Questions tagged [elementary-project]
For questions about the elementary development team and its history, philosophy, and culture.
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How can I report an issue or request a feature for elementary OS to the developers?
If I find a problem with elementary OS or an app that ships by default with elementary OS, how can I report this issue to the developers? What about feature requests? What sort of information about ...
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When will Loki support end? (What date?)
What is the end support date for Loki? Will Loki follow Ubuntu's support dates?
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How should I type elementary OS? With a lowercase e or an uppercase E?
Should I type elementary OS or Elementary OS?
What's the difference between elementary and elementary OS?
Should I call the system eOS?
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How old is elementary OS?
With GNOME celebrating its 18th birthday yesterday, I was wondering how old is elementary project actually? When was Jupiter released? The only info I could find is March 2011 (from Wikipedia), but ...
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Is it correct/acceptable to use 'eOS' as an acronym for elementary OS? [duplicate]
It's "elementary" and not "Elementary".
But what about eOS?
Here:
"eos" is the name of a line of beauty products or Canon cameras. We
don't consider this an acceptable way to refer to ...
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Adding feature to elementary os
I am new in open source projects development and maintenance
is there any guide to start adding features or editing ones
in elementary os ?
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Is there any way to donate through PayPal?
I don't have credit card nor bitcoins, but I have paypal. Can I make the payment using paypal?
Regards.
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Black screen after unlock screen
Frequently I need to lock my screen using Super+L, but when I put my password to unlock, the system presents a black screen for over 10 seconds. After that all things are ok, but this black screen is ...
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Will there be tablet support?
Are there any plans for tablet support?
You can add swipe, long press, right mouse button, scrolling, modify the keyboard...
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Where to find the list of components of an elementary OS release?
Where can I find a list of applications and other components of the operating system? (E.g., is the desktop environment KDE or GNOME? Where are the names of the applications menu, toolbar at the ...
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Instability in full screen videos ElementaryOs 5
has anyone personally faced instability in elementaryOS 5 with two screens in extended mode when opening videos in any browser in full screen mode? I open a video in full screen on one of the screens, ...
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How can I contribute to fixing bugs in elementary OS?
I would like like to know what are the most annoying bugs in elementary os are right now and how can I contribute to elemtary os to help others get rid off these bugs.
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What are the differences between Marlin and Pantheon Files?
Marlin and Pantheon Files look similar—are they the same?
I couldn't find a good explanation anywhere else.
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elementary OS 5.0 Juno graphic tablet support
I hope this finds you well
I am currently running a dual boot system with linux elementary OS 5.0 Juno and windows 10. However each OS is on a different drive since my laptop has too drives. I also ...
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How to get cursor autofocus on login screen? [closed]
Is there a way to get the cursor to autofocus on login screen? Currently I have to use the mouse to get the cursor to the login screen in order to enter the password. I would like to be able to just ...
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How can I donate?
Good evening ... I like your distribution and I use it all the time, I want to donate but I do not have credit or debit cards. Is there another way to donate? ... excuse me, I am using a translator. ...
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BCMWL WiFi not working for me. Can I get a reminder on how to get it working in Odin?
I just installed Odin on an older Windows 8 vintage Dell laptop. I have totally forgotten how to troubleshoot the chipset and get the kernel sources installed correctly. I’ve gotten as far as ...
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Elementary OS privacy questions
I've just come across this old article where it states:
"In the 12.10 release, Canonical entered into an affiliate agreement
with Amazon. Under the agreement, search results from Amazon appear
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How I get minimize window active side?
I am so long time (like 1 years) using elementary OS 0.4.1 Loki for this I love here a settings (ACTIVE SIDE! MINIMIZE ACTIVE WINDOW OPTION!!) I loving this, but elementary OS 5.0 Juno don't have this ...
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How to put minimize and maximize button in elementary os loki [duplicate]
I have been searching for a long time and a lot of people stated to go to appearance and windows cursor, but when I installed tweak tool I can't seem to find any of the "windows cursor"
Please help ...
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'Star in Purple box' icon for downloaded apps while switching tabs using Alt + Tab
I installed Elementary OS 7.0 Horus and downloaded Chrome and Firefox browsers.
Chrome - via dpkg after downloading the .deb file
Firefox - via apt - snap downloaded and installed
Using Alacarte ...
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Can Elementary OS 5 and 6 run in Alienware Area 51M laptop?
Can Elementary OS 5 and Elementary OS 6 in Alienware Area 51M?
My laptop is Alienware Area 51M, which is my main workstation. Currently it runs with Ubuntu 20.04 desktop 64bit LTS. But I plan to ...
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i cannot run Elementary os
I realize with my laptop Asus Vivobook pro, I cannot run Elementary OS .
here I write my Laptop specifics:
Intel I7 8750H GTX 1050
Asus Vivobook pro N580GD Bios Version : 313
16 GB of RAM
When i ...
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Can I create a Linux distribution based on elementary OS?
Good afternoon,
I am a developer and i would like to know if I have the right to creat a distribution base on elementary OS.
cordially, rivens
Ps: sorry for my bad English it's because i'm french
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The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer
I have an old white iMac Core Duo and its running MacOS Lion. It wont allow me to boot of the USB or Disc that have the Elementary OS 5 Flashed/Burned on them. I have tried both the USB and DISC ...
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Mouse randomly moves and clicks everywhere
I have a weird bug where my cursor keeps clicking and moving by itself randomly on the screen. This started happening a couple weeks ago, it does not happen on my secondary boot, so it's not a ...
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Is it possible to install elementaryOS on ryzen 5600x (+nvdia gpu)
Hello guys before diving into uknown space, is anybody got dome experience with elementary on Ryzen 5600x CPU ?
Thanks:-)
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Elemenntary OS Wingpanel not loading
I was just browsing on Chrome when I decided to change my volume through the wingpanel. It wasn't responding and it disappeared. I decided to restart my laptop to see if that would fix my problem but ...
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Do I have to use Vala to build my app to get it on the App Store?
I notice they have Vala shown front and center, but I'd much rather use electron with React so I don't have to learn a whole new language. Would they accept a submission in React?
Found this:
Your ...
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Settings schema 'io.elementary.code.settings' does not contain a key named 'smart-cut-copy'
Unable to open elementary's built in text-editor: code.
When launching from dock, it never opens while the cursor gets replaced by a circular spinner for 10-15 seconds.
When launched from terminal, ...
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terminal dosnt install discord?
I am a new user in elementary os. I tried installing a deb file in the terminal, however it doesn't work. I had tried sudo apt install but it doesn't work.
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I have been using elementary Os for almost 6 months
I have been using elementary Os for almost 6 months. Everything is fine and i love it, but here is the question
is Elementary Os discontinued ?
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can i push my modification directly to elementry os desktop repository ?
i have viewed desktop code of elementary OS
and i have some ideas for the desktop
can i modify the code and push it directly ?
or there is a procedures that i have to do it first ?
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Validity Fingerprint 138a:0090 reader
wondering if anyone has got the Validity Fingerprint reader 138a:0090 working with elementary OS? I'm running 5.1.6 and a noob. Have fumbled through the instructions found here: https://launchpad.net/~...
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Error editing connection - Did not find a connection with UUID
Last 3 months i continuously using the elementary OS (elementary OS 5.1.5 Hera - with dual boot) for personal use. This is my first linux OS of my PC, and I am not using a linux version like before. I ...
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How to develop wingpanel extension in plain C language?
I am trying to find a way to develop wingpanel extension in plain C code.
Every time that I asked question about app development in elementary OS, They just said that you should learn Vala language. ...
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elementary OS included software
why doesn't elementary OS include applications like libreoffice, task manager or create office applications "by own" to be more exclusive?
Thanks
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How can I install SABnzbd in elementary os
How can I install this app in my elementary os?
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Contributing to elementary OS team [duplicate]
I've been using elementary OS Freya for almost a year and recently switched to Loki, which is much better in every aspect.
As a daily user of the OS, I see areas where I feel that some features can be ...
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Dead apps still visible on Elementary 7.1 Horus
I have a strange issue since i've upgraded to elementary os 7.1:
If an application crashes, it dissapears from the dock (normal), I don't see the process anymore (normal), but it is still displayed...
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Restart after updating?
So I have to ask the question.
More often than not lately, EOS is wanting to restart the system after applying updates from the app center.
That's seems very un-Linux-ish to me.
Why is this happening?
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How to start a new translation project?
I want to start/help to translate eOS Desktop to espanhol/spanish (ES), I registry myself at l10n.elementary but couldn't create a project myself.
Is this site still used to translate something in the ...
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Why eOS is still based on Ubuntu and not on Linux Mint?
I've been wondering this for a while, those last Ubuntu LTS are really buggy, last night I tried to use the last LTS and it didn't last 10min without breaking alone, just by updating the system. I am ...
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many AppCenter apps cannot access my (real) home directory!
I have now installed a number of uncurated apps from the AppCenter, but upon trying to open or save files with them, I find myself looking at a flatpak "containerized" version of my /home/...
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Does elementary os support nvidia geforce GT 525M
I am currently using a linux distro not supported by my legacy nvidia driver and so i will like to saitch to one that is supported i would like to know if elementary supports legacy nvidia graphics.
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Appcenter is not showing all application on repos
I have installed 6.1 version.I realised that a lot of apps in repos not showing on appcenter.
I have updated via apt but this issue is keeping on.
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Apt update fails with Error 401 Unauthorized
Issue:
$ sudo apt upgrade -y
Err:1 https://pkg.surfacelinux.com/debian release/main amd64 libwacom-surface amd64 1.12-2
401 Unauthorized [IP: 185.199.110.133 443]
Err:2 https://pkg.surfacelinux....
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How can I install 32-bit libraries on Elementary OS 6 Odin?
I did download Steam its website and install it on Elementary OS 6 Odin but when I tried to start it, it gives an error "You are missing the following 32-bit libraries, and Steam may not run: ...
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Dropbox syncing isn't working automatically or lately on my Elementary OS 6 and 5.1
I have installed Dropbox through the app store of elementary os in 5.1 Hera (Laptop) and 6.0 Odin (PC). Dropbox syncing isn't working automatically or lately.
I would like to have an icon of Dropbox ...
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Can I update without losing anything?
Am I able to update to the latest version of elementaryOS without having to reinstall and lose all of my data? If so, what do I need to do?