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Questions tagged [gnome-tweaks]

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Is the GNOME Tweaks package in Software the same as installing gnome-tweak-tool?

Following a fresh hardware install I found "GNOME Tweaks" in the Software app and installed it. Subsequently I ran in terminal: sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool To my surprise it installed another package, not an upgrade. The Tweak Tool works…
Broadsworde
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Suspend laptop when lid is closed in Ubuntu 24.04

I am using Ubuntu 24.04. How can I ensure that the laptop suspends when the lid is closed? I also installed the Tweaks (gnome-tweaks) tool and in Ubuntu 22.04, it used to give a "Suspend when lid is closed" option in the General section, but in…
Samkit Jain
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Gnome tweak tool crashes ubuntu 24.04LTS with Gnome v46

Gnome tweak tool causes "Oh no! something went wrong" message. Rebooting system etc wont fix the issue! This happen when I: Run tweak tool > select Appearance > change Cursor from Yaru to something else.
Etl Eth
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gnome-tweak-tool not showing any options for customisation

As you can see that only two options are showing in the gnome tweak tool. All other options are hidden or not showing. This is happening in Ubuntu 19.10. However, everything is working fine on Linux Mint.
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Compose key in Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish

I have been looking through the documentation for enabling the Compose key in Ubuntu, but the information from the Ubuntu Community page states that under Tweaks, that I should "Click Disabled next to the Compose Key setting." However, that button…
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Can't install gnome-tweaks on Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS fresh install - Unmet dependency issue

I've been trying to install gnome-tweaks on a fresh Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS install but to no avail. Running sudo apt install gnome-tweaks gives the following output: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state…
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Opening new application windows in foreground, as usual?

Ubuntu 20.04. Until recently I had following behaviour: press Ctrl+Alt+T -> new window with Gnome Terminal appears, gets focus, I can directly start typing commands... Since recently this behaviour changed into: press Ctrl+Alt+T -> new window…
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Gnome Tweaks settings not sticking

I use gnome tweaks to switch my left CTRL and ALT keys. This has been working fine since 18.4, and I had no issues since upgrading to 20.4 until today... When I open the settings I can see the checkbox to swap the keys is still ticked. When I untick…
Mark
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How can I make gnome-tweaks changes apply to a newly plugged in USB keyboard without going through the GUI?

I use gnome-tweaks to turn my Caps Lock into a Control Key. This works normally, but not when I plug in a new external keyboard. I can make it work by: Opening gnome-tweaks Getting to the right place on the GUI: Keyboard & Mouse -> Additional…
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How do I move "Application menu" within the widows title bar on the left side while "minimize, maximize, close" buttons are placed on the right side?

I'm looking for a way to move the application menu in the window's title bar on the left side as it is illustrated on the next image. Optionally, I will be happy if there is some way to force such application menu to appear for non-GTK windows as…
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How to make Ubuntu to not suspend when laptop lid is closed

I am using ubuntu 22.04 on my dell laptop with processor intel core i3 4gb and 1tb storage. I want to make my laptop to not suspend when I close laptop lid. I don't know how to do it. I have used some methods but failed.
Pravesh Kumar Sharma
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Layout is not changed in top panel (using a gnome-tweaks in 22.04)

If I tap Alt+Shift my layout changes, but I don't see it on my panel and I don't know what layout is chosen now. I use gnome-tweaks for change shortcuts from Super+Space to Alt+Shift. gnome-tweaks settings: If I tap Alt+Shift keyboard language…
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GNOME Desktop: Shortcut to move window to "the next screen"

In the Unity desktop (e.g. Ubuntu 16.04) it is possible to create a shortcut (with a Unity tweaking tool) to move the selected window to "the next screen" (or "the other screen"). By "the next screen" I mean that if you arrange the available screens…
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20.04 - Map right Alt key as Menu key

Ubuntu 20.04.1, Gnome 3.36.3, XOrg 7.7, fresh install on an HP laptop computer (17-by1xxx). This laptop keyboard does not have a Menu key (ie. a key that activates a context menu in an application - such as would occur from a right button mouse…
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Make "Additional layout options" in Gnome Tweaks apply to specific keyboard

I'm using Gnome Tweaks "additional layout options" to customise the placement of my modifier keys so that they're usable for my keyboard layout. I would like my left Win and left Ctrl to switch places on my internal laptop keyboard only, but not for…
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