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Tasks app keeps starting on login

I'm on Elementary OS 7 (Horus). The last few days the default Task app (io.elementary.tasks) keeps opening/starting on startup. If I remove is from the startup applications (in settings -> ...
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Can I edit PDF995's pdf995.ini file to enforce colour printing?

I run a program that prints thousands of pages that I need as colour PDF files. I'm using PDF995 as the default printer to create the PDFs. I've checked that PDF995's printing preferences stipulate ...
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Filezilla default text editor

I am trying to set default text editor in FileZilla. Installed applications on laptop are Visual Studio Code and Sublime Text. Tried to set /usr/bin/code but it says that "file selected as ...
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How do I associate file extensions with a specific application?

I use a program called OpenSCAD to do 3D modelling. It saves its files as filename.scad So now I want and .scad file to open with OpenSCAD, so: Right-Click, select Open With, select Other Application, ...
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(Solved) How to uninstall default apps in Hera?

Can anyone help me uninstalling the default apps in Hera? Music, Videos, Calculator, Mail... all simply have no use for me and I'd like to keep my os clean. However, I simply cannot find out what is ...
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Elementaryos Hera couldn't remove default elementaryos apps

I couldn't be able to remove the default files app of elementary. whenever I from terminal it says E: Unable to locate package io.elementary.files E: Couldn't find any package by glob 'io.elementary....
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How do i reinstall and use the default kernel?

^^ I installed xanmod and cant seem to get rid of it (it doesnt work with official nvidia drivers), i tried everything I knew to switch back to the default but it didn't work.
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Default music player in system tray icon?

Folks; using current elementary, I stumbled across some rather weird behaviour related to the default music player. As "Music" doesn't work for some of my use cases, I tried other players (such as ...
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How can I restore the Files app to original settings?

elementary OS 5.1.4 Hera Dual-Core Intel® Core™ i7-3537U CPU @ 2.00GHz This is what happened: 1-After using Inkscape for a while, the image thumbnails disapeared from my system folders. 2-Following ...
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No way to switch from RU language at enter screen

After switching to default russian, I'm stuck with ru language as start language, and no way to change it. None of regular language switching keys working( No alt+enter, shift+alt, or caps lock (which ...
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Launch Adobe reader from Pantheon?

I can launch pdf's in Adobe Acrobat Reader from Nautilus (Files) with a single click having set the default application in Pantheon. However in Pantheon itself I get an error "Could not open files or ...
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How to change default “sort by” to “type”

How to change default “sort by” to “type”? I want to change in all subfolders. I use ubuntu with pantheon theme, default isn't nautilus. Thanks
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How to reset to default the Photo editor that is pre-installed in elemtary os?

i am not a technical user. this evening, i had to crop a photo to a custom/ specific size, so in the drop down menu (right click while on the photo) i found the custom size option, input my specs and ...
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How to change default folder for saving screenshots?

The Issue How do I change the default folder where (whole screen) screenshots are saved when print key is pressed? By default, it is set to ~/Pictures/Screenshots/ but I want to specify another ...
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How to make byte my default music player?

So I like Byte music player more than the default music app in elementary OS, I've installed and used Byte but in the settings in default applications it doesn't appear in the context menu of music ...
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Default source files needed

Can anyone please send me default files of elementary OS /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/appcenter.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/elementary.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/patches.list
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Setting Default Applications that are NOT standard or available in drop-down menu

Does anyone know how to set a default application that does not appear in the drop-down menu? I use Guayadeque as my music player but it does not appear as an option in the drop-down menu?
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Firefox Dev Edition as Default Browser

I manually installed Firefox Developer Edition, added it to the dock, and set it as my default browser. All was good, but now it displays a secondary gear icon in the dock when I open it by clicking a ...
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Why does FileZilla still open .txt files in Scratch?

I've set FileZilla to automatically download and open files when I double click them. Here are my settings for "File editing" on FileZilla: Gedit is my default text editor in System Preferences, and ...
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Can I set list view as the default in Pantheon Files?

A search here at StackExchange, at Reddit & via Google yields no clear answer. Has anyone found a way to force list view as the default view?
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Colors in Terminal not working after deleting bash history

I know it wasn't a good idea, but after I used the command rm bash_history in the pantheon terminal, the colors (like when using ls) disappeared. What can I do? Can someone provide the original ...
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Making torrential my default torrent client

Good morning, I have installed a Torrential however I am no table to use it. When I try to download a torrent, Elementary offers the list of torrent clients, but Torrential is not amongst them. Also, ...
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Guest Session Default Settings

How to change the default settings guest session opens with? Everytime someone has to use the guest session I have to configure the correct screen resolution, add apps to the dock, etc. All the ...
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Revert to default color scheme in Pantheon-Terminal

I was playing around with the color schemes in the terminal and now I'd like to set it all back to the default including the background transparency which seems to no longer be working. I have tried ...
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