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Questions tagged [desktop-apps]

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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Are there any tools for drawing on the desktop (drawing over apps)?

I am wondering if there is anything similar to ink over apps for linux. i.e. , a program that allows me to draw over any other program given Xs architecture, it should be possible, but I looked for it and could not find it. EDIT: I have two good…
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How to skip the "Is ready" notification and directly open apps in Ubuntu 20.04?

On Ubuntu Focal Fossa 20.04, 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 "VeraCrypt is ready". I have to click on this notification…
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Youtube app for Ubuntu 14.04 and later?

I'd like somebody could tell what is currently the best solution to play youtube videos with a desktop app? I like minitube app but since 2015 Google updates its policy so often so the app seems to be redundant or left to constant updates. I tried…
JoKeR
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Opening Slack logs my user out of ubuntu

As soon as I start slack app(snap) I get logged out of my user in Ubuntu 18.04. I will provide more info if I can check things before it logs me out. Can you please suggest how I check for some logs and also how to fix this issue. Here is a dmesg…
akxer
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Can't locate LWP

After recent upgrade I can't launch only one of my apps it always gives me this error: Can't locate LWP/UserAgent/Cached.pm in @INC (you may need to install the LWP::UserAgent::Cached module) (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local /lib/perl/5.18.2…
JoKeR
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Cannot find my PWA in Ubuntu

I have installed in Ubuntu -> Outlook and Youtube using Progressive Web Apps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oCyfcHSeDc However, I cannot find my new PWAs between my old apps, I restarted Ubuntu but unfortunately is not shown in "Show…
Johnny Johnny
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Ubuntu Desktop Guide contents not visible

Made a clean install of 24.04. When I click on the [question mark] Help icon on the dock, the "Ubuntu Desktop Guide" loads, but nothing is visible. The files are there, I can print them, but I can't see them. When I move the cursor around it changes…
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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 suggestions? For Arduino IDE, the error…
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Why is the PSPP program not present in the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Focal Fossa repository?

The program for statistical analysis PSPP is very important for research, i concluded my post-graduation with it, using Ubuntu 19.10, but it's not present in the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS repository, so we can install it easily. Why?
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App for deleting PDF metadata?

I was using the excellent app MAT (Metadata Anonymisation Toolkit) to delete PDF metadata but recently MAT stopped working for some reason and whenever I try to use it on .pdf files it reports: [-] Unable to process .pdf Also, on the MAT webpage,…
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Bibliographic software (like EndNote) on Ubuntu?

I've been having terrible luck finding bibliographic software such as Endnote for Ubuntu. It feels like the only solution is to install VirtualMachine with Windows installed. But it would be horrible to have to switch to VirtualMachine every time I…
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Certain apps not launching in 22.04

I'm having an issue where most apps will launch (Files, Terminal, Google Chrome), will launch and work fine. However, some, including Ubuntu Software and most 3rd party apps (except Chrome for some reason) will not start. When I try to launch,…
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Some apps appear twice in Ubuntu

I'm using Ubuntu 22.10. Audacity program appears installed twice in software center, one by Muse group and the other by Dani Llewellyn (much greater in size): I also have webcamoid installed, but it appears twice here, both are webcamoid…
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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 the risk and allow these apps to run? Using the…
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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 methods, but they all require that I find where it is.…
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