Ubuntu :: Desktop Environment Vs Window Manager / Difference Between Them?
Apr 23, 2010What is the difference between desktop environment and window manager?
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Ubuntu :: Where Does Ubuntu Store Window Manager / Desktop Environment Session Choice?
May 5, 2011After a discussion we had at my LUG tonight, I wanted to find out where Ubuntu stored that choice so as to make it my default choice.I looked in /etc/gdm, /etc/X11, and in various hidden files and directories in my home directory but could not find a likely suspect for further interrogation.
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May 15, 2010The upgrade appeared to go smoothly, but now logging in to a normal session just gives me a desktop wallpaper and nothing else.If I log into Gnome-Failsafe then I get a panel and desktop icons back, but still no window managerI have to initiate metacity manually.Wondered if it was something to do with my messy personalisation settings, but a new test account I created has the same problem.
View 4 Replies View RelatedGeneral :: Window Manager - Running As A Desktop With KDE/Gnome But Without 'X Server'?
Oct 14, 2010I'm curious, I believe that one of the ways that OSX make the GUI experience of *nix more 'snappy' was to ditch X and run the window manager more directly on the hardware.
If I'm looking to run Linux on a desktop, and have no interest in sending Windows to other machines on the network, can I run KDE or Gnome with no 'X' to eliminate that ever-so-slight lag with the window manager experience.
I guess basically what I'm asking is is there an equivalent of quartz for Linux?
General :: Gnome - Lightweight Window Manager For Virtual Desktop / Multimon?
Jan 16, 2011Previous used Ubuntu Gnome with Compiz but for my basic spec intel macbook (4 years old) its a little too heavyweight. So for now Im back on my macbook with os x, but now considering going back to Linux. Im looking for a window manager that has the following properties:
Supports virtual desktop (need 4 minimum) Works well with multi monitors - can move an app with shortcut from one monitor to the other (on same virtual desktop) Can remember window position (i.e. open vim on 2 monitor) - however must coerce everything back to first screen when 2nd screen is unplugged Keyboard shortcut friendly Not too hard to install Works well with minimum hardware such as integrated graphics.
Software :: Difference Between Synaptic Package Manager And Update Manager?
Jul 20, 2010I've just installed ubuntu 10.04 and see that there are a two type installation software? why there are two things? What are the benefits of these two? What are the Difference Between Synaptic Package Manager and Update Manager?
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Sep 8, 2009I have a application on linux , I can excute it in command line . but when I invoked it via CGI(perl) , it can not excute successfully , so I suspected that there is something different between SHELL and CGI environment , but I haven't figure out what the difference is .
View 3 Replies View RelatedGeneral :: Difference Between Cron And Command Line Environment?
Feb 18, 2010so i have a few shell scripts that execute wonderfully when i type them at the command line but they fail when they are run from cron.
for example, if i run a script from command line that contains
Code:
shopt -s nullglob
to prevent problems with for f in *.mp4 type loops, it works fine from terminal command line but when called from cron, it gives an error->
Code:
/home/centralsqwall/Videos/videochecker.sh: 91: shopt: not found
a couple other random errors as well...
so there is some difference in the shell from cron and the terminal?
i'm running ubuntu 9.10, #!/bin/bash
what are the commands i should be using to echo my environment or simulate cron environment from the terminal?
Ubuntu :: Window Borders Keep Disappearing - Open Compiz Icon To Reload Window Manager?
Apr 23, 2010I recently upgraded the motherboard/processor on my computer (as in quadrupled the processor and octupled the ram). The new board has a built in GPU (intel) and from searching the forums, I think this is part of the problem. Every time I boot up the computer, I need to open the Compiz icon and use it to reload the window manager before I see any title bars, borders, etc. 've tried the .bashrc hack (metacity --replace), but that doesn't do anything. In fact, whenever I open the terminal, I need to have two tabs open in order to use it, and when I close it all the borders go away again (even when I haven't done anything). Also, the onboard sound card (intel) doesn't work, but that's another task (I at least have a compatible card for that).
View 9 Replies View RelatedGeneral :: Disallow Closing Last Emacs Window Via Window-Manager Close Button
Jul 8, 2011I like to start Emacs as part of a login script and leave it running for the duration of my login session (which is typically weeks).
I have scripts to call emacs-client which will allow me to use a file-manager or Windows Explorer to locate files and right-click to edit them in Emacs.
I often end up with a lot of emacs windows (frames) open and I like to just be able to close them by clicking on the MS-Windows or KDE X button at the top-right.
The trouble is, if the window is the last one, this will shut down emacs which will lose all kinds of interesting history information.
As a work-around I use C-x 5 0 which won't let me close the last frame but this is often not as convenient as using the mouse
Does anyone know how to configure Emacs so that it can intercept the Window-Close button of the last frame to either request confirmation or simply disallow it?
On MS-Windows, disallowing closing of the last window may cause logoff to hang if emacs is still running but I'm not too worried about that.
Ubuntu :: Get The X Window Environment Setup?
Sep 1, 2011I've used Ubuntu 4 years ago now I'm installing a new version. How do I get the X Window environment setup, instead of Windows environment that I'm seeing ?. I need something like KDE and XTerm.
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Jun 6, 2010I installed Gnome desktop environment recently then ;I' ve lost KDE desktop effects settings. I just can see Compiz Configirator. I cant configure effects independently. There is same settings in gnome and kde. And also I cant change windows appearence.
View 4 Replies View RelatedGeneral :: Desktop Environment As Root - Files Created By The Desktop That Could Compromise The System
Jul 20, 2011a server at work has been accessed through the desktop environment as root. I know this is a risk and since I have never done it before I was wondering if there are any files created by the desktop that could compromise the system and how could I clean it up.
View 2 Replies View RelatedUbuntu :: Can't Use The Effects Like Rain, Fire, Wobbly Window Or Drag Window Into Another One Of Desktop?
Mar 31, 2010I had a friend load Ubuntu on my PC. Everything work pretty well except i cant use the effects like rain, fire, wobbly window or drag my window into another one of my desktop. My comp has Radeon HD3100 Graphics card in it. Is there any graphics drivers I can dl to make the stuff work.
View 3 Replies View RelatedUbuntu Servers :: LTSP Video - Log On The Client Successfully But Didn't Get The Window Environment
Feb 9, 2010I have setup Ubuntu 9.10 ltsp server, and have the client connected with login screen. I can log on the client successfully , but I did not get to the window environment, just see a busy mouse pointer on client screen and the screen of the server is scrambled ... and not viewable. I built the image by ltsl-build-client The server is amd64 version and the client is i386 version.
View 1 Replies View RelatedGeneral :: SONY Digital Voice Recorder Does Not Support Non-Window Environment?
Nov 3, 2010I have a SONY digital voice recorder Model ICD-PX720. Its driver only supports Window environment and thus I have not been able to transfer the recordings (lectures) to my notebook for eventual burning on to a CD. Is there a driver or any alternative
View 3 Replies View RelatedOpenSUSE :: Difference Between Network Manager In Live KDE And KDE In DVD?
Mar 16, 2011Before upgrading to 11.4 i used the KDE Live CD and was impressed by the looks of the network manager applet, but when i installed KDE from the DVD, the default applet is different.
View 4 Replies View RelatedGeneral :: Difference Between Qemu-kvm And Xen Virt-manager?
Aug 2, 2010i heared that both modules are used to create virtual environment for linux, but what are the comparisons between them which differentiate them could you please explain them in brief .
View 1 Replies View RelatedUbuntu :: Best Desktop Environment For A Old Pc?
Nov 25, 2010what best desktop environment for a pentiun iii 1GHz, 256 Mb RAM and 64 Mb of video card. Like Gnome, KDE, Fluxbox, Openbox, Blackbox, XFCE or other, don't care if have or not menus or docks, I need it became fast and can see videos not in slow-motion.
View 4 Replies View RelatedFedora :: Non-root User Cannot Launch 'shortcuts' From The File Manager / Plasma Desktop Manager
Aug 3, 2011Non-root user cannot launch "shortcuts" (sorry I grew up on windows, don't know the right term) from the file manager or plasma desktop manager.They have full permissions to the shortcuts, even ones they create do not work.If I log in with root permissions they work fine
View 2 Replies View RelatedUbuntu :: Way To Change The Desktop Environment ?
Jan 12, 2010Now I know this is an Ubuntu forum, but my question is really for Linux distros in general. An obvious newbie to linux, I was just wondering if I could change the default desktop environment that comes with distros: for example Ubuntu comes with GNOME. There is a way to change that to something like, for example, xfce or Openbox right? Or are these environments set for each distro?
View 1 Replies View RelatedUbuntu :: Use A Mono App As A Desktop Environment?
Apr 19, 2010I have a shell I have written in C# for Windows. I have ported it over to Linux (Ubuntu) and it works well as an app running under Gnome.
What I would like to know is how to use the shell I have written instead of Gnome? What I want is a way of booting straight into my custom shell without the default desktop environment loading.
Ubuntu Servers :: Any Desktop Environment With 9.10?
Apr 24, 2010I am a different distribution Linux user but considering to install Ubuntu Server 9.10 to run my personal website.
Question about Ubuntu Server version - does it come with some desktop environment like Gnome or KDE? I would be running Ubuntu Server on my home machine so it would be a nice bonus if I could use it to browse internet or check email.
Ubuntu :: Just Install Desktop Environment?
May 6, 2010I know you can install the Kubuntu desktop in ubuntu via synaptic. But as many of you well know this also installs a whole bunch of KDE programs and such like. Is there a way just to install the desktop environment?
View 7 Replies View RelatedUbuntu :: Desktop Environment Not Showing In 10.10
Oct 26, 2010I just updated today my ubuntu from 10.04 to 10.10. All worked ok until I rebooted my computer. After that, it showed me the terminal window instead of the desktop environment i had. I tried to reinstall ubuntu_desktop, but nothing.
View 2 Replies View RelatedUbuntu :: Netbook Desktop Environment
Nov 5, 2010I recently upgraded from 10.04 to maverick(desktop edition). the problem is my netbook edition environment is not working properly.. can any1 tell me how to reset/reinstall the packages for netbook environment?
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Nov 29, 2010Instead having a large desktop environment why dont we use the desktop environment from plan 9.
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Jan 28, 2011Last night I upgraded to Ubuntu 10.10 and ran into some problems. I can only work in the desktop GUI in safe mode, the regular Desktop environment loads up rarely. Here is some hardware info:
Toshiba Satellite L25-S1217
Intel Celeron 1.6 GHz
RAM 874 MiB
Available disk space 47.5 GiB
Now, here is the dmesg output....notice the errors at the bottom (Idon't know what they mean, but I suspect that xwindows is having trouble mounting)
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Ubuntu :: Installing Nothing But Another Desktop Environment?
May 13, 2011I'm running a regular installation of Ubuntu 10.10 with Gnome.I would like to try LXDE and other desktop environment,BUT without installing the entire Lubuntu.Last time I tried something like that,I installed the kubuntu-desktop package which came with a ton of software I didn't want.I couldn't even remove it easily, so I followed a tutorial which made me remove some of the software I had BEFORE messing with KDE.So what I'm asking is simple-is there a standalone package that installs nothing but another desktop environment? I also want to be able to remove it with a simple apt-get remove.
View 1 Replies View RelatedUbuntu :: Desktop Environment For A Slower PC?
Jun 18, 2011I have an older IBM P3 laptop im running ubuntu on. And im wondering if there's a way to change the desktop environment to one which would use less system resources. Im currently running the default. I've used other distros way back in the day that would allow you to use KDE. Can KDE be installed and would this be a better option for an older computer?
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