definitive...
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...
View ArticleAutomatically disable second display when it is turned off
I have a PC with 2 monitors attached to it. I don't need the second screen all the time, so I quite often turn it off. My problem is, that my desktop environment still thinks it is there: I can move...
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...
View ArticleWhere is the path to the current user's desktop directory stored?
I am very new to Linux and am going through and learning all the basics. While I was doing so, I realized how odd it was that the OS treats certain files differently -- namely by displaying them on the...
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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 Articlegtk-launch only works when present working directory is Desktop
I just figured out how to manually create a .desktop file which allows a program to be launched by issuing the command gtk-launch [program.desktop]. Problem is it only seems to work if my present...
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 ArticleKali Linux not showing text in GUI
I have almost no prior experience with Kali Linux, or Linux in general, but I have Kali installed on a virtual machine (UTM SE). However, when it starts, it loads the GUI, except there is no text. It...
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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