Questions tagged [settings]
Settings are options in a program that allow you to configure the program to suit your needs.
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How do I manage iPhone on elementary os
I have an iPhone 6s and would like it to work like how it does when I plug it into windows (file manager detects it and I can see photos) is there a way of doing this or a program like iTunes?
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Configure Evince on Juno
I just installed Juno. How to configure Evince? There is no preference section.
The "previous page/""next page" buttons do not work and I don't see where there is a possibility to set a shortcut ...
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I can't install windows. I can't boot the system with the Usb
I installed elementary os and i've disinstalled windows 10. I want to install windows 10, so i've burned the usb with the iso. When I boot the pc I can't choose the usb because it doesn't appear. My ...
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Position of Date and Time on the login screen
since a few days i am using elementary os.
Since I come from Germany I have changed the date and time display to German. Unfortunately the start screen now shows the time and date so far to the right ...
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I can't hear music, but can hear all system sounds
I use external sound card, and can hear all system sounds, but when I play any song from player ("melody", "music" or "Spotifi"), I can't hear anithing.
When I use headphones without external sound ...
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System will not login automatically to SMB server after login
I am new in the Linux world. I want to let elementary OS automatically login to my NAS after each reboot. Now I have to login manually after each reboot which is getting pretty annoying.
I connect ...
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Greeter Font and Session Chooser
On Juno is there a way to change the Pantheon-greeter font? I tried various things in /etc/lightdm/* and /usr/share/lightdm/* but nothing seemed to affect the font. gsettings didn't find anything ...
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Night light sunrise/sunset not working
After a new clean installation of Juno I tried to enable Night light with the automatic sunrise/sunset timing. This did not work as expected. What did happen was, that night light kicked in only at ...
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Getting notifications from a deleted app
Hello everyone im running elementary OS 5.0 Juno Linux 4.15.0-47-generic, GTK+ 3.22.30
I downloaded about a week Badger 1.3.0. I uninstalled the app but I still get notifications from the app as if ...
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Applications Menu View by Category Mouse Over Setting
With Applications Menu "View by Category" selected is there a mouse over setting to auto expand category menus instead of having to left click the mouse for each category menu?
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Is it possible to change the magnifier factor?
I’m visually impaired and am really liking elementary OS. With that said, I am aware that eOS has a built-in zoom function (via super and +/-), however, I’m wondering if it is possible to change the ...
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Pinch-to-Zoom multitouch gesture
I have a two-in-one laptop (Dell Inspiron 7348) with a touchscreen and a touchpad running elementary OS 5.0 Juno and the pinch-to-zoom gesture works ok on the touch screen (but still not very fluent). ...
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Wireless and Internet settings disappeared from system settings
Has anyone encountered the problem where clicking network settings from the applet just shows the System settings window? I can't access wireless or hotspot settings.
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Is there a way to turn off move window shortcut?
Default move window shortcut on Juno is win+mouse drag, but I want to change this behavior because another application (Tracktion 7) requires this shortcut to perform some operation and I didn't find ...
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Permanent custom keymap
I use ElementaryOS on a chromebook. The keyboard top row has Xf86-like keys which are wrongly mapped as F keys by the hardware. Therefore I made a script to change the keymap at boot with Xmodmap. It ...
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Die APP Systemeinstellungen ist nicht auffindbar (The APP system settings can not be found)
habe die App Systemeinstellungen (System Settings) deinstalliert. Wie bekomme ich diese wieder zurück oder neu.
Danke euch.
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I have uninstalled the app System Settings. How do I get ...
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BUG: Display settings not applied until login
I've installed Juno release and all it's amazing, except that when I block my notebook, that have a secondary display, the display settings is lost.
My notebook is on the left side and my main screen ...
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Is Juno Not Compatible with Wacom?
If in Loki you can find the Wacom menu at System Settings, you can't see any setting related to Wacom tablet in Juno. Can someone help me to solve this? I even don't know how to install the driver. ...
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Startup Applications in settings resets when settings i closed
I have tried for the last week to get my startup applications to change, but for some reason every time I try to change the settings nothing happens. The next time I open the settings the startup ...
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Where are io.elementary.music settings file?
So... Unintentionally I put the music folder as the system folder and now it takes forever to scan, even by it gets into a loop when it starts to scan the /dev folder, so I've been looking for ways to ...
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Can't un-mirror display for dual monitors - Juno
I am on a Dell 9360 on which I have installed elementary Juno. I have it attached to a Samsung 27 in monitor. I was using the two screens successfully unmirrored with the Dell on the left as the ...
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How to make Mailspring default mail app?
I installed the snap version of Mailspring (using Snaptastic), but during install the .desktop file for some reason wasn't copied to /usr/share/applications/ or ~/.local/share/applications/ . I did ...
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How To Configure the Terminal in Code
The question says it all. I would like to configure the integrated terminal of Code (especially get rid of some lurid colours), but I can't find any option to do so, nor any configuration file.
How ...
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Problems with WIFI
I just installed elementary on my Windows PC and I have problems with wireless network : the WIFI networks are not detected.
You can see the wireless connexion is enabled, but it says it is disabled.....
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shrink Window title bar
Is there a way to shrink all Window title bars on Juno?
I've tried making changes to gtk.css and app.css with no luck.
Thank you
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Prevent windows from sticking to others while being dragged?
How do I stop the behavior where dragging windows across another window makes them "stick" together for a bit. I want to turn that behavior off completely.
Here's what I mean:
https://i.imgur.com/...
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Can't get multitouch(3+ finger) working on eOS
For some reason I am having trouble getting my trackpad fully working. It feels fine and works well for the most part, including scrolling and tap to click, but I have issues with doing anything with ...
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How can I disable Tap to Click?
how can I disable tap to click on the elementary os? I've tried disabling it from the "Mouse & Touchpad" menu on Settings but it doesn't work.
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Failed to fetch updates / network not connecting and browser has temporary failure in name resolution
When I'm trying to run a system update, I am greeted by this chain of command
Err:1 http://packages.elementary.io/appcenter bionic InRelease Temporary failure resolving ‘packages.elementary.io’
Err:2 ...
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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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Hibernate option in Juno
I cannot make my computer hibernate. I altered the settings so that pressing the power button sends the computer into hibernate mode but when I actually press the button, nothing happens. Also, is ...
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VmWare workstation on Juno - Vm Screen doesn't appear
I installed Elementary juno last week but I'm not be able to work with Vmware Workstation (last version), when I start virtual machine the console screen does not appear (the video stays on the vmware ...
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music app problem
My problem is whenever I click the play icon on the sound tab, the music will not start. I have to go to the app every time to play the songs. Shouldn't the songs just start by pressing the play ...
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Is it possible to hide user list from the power button in top right corner?
is it possible to hide user list from the power button in top right corner? There are many users in the system and the menu stretches all over the screen.
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Settings/Displays multi-monitor: turning off a display doesn't work on Juno/Intel Haswell [closed]
On Juno, Intel Haswell notebook with external monitor, trying to turn off a monitor doesn't actually work. When I use
Settings -> Displays -> any_monitor -> Use This Display -> OFF
the monitor is ...
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how to fix bug in the windows of elementary os [closed]
I'm using eclipse photon to program in java 8, and when I create a new class, package, I enter the settings, etc. It seems that these windows are inside a window, how can I solve this?
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Wacom settings nowhere to be found on Hardware Settings
I'm an elementary OS newbie here, and while I am able to use my wacom tablets with no issue out of the box in Juno, with pressure sensitivity and all (I have both an intuos pro medium and an small ...
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Elementary OS ignoring suspend disable
In power settings, suspend is disabled. However, the PC still goes into a suspend state after approximately 30 minutes. This behavior does not happen under Ubuntu Budgie on another SSD in the same PC. ...
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ctrl + w for close window?
I'm new to elementary OS, I was using Linux Mint and now I'm moved to elementary OS since Juno was released.. I often use ctrl + w for close window in Linux Mint (It's default on Linux Mint), can I ...
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Maximize screen space in elementary os
I have a laptop with only 11 inches display.
I'd like to know how could I maximize screen space.
In gnome shell I use extensions like hide top bar to, well, hide the top bar, and pixel-saver to ...
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Any way I can minimize VLC while browsing, or minimize browser?
I can't find the minimize and maximize icons.
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Customization tools for juno
Anybody knows if there are any plans or third party initiative to allow some level of customization to Juno?
In particular I have a small display so I always try to maximize the usable screen. In ...
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How can I lower the volume specific to a particular app?
I use the app Workrave to help keep RSI at bay. However, the app has a higher sound volume than I'd like, while the rest of my system is just right for me. Is there a way I can lower its volume while ...
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Keyboard randomly freezes while typing
While typing there are times where my keyboard randomly freezes and repeats the key over and over again. At that point, my only option is to manually hit the power button in order to restart. The ...
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HP Envy 7640 Won't Print Under Loki
I'm running the latest, fully-updated version of Loki dual-booting with Windows 7 on my laptop. Loki loads and boots wonderfully fast, but I cannot print at all. My HP Envy 7640 works correctly under ...
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Cannot make Samsung ML2165 Printer work in Loki
I have a Samsung ML2165 laser printer. When I look at printers two are shown as follows:
Samsung ML-2160 Series
Samsung ML-2165
Both are shown as ready.
Nothing will print. When I attempted to ...
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Update Broke Audio on T420
Date: June 12ish-13ish, 2018 update.
Suspected Cause: Kernel update from 4.13.0-43 to 4.13.0-45
Have a Thinkpad T420 and just updated today. Tried watching a Youtube video and noticed my dedicated ...
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sysctl ipv6 configuration not fully applied
I want to disable ipv6 via sysctl.conf but it looks like the values are somehow being overridden for some interfaces.
ipv6 should be disabled:
$cat /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/* | grep ...
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Color Missing Under Settings
Recently had some issues adding profiles in in the color settings, so I uninstalled then reinstalled it via the app center. Unfortunately, after reinstalling it the color setting, the color icon is no ...
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Failed to fetch updates : How to fix corrupt source file
The error message contains:
Failed to fetch updates
This may have been caused by external, manually added software repositories or a corrupted sources file.
details:
W: The repository 'http://ppa....
