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 and...
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How to achieve persistent quicklaunch behaviour with Gnome on Ubuntu?
I'm new to Ubuntu.I wanted to configure the taskbar panels so I can see individual running programs as tabs at the bottom of the screen (as in windows), and I was able to achieve that by using Dash to...
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Thonny icon not showing in app menu
I'm trying to figure this problem out. My laptop with Linux Mint doesn't show the Thonny icon in the application/launch menu (whatever it's called, it's the button in the bottom-left corner of the...
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The system can not start the graphical desktop environment
I have Debian 8.5 with the 686 architecture.I was working normally, but by mistake, I pressed the GParted icon. Then, when I tried to start Debian again, I could not see the desktop environment again....
View ArticleWhy RStudio is not picking up environment variables defined in $HOME/.bashrc
I use Arch Linux.I use SSDM as display manager, but I have disabled it with:sudo systemctl disable sddmI have put code in /etc/profile, $HOME/.bash_profile and $HOME/.bashrc to echo when those files...
View ArticleDifference between Xorg and Gnome/KDE/Xfce
I want to learn more about UNIX systems and I think I have a pretty straight forward question. I think I know what X is used for: It gives a standard to applications to present their UI's (among other...
View ArticleLaunch GUI program from command line as if it were launched using GUI
(NOTE: I know that similar questions have been asked before, but none of them have the constraints that this one does. So, don't mark it as a duplicate!)On macOS, using the open command, one can launch...
View ArticleHow to get information about pc in xfce4
So I just moved to xfce4 and I wanted to know the specs of the pc. I know I can use the terminal but isn't there some gui for it like KDE has an info section and GNOME has an about section isn't there...
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Debian 10: On a server with no default graphical.target (multiuser.target)...
I have a server with no GPU in it. Consequently the graphical environment is slow and causes the server to run slowly.I changed the default target with systemd to be multiuser.target.sudo systemctl...
View ArticleHow can I add a desktop environment to FreeBSD and make FreeBSD boot with GUI?
I wanted to try FreeBSD, I was aware FreeBSD doesn't come with a desktop environment by default, and I really would like to use a desktop environment, so I installed one, but it just doesn't work.I...
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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...
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Installing Chicago95 theme on PeppermintOS
I am trying out the latest Peppermint OS (Trixie Live USB) which uses XFCE desktop environment. I want to set up the Chicago95 theme with the commands:sudo apt updatesudo apt upgradegit clone...
View ArticleInstall minimal gnome in debian 13
I tried this command to install gnome on a terminal only machine:export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive # Non-interactive mode is used to avoid unexpected promptsapt-get install -y...
View ArticleCan we use devilspie (or something else) to insure an app opens on a specific...
I have three monitors and some apps remember the monitor they were last run on and will restart from that same monitor (very polite), other apps seem to pick a monitor at random, and one in particular...
View ArticleWhat linux distro to use on my thinkpad t14s? [closed]
I want the best Linux distro and desktop environment to use based on my laptop's specifications.My laptop is a ThinkPad T14s Gen 1 with the following hardware:Intel Core i7-10610U processor32 GB DDR4...
View ArticleWhat is the difference between @kde-desktop and @kde-desktop-environment...
I'm currently using gnome 40.x but I feel that it's not for me, I want a more feature rich DE so I want to move to KDE Plasma. While reading how to switch DEs I found this question in unix & linux...
View ArticleHow to add new icons to Tango icon theme in my computer?
I use Debian 13 with XFCE4 as desktop environment. The Appearance I chose is Adwaita-dark style and Tango (icon theme) for icons.I have installed a new app which does not show its icon in the XFCE...
View ArticleNemo not managing desktop; icons missing and right-click disabled
I have Nemo as my file manager. My problem just happened yesterday. My quick launch icons and other files on my desktop are missing from there, but are in my Desktop folder. Also, I cannot use...
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