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A launcher for the GNOME Desktop.

Kupfer is a launcher for the GNOME Desktop, similar to GNOME Do and Synapse. It can work on other systems as well, and supports plugins and themes.

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How to index System Setting in Kupfer?

I am running Ubuntu 14.04. and installed Kupfer 208. For some reason I cannot search and launch the applications from System Settings such as Display or Appearance. The Unity launcher finds all of them. I looked through the settings and list of…
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Open new windows with Kupfer

I was using gnome-do before I switched to Kupfer which is awesome, the problem is that when I try to open something like terminal and I already have one open it will switch focus to the existing one. Is there any way to set it up that it will open a…
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How to open a folder in new tab in Dolphin from command-line?

I want to open folders with Kupfer (wiki) in a new tab of Dolphin file manager but can't find a way. I suppose the next thread can help solving this: Open new tab in existing Konqueror from command line
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Processes and .desktop launchers (Identification)

I have a python application which behaves in two different ways. When started without arguments, it runs in CONFIGMODE and shows a Configuration GUI (pygtk). When started with an argument it runs in APPMODE. Then I have two Bash-Scripts (configmode…
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How can I get Kupfer to respond to keystrokes?

Kupfer is a keyboard-oriented program, so it's strange that it suddenly won't respond to any key commands. Once I summon it, the window pops up, but nothing I type has any effect.
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Desktop entry does not appear in Unity launcher

I created a .desktop entry for a custom QGIS installation in ~/.local/share/applications. For some reason the Unity launcher and Kupfer refuse to index the entry - it does not show up. Here is the content of…
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Unfindable folders and files with synapse / gnome do / kupfer

I have found applications like Synapse incredibly useful, but whereas before they seemed to find everything, they now seem to have stopped working for me. I have tried Synapse, Gnome Do and Kupfer, and with all of them only a very small percentage…
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Kupfer cannot seem to use actions activated in config page

I've been using i3wm for a while and I was just checking some cooler d menu and I ended up with Kupfer. It looks amazing but the only issue I can't seem to use actions of activated modules. For example, I activated the apt module and it is shown on…
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Kupfer: Can't search NTFS partition

I have all my documents in an NTFS partition since I dualboot. However, even after adding the partition to Kupfer's indexed folders list, I still can't search for any files or folders in my NTFS partition.
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Is there any way to make the ubuntu icon launch Kupfer instead of the dash?

I find programs like Kupfer, Synapse, Gnome-do, and Alfred much quicker, more task-oriented, and generally more useful than the unity dash. I use the shortcut keys: ctrl+space to launch Kupfer, but I would also like to use the big friendly button:…
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How to use small icons in kupfer?

I don't like the large (128px) icons used in Kupfer, how can I configure it to use smaller icons? The theming documentation suggests it can be done. I've duplicated the built in customtheme.py plugin into ~/.local/share/kupfer/plugins/mytheme.py and…
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App launchers do not work

I am looking for an app launcher comparable to Quicksilver (which I use on MacOS) for Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS, but none of the tested work properly. So far I tried Kupfer, Ulauncher, Albert and Synapse, but all of the mentioned seem to have a problem…
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How to autostart Kupfer in Ubuntu 13.10?

I built Kupfer from source on Ubuntu 13.10 and installed it into ./local. In the preferences I checked Start automatically on login. However, Kupfer does not automatically start. The desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications/kupfer.desktop looks…
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