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Difference between Distribution and Deskop environment in linux [duplicate]
my name is Nd Prasad, I'm very confused with the distributions and desktop environment's in Linux.
I just want to know exactly what happens, when
---->installing various distributions of ...
desktop-environments custom-distributions distro-recommendation recordmydesktop differences
asked Nov 4 at 14:06
Nd Prasad
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Desktop is not visible to users log in to GUI
I have Ubuntu 12.4LTS and have installed Ubuntu Desktop. When the current user log's in the whole desktop is visible and you can maneuver around. I add another 2 users via webmin Identical as the ...
12.04 gui desktop-environments .desktop
asked Nov 4 at 11:05
Nilanga
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Making sense of MIME mappings
I'm having a little trouble understanding exactly how MIME works on the desktop. The specific issue I'm having is that certain file types (C++ source, PHP source, and a couple others) open with Geany ...
desktop-environments default mime-type
asked Nov 3 at 21:53
Githlar
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Insert text blocks everywhere
In german you start mails and letters with "Sehr geehrter Herr ....".
I am tired of typing this again and again. And I am tired of configuring applications to give me shortcuts to insert text blocks ...
desktop-environments text-processing paste
asked Oct 31 at 10:22
guettli
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Can I safely remove tumbler in Xubuntu 14.04?
I have a similar problem to the one under this question: What is tumblerd?
That program is one of the most CPU hungry I ever seen in Xubuntu/Xfce. I do not really need thumbnails preview and I might ...
xubuntu desktop-environments thumbnails
asked Oct 30 at 8:42
cipricus
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Intel based desktop without Nvidia card - how bad can it be?
I need to build a new desktop Ubuntu 14.04, for low-end kind of usage.
Do I really need to add an Nvidia graphics card for it? I came across some threads e.g. this one, implying things work quite well ...
intel-graphics desktop-environments
asked Oct 29 at 22:14
matt
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How to replace unity 7 with unity 8 on Ubuntu 14.04
I really love the design of unity 8 and I want to run it on Ubuntu 14.04 32bit instead of unity 7. I have installed it with these command:
sudo apt-get install unity8-desktop-session-mir
I logged ...
desktop-environments
asked Oct 29 at 16:25
user265150
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black and white vertical lines in ubuntu 14.04
I have just installed Ubuntu 14.04 64bit yesterday in my PC. But today, desktop turned into striped lines many times and I had nothing to do except pressing the power button on CPU. Don't know why ...
14.04 unity 64-bit display desktop-environments
asked Oct 29 at 6:36
Salman
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Planning to install Ubuntu in more than 100 computers [duplicate]
We are planning to install Ubuntu in more than 100 computers in our office. Which Ubuntu environment would you suggest? other than Lubuntu(Lubuntu is what we planned).
lubuntu desktop-environments
asked Oct 28 at 20:23
Maven
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why does desktop image get zoom automatically [duplicate]
When i am setting a desktop image why it get zoom? I want to display my whole picture, how it will? I am using ubuntu 14.10.
desktop-environments wallpaper
asked Oct 28 at 18:11
kundan pandit
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Any Desktop Desklet App?
I have used Rainmeter on Windows and wanted a similar tool for Ubuntu. I have tried conky but it was a lot harder. Please refer a tool with a good GUI.
gui desktop-environments settings
asked Oct 27 at 12:12
Aditra ultra
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Failed to start session at login after upgrading to 14.10
After being prompted to upgrade to 14.10 from 14.04 I can no longer login.
I can get to the terminal and login from there.
I've tried to reinstall ubuntu-desktop but it complains about missing ...
gnome desktop-environments 14.10
asked Oct 26 at 10:49
boomcubist
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Unity settings were messed up when replacing it with MATE and launcher's gone
I tried in a previous installation to use only MATE and remove Unity, uninstalling all unity-related packages from Ubuntu 14.04.
However, it happens I would probably need Unity to work with a ...
unity desktop-environments mate
asked Oct 25 at 23:21
Igoru
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How to block desktop applications for a specific user? [closed]
I need to block applications and tools for the users, because I want to achieve that they can only use the specific tools I have selected. I'm a superuser, how can I do that?
desktop-environments blocklist
asked Oct 22 at 17:41
carlos muñoz
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Controls like checkboxes and radio buttons are invisible : After Upgrade to 14.10
I recently upgraded to 14.10 from 14.04. No matter what theme I try, radio buttons and checkboxes simply do not appear in my applications.
Any ideas?
Here's a an image showing this:
unity desktop-environments 14.10
asked Oct 21 at 1:03