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Questions tagged [gnome-control-center]

Use this tag to ask questions about gnome-control-center - a graphical user interface to configure various aspects of GNOME.

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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…
Rob Wilson
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Settings window does not open in Ubuntu 22.04

I've been an ubuntu user for the last 5 years, I newly upgrade from 20.1 to 22.04 and my settings aren't working, I tried to install the gnome-control-center but the terminal reply me with the following: The following packages have unmet…
Sarah
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How to set dark/light mode from the GNOME session in Ubuntu 22.04?

Back on 21.10, just picking whichever theme, dark or not, in GNOME Tweaks, set the desktop to that theme. Now on 22.04, due to the switch of some apps to libadwaita I assume, you need to set Dark/Light mode in the Appearance section of the system…
Philippe Lepaffe
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Ubuntu 16.04 set up with google online account but no drive folder in nautilus

Pretty much as the question says. I followed the steps to set up the online accounts through system settings but my drive folder is not showing up on Nautilus.
James
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Why is 'speech-dispatcher' listed so many times in sound settings and what is it?

Yesterday the list looked like this: Today the list looks like this: So what is this speech-dispatcher that I have never seen before? And why so many of them? Information Update: I went into Universal Access, and it was off, I tried turning it on…
user364819
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Appearance option missing in Gnome Control Center

Currently I am running Ubuntu 20.04 and I have an issue with the Gnome Control Center, which is the last version 3.36.1 and does not show the Appearance option in the settings list. I have tried reinstalling it, but I still can't see the option.…
Renan Perez
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System settings won't open on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS after adding System76/pop PPA

I'm trying to open System Settings but it won't open in any way. Using GUI, Settings are trying to load for a moment and then they are gone. Using Terminal (gnome-control-center), I get: (gnome-control-center:8823): GLib-ERROR **: 14:44:15.433:…
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ubuntu-dock settings not accessible in gnome-control-center by default

I recently shifted to Ubuntu 17.10. After enabling ubuntu-dock extension from Gnome-Tweak-Tools, I found no specific settings for customizing the Ubuntu-Dock in gnome-settings or gnome-control-center. A temporary hack i found for accessing the dock…
mhm
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How to register VLC as a multimedia player in Ubuntu system?

In "Preferences - Preferred Applications" there is a choice of Totem and Rhythmbox (actually it was, before I've uninsulated both of them favouring DeadBeeF for audio, raw mplayer for video and VLC for occasions) and Custom. Can I add a player (VLC…
Ivan
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unity-control-center not working in i3wm on Ubuntu 16.04

I am using i3wm desktop environment on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Everything was fine on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Now when I use unity-control-center I see only the following settings: Personal > Language Support Hardware > Printers System > Software &…
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Ubuntu 22.04 gnome-control-center or Gnome system Settings not opening

New, and updated, installation of Ubuntu 22.04 on a Asus K52J Pc (2010). The gnome-control-center (aka Gnome system Settings) is not opening. I can see the icon on the left bar, and if I right-click on it, under All Windows, I can also see the…
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How do I configure a Wacom stylus on Ubuntu 17.04?

I just bought a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga, which has a Wacom touchscreen and stylus. They both work well-ish, but I want to remap buttons on the pen and the long press behavior. In previous Ubuntu releases you could just go to Wacom tablet in settings…
depau
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Why is there an 'About me' panel?

When I go to System -> Preferences -> About me, I am able to give all sorts of informations, like my name, my e-mail address, an avatar, et cætera. What is it made for?
Agmenor
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How do I reset everything in regards to my network connection?

I've been trying for weeks to try and get my wireless adapter (Atheros) to play nicely with a PEAP network at my University. It connected to just about anything, except for the one here. After trying desperately for hours trying different commands…
Freesnöw
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Cannot open settings on ubuntu 23.10 GNOME

After upgrading from Ubuntu 23.04 to Ubuntu 23.10 I can't open settings. I was trying to open settings via terminal using gnome-control-center but I got message: Running gnome-control-center is only supported under GNOME and Unity, exiting but…
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