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A dock is an application manager that sits on one side of the screen. The Unity Launcher is called the Dock in the default GNOME desktop environment in Ubuntu 17.10 and later.

A dock is an application manager that sits on one side of the screen. The Unity Launcher is called the Dock in the default GNOME desktop environment in Ubuntu 17.10 and later. Other well-known docks include Docky/Plank, Cairo Dock, and AWN.

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Do green numbers on icons in the dock mean I should be doing something?

I just now upgraded from Ubuntu 22.10 to Ubuntu 23.04 using the GUI upgrade tool. Since the upgrade, little green circles with numbers have appeared in the upper right corner of some of the icons in the Dock. For example: The Files icon has a green…
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Ubuntu 18 - how to ungroup apps in dock?

I want to make Ubuntu dock like Windows taskbar Ubuntu: Windows: (as you see Windows has three Explorer icons and Ubuntu has only one Files icon Is it possible to uncombine/ungroup apps in Ubuntu?
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Hiding the sidebar in Ubuntu

I have two questions : First, I wanted to hide Ubuntu’s side-bar, so I set the settings in appearance to 'autohide'. The side bar did indeed disappear but when I roll over the left side, the side bar don't appear again. So, I am using a virtual box.…
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How can I hide the Dock in GNOME?

I want to completely hide the dock in 17.10. Not just when overlapped but always. I have tried many extensions but nothing works and the most promising looking extension didn't even…
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Maximized windows get under the Dock in Ubuntu 22.04

After upgrading from Ubuntu 18.04 to 22.04 maximized windows are not correctly restored - they get under the Dock when Ubuntu comes back from standby (maybe also after locking screen?). If I unmaximize and maximize the window again it correctly…
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How do I turn off minimize-on-click option for Ubuntu dock?

I am using Ubuntu 18.04 and used this command gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock click-action 'minimize' to turn on minimize on dock with single click on icon. How to revert back and turn off this feature? Because it's irritating…
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Dock settings missing in gnome-control-center after upgrade to Ubuntu 17.10

I've just upgraded to Ubuntu 17.10 and am missing the Ubuntu Dock settings, i.e. in gnome-control-center the dock settings are blank: I think I might be missing the "ubuntu-dock" package, but can't find this anywhere in the software centre. Also…
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How to add Eclipse to Favorites?

I installed the latest version of Eclipse onto Ubuntu 18.04 with the official installer from the Eclipse website, however I can't get it to appear on my favorites bar/dock. I have tried dragging the executable file to the dock, but it doesn't work.…
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How to make dock background 80% transparent in Ubuntu 19.04

The background of the dock in my Ubuntu 18.04 was 80% transparent but when I upgraded to 19.04 it changed to fully opaque. I looked for answers on Ask Ubuntu but the solutions don't seem to work with this version. Is there anyway I can adjust…
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Ubuntu 18.04 - get Ubuntu dock to only display the windows from the current screen (monitor)

I am using Ubuntu 18.04 (with Linux kernel 4.15.0-33-generic) on a setup with laptop and an external monitor. Is there a way to make the dock in Ubuntu 18.04 only display the windows from the current screen. There was a similar feature in Ubuntu…
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Can I use NetworkManager without a tray/dock/bar?

I would like to use NetworkManager, but prefer a keyboard driven window manager that provides as much space on the screen as possible for my code. I just hate that little strip of real estate "trays" take up on my screen. I have tried running nm-*…
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Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS issue with Dell Thunderbolt 3 Dock after update

I have been using Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS on a Dell Precision 5510 laptop with a Dell Thunderbolt 3 Dock, model TB16, for over two months with no issues. The system is regularly updated with the latest updates. January 29th 2019, a notification for a new…
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Update to 22.04 - problem with Dock

I have updated to 22.04 on my desktop only to find that dock will not show in Desktop. It appears when hit the Activity button and it appears on the bottom....despite having set it as left hand side in Settings/appearance....I had Latte Dock…
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(xRDP) Desktop looks different when connecting remotely

I've looked around online about this issue and haven't really found anything that helps me. I'm relatively new to Ubuntu and recently set up a tower so that I could connect to it over the internet via xRDP. That aspect of it works fine, but, for…
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Icon notifications not updating in Ubuntu 24.04

As per the screenshot attached, notifications on certain applications (this is happening with slack as well) are not being processed by Ubuntu 24.04. Any thoughts on how to address this? I'd be happy to give more details about anything relevant…
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