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An application that runs stand alone in a desktop or laptop computer. Contrast with "Web-based application," which requires the Web browser to run.

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gnome app grid incomplete applcation names

In the applications view, the app names are truncated. I can't seem to find a setting relating to this with gsettings or Google. All I found was "this issue was fixed in GNOME 40," although ... gnome interface gsettings desktop-apps pvL

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asked Jun 3 at 16:51 1 vote 1 answer 119 views

How to double click on .desktop apps to launch them

I've come across a number of apps that need to be launched by executing a .desktop file. I understand that Canonical have disabled running these kinds of apps for security reasons. How does one accept ... .desktop desktop-apps OpenTangent

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asked Mar 22 at 18:45 1 vote 0 answers 1k views

Irium webcam Initialization failed

Besides this other problem I had with irium webcam on linux, when we close irium webcam and try to open it again we get the message: Running this command doesn't make the app work. The only way to ... webcam modprobe desktop-apps Vitor_figm

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asked Jan 5 at 1:45 1 vote 1 answer 487 views

Visual Studio Code and Arduino IDE stopped working

I am running Ubuntu 21.10. When I first installed Visual Studio Code and Arduino IDE, they both loaded properly. Now, when I click on them or try to run them from the console, they won't open. Any ... 21.10 desktop-apps Eddie

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asked Dec 23, 2021 at 20:23 0 votes 1 answer 63 views

How do I remove these icons on desktop?

I have installed xfce4 via crouton and I have these things I want to remove but I can't. I tried right clicking them but it didn't work there was no options. desktop-apps BMA Tv

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asked Dec 13, 2021 at 14:15 1 vote 1 answer 40 views

What all things happen when I uninstall an application in Ubuntu? [closed]

I'm working on a desktop application and recently when I uninstalled it to install a newer version the local folder of the application got deleted. I'm curious to know what are all the things that ... uninstall application-development desktop-apps Ananthu K Kumar

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asked Aug 27, 2021 at 6:45 0 votes 1 answer 39 views

Application List broken

This was difficult to describe so I took some screenshots. The application list doesn't list all applications and also only lists a random number on 3 pages. I can't add pictures to this post so ... desktop-apps Richard Brown

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asked Jun 10, 2021 at 7:21 3 votes 2 answers 251 views

Where is an app filed?

I'm setting up a new install of Ubuntu 20.04. I installed the Zoom Client app. It opens from the Applications window. I want a desktop shortcut for it. Looking for how to do that, I see various ... 20.04 files desktop-apps Frank P

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asked May 25, 2021 at 13:45 0 votes 1 answer 457 views

Signal’s desktop app keeps on crashing when trying to make or receive a call

I have downloaded and installed the Signal for Desktop app via the Ubuntu Software Center. The current version running on my laptop is v1.40.1. (Update: The new version v5.0.0 also does not work.) ... 20.04 sound crash voip desktop-apps Nemgathos

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asked Apr 9, 2021 at 12:34 0 votes 0 answers 22 views

KDS Connect suddenly appear in my Apps

In my Apps list, "KDS Connect" has suddenly appeared no less than 4 instances. I also found that "Wildfire Games" was open on my desktop. Could i have been hacked? Or is this ... desktop-apps Heafod

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asked Feb 28, 2021 at 18:28 1 vote 0 answers 60 views

Some linux apps only work on certain desktop environments (DEs)? [closed]

On a recent DLN podcast episode one of them said 'such and such app doesn't run on KDE'. I was confused. I thought that, in general, any app written for linux can run on pretty much any DE. Is that ... gnome kde desktop-apps Tom Childers

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asked Feb 6, 2021 at 10:25 1 vote 1 answer 1k views

Cannot find my PWA in Ubuntu

I have installed in Ubuntu -> Outlook and Youtube using Progressive Web Apps: However, I cannot find my new PWAs between my old apps, I restarted Ubuntu ... chromium youtube webapps desktop-apps Johnny Johnny

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asked Feb 1, 2021 at 17:26 13 votes 1 answer 3k views

How to skip the "Is ready" notification and directly open apps in Ubuntu 20.4?

On Ubunto Focal Fossa 20.4, for most of the apps, for example by searching for VeraCrypt and pressing Enter, Ubuntu displays a notification at the top of my screen which says something like "... desktop-apps Thomas

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asked Oct 23, 2020 at 9:43 0 votes 1 answer 298 views

deepnest app image worked on Ubuntu 17 but not on 20.04

The app image deepnest (a cad programme) will not work in Ubuntu 20.04. It worked in an earlier version (Ubuntu 17). I have tried the gui and some command line things but nothing so far works. (Ps I ... desktop-apps len

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asked Aug 31, 2020 at 14:26 1 vote 0 answers 119 views

Unable to scroll Gnome app list. How do I fix this?

To reproduce: Press super key to bring up the Gnome app management view. (Is there a name for this?) Click on the 3x3 array of dots in the dock to bring up the app list. Click on the "All" ... gnome desktop-apps Travis Well

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