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Questions tagged [gnome-classic]

Gnome Classic is a Gnome Shell feature for users who prefer the traditional desktop metaphor. It is only available on Gnome 3 systems with certain shell extensions installed.

GNOME Classic is a feature for users who prefer a more traditional desktop experience. While GNOME Classic is based on GNOME 3 technologies, it provides a number of changes to the user interface, such as the Applications and Places menus on the top bar, and a window list at the bottom of the screen.

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Remove/Disable hot corner

I have installed CentOS 7 which uses gnome classic, and am finding the hot corner extremely painfully annoying. How do I remove/disable it?
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synchronize gnome 3 (panel) settings between computers

I'd like to synchronize the configuration of my gnome panel(s) between computers and keep the configuration in Git. How can I dump / import the necessary information? I already found gconftool2 --dump but did not find anything that looked like my…
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Edit list of Favorite apps in Applications menu in Gnome Classic Centos7?

I'm running a CentOS 7 + GNOME Classic (Gnome 3 for some unknown reason, crashes) and I'm trying to customize the "Favorites" sub-menu, under the main "Applications" menu. Apparently I should use dconf or alternatively gsettings. I've tried the…
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Arch Linux: Gnome Classic Terminal doesn't work

Good day, I installed Arch Linux with Gnome Classic as desktop environment. The problem now is that the Terminal doesn't work. When I click on the Terminal the mouse cursor indicates busy and then nothing happens. Can anybody tell me how I can stop…
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`Control + Alt + Tab` does not show the top bar in Gnome 3

In Gnome 2, when an application was fullscreen, Control + Alt + Tab would let you select either the top bar or the bottom bar (AFAIK, they are also called "panels"). In Gnome 3, the same keyboard shortcut lets you select only the bottom bar. How…
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Enabling Compiz-Fusion in Fedora 19

I'm using Fedora 19 with Gnome Classic, and I have installed compiz, compiz-manager, ccsm and all required packages, but Compiz Fusion just doesn't work, that is it has no effect. I have tried to execute compiz --replace but it just destroys my…
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How to set default gnome-classic and root user on gdm (OpenSuse Leap 42.2)

I'm using my linux only managed by root user (I know is not the best practice). The first point is, since beginning, my gdm is not showing root user on the initial list, so there is not available users on initial list. How can I set root to appear…
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How to make Dolphin the default file manager on RHEL 8?

I installed Dolphin successfully, its icon is in Application → System Tools and it works well. But, in Settings → Details → Default Applications there's everything else just not File Manager. Why this? Isn't managing files one of the main task`s on…
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Different look and feel for gnome classic in Debian 7 and Debian 8

I have upgraded a Debian 7 system to Debian 8 and, among other changes, when I log in using gnome-classic, the desktop background is new. However, my gnome menus have not changed, as you can see in this screenshot: So, I have performed a fresh…
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