Questions tagged [settings]
Settings are options in a program that allow you to configure the program to suit your needs.
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switchboard-plug-gcc-sound - “unmet dependencies”
Sorry to bring this up after ~3 years, but I'm stuck on the suggested solution:
I have a similar issue, but when I'm running this:
sudo apt install switchboard-plug-gcc-sound
I get this:
The ...
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how to get dark mode in files in elementary OS?
I've Searched many websites and blogs regarding this issue and none are successful so far so i thought i could post my question in the forums.I've tried installing repositories and stuff many things i ...
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Suspend Not working - HP Spectre Laptop
HP Spectre Laptop not resuming or going into suspend mode correctly. Having to press and hold power button to get it to boot back into the desktop. Not using any proprietary nvidia stuff that I seem ...
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Adding emblems in Files?
Don't know if there is a way, but might even be possible to have emplems on file and folders, like nautilus, or simply files does not support that feature?
Something similar to what nautilus-emblems ...
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How to import / transfer system settings?
I installed elementary on a spare partition to test it. now I'm ready to replace my main linux installation with elementary, doing a clean new install.
how would I go about transferring my system ...
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Change input layout with shortcut
So, when I press Ctrl + Space the OS cycles between the input layouts that I have. The problem with that is that Switch layout is Alt + Shift as default and still Ctrl + Space works.
I already search ...
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How to create a web app in elementary os
simply create a .desktop file and put in
/usr/local/share/applications
or
home/USERNAME/usr/local/share/applications
For example, using midori:
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Name=NAME ...
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Where are my mouse gestures coming from?
This is a screenshot of what appears to be some mouse gestures functionality in my Elementary OS. If i hold down secondary mouse click, it draws out the path that i do with my mouse. But none of the ...
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Set laptop bightness at level persistent at reboot
ON 5.0 juno every time i start my laptop it's always at maximum brightness level, so how do - once I set it - may i make it persistent at reboot so everytime i turn on the computer it remain the same?
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How to remove the Bluetooth icon from the topbar?
first Elementary OS user here!
I don't use Bluetooth, so how can I remove it from the top bar. I know that I can disable it, but I want to remove it.
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System settings window resize
I work on 1366x768 laptop with elementary OS 5.1.2 Hera and unable to get access to the very last icons on the system settings window. The window is oversized. I tried to resize or maximize the window,...
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CPU and fan speed at 100% [Solved in the comments]
Hi everyone here's my problem ;(
It happens basically every time, as soon as I turn on my PC the CPU goes directly to 100% and the fan speed reaches the max (6200 rpm), I tried to reduce the fan ...
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Keyboard Shortcut for Home Folder broken
In System Settings -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> Applications, I like to bind 'Home Folder' to:
super + E
and I bind Terminal to:
super + T
Now both keybindings just open a terminal.
I tried changing ...
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(SOLVED) Is it possible to use an AppImage as a default application in Elementary OS 5.1.2 Hera?
In the default applications settings, is it possible to set the default email client to an AppImage? I'm using a Tutanota Desktop client for Linux that's an AppImage file but I don't see a way to use ...
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Jetbrains IDE not receiving “Super” / meta key input
I'm trying to use PHPStorm and set up some keybindings using the super / meta key ("windows" key on my keyboard) but it looks like PHPStorm is not receiving the keyboard input at all (e.g. when I try ...
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How to set up mSATA as a cache drive
I have a Lenovo T420 with a 500GB HD. I recently purchased a 64GB mSATA and I would like to use it as a cache drive only. How do I use the elementary OS to set it up?
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Keyboard shortcuts don't work sometimes
The keyboard shortcuts doesn't work SOMETIMES when I boot up the PC.
It's completelly random, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. It's all configured in the Settings -> Keyboard -> Shortcut ...
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Can't modify the network configuration
I can't change my network configuration. As you can see in the next image it is grey and I can't edit any option.
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Bad title displaying of my files [duplicate]
help me please !
I don't know how to describe the problem. look at the title of files and tabs
Thank You .
Elementary OS 5.0 Juno
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Lock screen error when changing user group
Ive tried to give my account root acces and after changing my account settings in /etc/passwd to :
user:x:1000:0:user,,,:/home/user:/bin/bash
I am getting that error when locking my pc:
Unable to ...
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wired connection problem
Help me please? I have no way to set up a wired connection, if this connection doesn't have DHCP. How can I fix it? It doesn't have any settings button.
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Twemoji Emoji are black and white
Twemoji Color Emoji show the icon of the emoji but its black and white on all apps after installing.
I ran the commands
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:eosrei/fonts
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get ...
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Admin Password can't be changed
Can't change the admin password from the admin account...maybe in terminal, but not in GUI. The only way I've found is to create a standard account and change admin password from there.
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Atheros AR9485 works ONLY on live-media
MY SITUATION
Recently I decided I wanted to change OS my Samsung NP270E5E, as Windows 10 was getting considerably slow and stuttery and I need it to be smooth enough to let me work without hiccups.
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Keyboard Shortcuts: Set F1-F12 as shortcut without key combination
Just migrated from ubuntu 19.04 to elementary and loving it!
One major problem with keyboard shortcuts on elementary is that to set a shortcut for say MUTE (icon listed on F6 Key) i have to use a ...
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Bluetooth is soft blocked after every restart
Whenever I install elementary, the bluetooth is for some reason 'soft blocked' out of the box. This is usually remedied by running sudo rfkill unblock bluetooth. Unfortunately, after my recent install,...
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How to change the Lock screen/Login screen [duplicate]
There's a change in the appearance in the greeter/lock screen on the version 5. And I honestly don't like it. Black background with a little window in the middle is simply not my taste. I prefer the ...
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Why can't I maximize Settings window?
Every time I open System Settings it won't let me maximize the window and part of it strangely hidden below (!) the screen, so I can't reach some of the settings (like the "Apply" button). Clicking on ...
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How would I go about disabling my Page Up key?
Good evening.
Due to a hardware issue, my keyboard thinks the Page Up key is getting pressed continuously. I've removed the physical key, no cigar. Unfortunately, this is a laptop, and I've tried ...
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How to get rid of wrong player notification in sound popup?
I have uninstalled built-in music player (with orange icon on the pic below), but when playing music through another player it's icon and controls somehow appear back! This makes me feel uncomfortable,...
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Visual Studio Code title bar don't set window buttons properly
I set in elementary tweaks layout windows button, works well in all apps except in visual studio code, i don't know why..
I already installed 3 versions of vscode:
- deb
- flatpak
- vscodium
and ...
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No sound icon in parameters or topbar
My sound works fine (I can control it with the keyboard and hear the music), but there is no longer an icon in the topbar or in the settings.
I'm pretty sure it's related to the fact that I ...
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Lenovo 330 multiple displays
I have a Lenovo 330 Laptop and in Win10 I run three additional monitors from a USB C hub. Elementary only sees the laptop screen and one additional monitor. Is there some way to find all the ...
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(Bug) No thumbnail of wallpaper in Settings
after the I received update from appcenter, when I import pictures to wallpaper they are not shown up as thumbnails. Only blank. Oh it's eos 5.1.
Anyway to fix it? And where do I report the bug?
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Login Password Not Working After Changing User from Admin to Standard
After I changed my user from administrator to standard user to setup Parental Controls on my own account, which was the first account I created on my fresh installation, I could not login with the ...
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Can seconds be added to the clock?
I was running a laser cutting task and wanted to estimate how long it would take to complete by timing the completion of one cutout and multiplying it by the number of cutouts on the sheet. That's ...
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Setting up primary monitor on FHD modified Lenovo x230 on elementary OS Hera
I have FHD modified Lenovo x230. (Details about the mod here https://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=122640) Mod creates an actual FHD display connected to DP-3 but also a fantom, "dummy ...
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Tarckpad scroll direction
Using Elementary OS as VM with Parallels. So far no severe problems. But the trackpad scrolling direction setting has no effect. I'd like to use "natural scrolling" (My German installation: "...
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Cannot change back low resolution for external monitor
I have accidentally set the external, mirrored monitor to a very low resolution.
As a result I cannot set it back to a higher resolution, because I cannot get to the "apply" button at the bottom of ...
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Why does my cursor change to a hand icon when I try and click on anything?
Why does my cursor (Asus trackpad) change to a hand icon when I try and click on anything?
I dug up an old wired mouse and that made life a lot better. Now I've got an actual cursor that functions, ...
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Cannot Connect to Gmail [duplicate]
When I enter in my Gmail credentials it tells me that they are invalid. I do not have have two factor authentication activated on my account. I have tried several times with no luck
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How can I choose a time zone?
I would like to to set the local time. Where is rcS or the file that contains UTC parameters?
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Why is my lock screen upside down
I had issues with my screen rotating until I turned off auto rotation but for some reason when I go to my lock screen it is upside down. I am using a Samsung Chromebook Pro with and Intel CORE m3 ...
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ElementaryOS bug doesn't let me authenticate to install programs/make modifications [duplicate]
I installed ElementaryOs on my Matebook d (Ryzen version) and have this bug that doesn't let me authenticate. Does anyone know a solution? If I wanted to reinstall Elementary OS from the beginning, ...
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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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Screen tilted to left by default
Title says it all... fixed it by having this run at startup: "xrandr -o normal" but it slows down the boot and does not affect the pantheon-greeter...
What do i do?
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My HP laptop does not detect the Wi-Fi controller
I have Elementary OS Juno installed on an HP Pavillion and I cannot activate the Wifi driver, I know that the graphics card is REALTEK Semiconductor RTL8111 / 8168/8411 8.036.00 but it does not ...
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Settings are missing options and settings after update to Juno
I recently updated from Loki to Juno. I copied my home folder over as is. As I was copying the home folder over, after Juno had installed itself, I marked all the same-name folders to merge and all ...
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Task Bar Randomly Disappears On Reboot (Resolved)
Randomly, if I boot my system, on the login screen the task bar will be gone. When I get pasted the login screen the taskbar is still gone. The only way I can reboot is by holding down my power button ...
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Shortcut to show Menu Bar in some apps
Some apps, like Slack, have a Menu Bar. (File, Edit, View, etc.). In Pop_OS, pressing Alt, shows and hides said menu (in most apps, the behavior is somewhat inconsistent); for the most part, this is ...
