GUI stands for Graphical User Interface. An Ubuntu Desktop system includes a desktop environment (such as Unity), display manager, and many graphical applications, providing a GUI for many components of the operating system. A GUI is in contrast to a command line interface (CLI)
Questions tagged [gui]
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How do I check the version of Ubuntu I am running?
How can I check my current Ubuntu version through the command-line and GUI?
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Why is Wayland better?
As recently announced by Mark Shuttleworth, Ubuntu will be moving towards using Wayland as its display manager.
What are biggest differences between X11 and Wayland? Why will Wayland make Ubuntu better?
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How do you run Ubuntu Server with a GUI?
Trying to run a Ubuntu server for the first time... But everything is in a terminal. Is there a way to switch to a GUI?
James Litewski
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Is there a GUI client for Git?
I am using git for version control of various projects.
Is there GUI software for navigating through commits and branches of a project and for retrieving versions in git projects?
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How to remove the password from a PDF?
I have a password protected PDF file. I know the password but in order to share the file, I have to remove the password from the PDF and share an unprotected copy. How can I do this in Ubuntu with or without the GUI?
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What system monitoring tools are available?
I am looking for system monitoring tools which are GUI and CLI or web-based which include basic functions such as:
CPU Usage
Ram Usage
Swap Usage
Disk Usage ( Space / I/O )
Heat Monitoring
I know there are many tools I can use, but I am looking…
Qasim
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How to setup OpenVPN Client
I'm trying to setup OpenVPN using NetworkManager. The GUI seems buggy and unresponsive. Are there any other tools for setting up a VPN client?
Nicholas Marshall
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How to start a GUI software on a remote Linux PC via SSH
Sometimes I need to start XMBC media player or other GUI software on one of my remote PC (small Xubuntu PC used as a media center).
Usually, I do this by starting an X11vnc server on the remote PC via SSH and then connecting with an Xvnc client to…
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What's the easiest way to run GUI apps on Windows Subsystem for Linux?
I searched around, and currently there are two methods suggested; installing an enhancement for Windows Subsystem for Linux and installing an XServer.
I want to know which method is the most hassle-free (easy to install AND to use), and which one is…
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Why should users never use normal sudo to start graphical applications?
I've read the comunity "RootSudo" documentation and am interested in this line:
You should never use normal sudo to start graphical applications as Root.
Why? What is the difference? Please provide a simple explanation, as I'm just a normal…
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How to manage users and groups using GUI?
Just switched from 10.04 to 11.10. I'm wondering about the limited options in the GUI for managing users and groups. Where is the old GUI to change groups, id's, etc. I know that I can do this from cli, that's no problem. But I want this comfortable…
ehde
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How to start GUI from command line?
I've installed Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit on my machine. But when I switch on the computer, I get command line:
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS COMP-1245 tty1
And it prompts for username and password. Once I provide my username and password, it authenticates login and…
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How to cleanly launch a GUI app via the Terminal?
Some GUI apps launch cleanly via the Terminal command line, but some don't, and they cause the Terminal to wait for the app to terminate. Even then, some don't "release" the command line.
The mysterious ampersand & suffix seems to cause the terminal…
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When to use pkexec vs. gksu/gksudo?
There are two general ways to run applications graphically as root (or, more generally, as another user). Programs like gksu, gksudo, and kdesudo are graphical frontends for sudo. In contrast, pkexec is a graphical frontend for PolicyKit.
When…
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What is a good MongoDB GUI client?
I've been using Rockmongo on Windows - it's a php based web tool. But on Ubuntu (12.04) it's behaving funny - queries timing out often - and I'm looking for better clients. Does anyone know anything good for MongoDB on Ubuntu?
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