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Questions specific to elementary OS 0.3, codenamed "Freya". Freya has been superseded by Loki.
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How to customize system settings window
System Settings (code named Switchboard) is populated using extensions (called plugs). You cannot add an arbitrary app here. A Switchboard extension must be written.
To remove the sound plug, use the …
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"pantheon-filechooser-module" error on Elementary OS Freya
This will happen for any non-gtk3 app. It is a non-fatal warning and can be ignored
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How to remove an app from the context menu?
The only real way to do this is to uninstall the app.
You can modify the app's .desktop file to indicate that the app cannot handle that file type, but that comes with a couple obvious drawbacks:
Y …
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How to fix drag and drop issue on elementary OS Freya?
EDIT: This has been fixed in the latest release of elementary OS. Please download and install the latest release from our home page.
I've voted to close this as a duplicate of the How to Report an …
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Is there a notification history?
At the moment there is not. However, it is a feature that is currently being worked on for the next release of elementary OS :)
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How to restart Applications launcher (Slingshot) if it crashes
The parts of the desktop like Gala (the window manager), Wingpanel, Plank (the dock), and Slingshot (the apps menu) are automatically restarted by a process called Cerbere.
You'll only need to end th …
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Can't open a new tab or new file on scratch
This is due to a permissions bug that occurs when the first time you've run Scratch is as a privileged user. You end up with a directory in ~/.local/share/scratch-text-editor that you don't own.
To f …
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Some HTTPS websites give an error with Midori. Why is this?
This is a problem with glib-networking related to certain types of SSL certificates. It should be fixed in the next release of elementary OS or if we can determine that it is safe to update this packa …
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Does upgrading elementary OS Freya (0.3) result in 0.3.1?
The kind of harsh but true answer is that you will never have the same exact thing as a clean install no matter OS you upgrade. There will always be some minor (and sometimes some major) differences, …
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Do menus normally have icons in elementary OS?
Menu items in elementary OS do not normally have icons.
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How to make work Yelp (Gnome Help)?
elementary OS does not use Yelp. Part of the design philosophy is "minimal documentation". In a nutshell, if it needs documentation it's not a good design.
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How can I / Is it possible to install Freya 3.1 on a MacMini G4?
This is not possible. elementary does not provide images that are compatible with the PPC processor architecture
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How to reset elementary OS settings to default without reinstalling?
In System Settings > About there is a button "Restore Default Settings".
This will reset all system gsettings keys. It will not reset settings for apps or delete any of your personal data.
Edit: Ah …
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Can I increase the amount of time before I'm asked to force quit an app?
No, this is not possible. The value is hard coded in LibMutter, the programming library behind the window manager in elementary OS.
Even while loading, an application should remain responsive to the …
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No system tray icons showing at all!
There is no "system tray" in elementary OS. There is an indicator API, but these apps are probably using an old, deprecated API that is no longer supported.