I'm a Windows guy, dual booted recently, and now I'm using Linux Mint 12 When a Windows desktop freezes I refresh, or if I am using a program I use alt + F4 to exit the program or I can …

42 Linux display This is detailed in depth on how does Linux's display works? QA. On most desktops system (like KDE or Gnome) there are settings available on their respective settings …

I just added and modified a .desktop file in my /home/user/.local/share/applications folder. Is there any way to refresh the icon and caption in the list of ...

Dec 29, 2020 · I'm using bspwm and generally prefer launching things from the terminal or with dmenu_run so I don't have a desktop from which I can click on the .desktop files to launch them.

Sep 13, 2017 · Generally, in GNU/Linux (as in Unix), the user's Desktop directory can be specified with ~/Desktop. The shorthand ~/ will expand to whatever the home directory is, such as …

Aug 7, 2021 · I copied an existing and working .desktop file for an application that can be launched from Applications → Favorites into ~/Desktop but the file is displayed on and opened …

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Feb 5, 2024 · I forgot to install the desktop environment while installing Debian 12. I'm stuck in tty1 when installing, no GUI, only text. I've asked on a Facebook group, and people there say I …

Mar 12, 2019 · Your Linux desktop is running by default on the first virtual terminal, which is virtual terminal #7. Follow instructions below to get your RPi desktop to show up in your second …

A high-votes answer here for the question "What's the lightest desktop" which actually tried to quantitatively assess memory use relies on a Wikipedia page which quotes 2011 data. The …