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Linux distribution based on Ubuntu and GNOME technologies with its own shell and apps.

elementary OS is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution that includes several first-party apps and its own original shell, Pantheon. While it is Ubuntu-based, every part of the user interface, from the boot splash to the individual applications, is modified with solid human interface guidelines in mind.

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How to rotate login screen in elementary os Freya

I've been attempting to find a solution to this for a few months now but I can't seem to find anything. I have two monitors, one rotated clockwise. At the login screen the rotated monitor does not rotate the login menu to match. When logged into…
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How to install jar command in Elementary OS

I'm using Elementary OS, and just found I've not jar command. I tried to install it through the "typical": apt-get install jar But this doesn't work, since "jar" is not found in the repositories or isn't the name of the package. I've tried to look…
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Cannot exit full screen in Pantheon terminal

Pantheon terminal is always in full screen. I cannot find ant way to change change the size of the terminal. Can someone please help me figure out how to do this?
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How can I boot to terminal?

After installing package touchegg my laptop will not boot. I want to boot to terminal and run apt-get purge touchegg. How can I boot to terminal and/or otherwise run this command? I can get as far as the login screen. I login > desktop starts to…
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can't boot into EOS after PRAM reset on MB Pro

I had to reset the PRAM on my MB Pro the other day. I had EOS installed, and it would automatically boot to it (still hadn't figure out how to get the GRUB screen up). I would have to hold down the option key to get the choice to boot El…
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What is Elementary OS based on?

I've seen how Ubuntu is based on Debian, and how Manjaro is based on ArchLinux. What is Elementary OS based from? May I also ask on how the bases differentiate the OS itself?
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Eclipse freezes elementaryOs

Everytime I try to run eclipse, my system crashes, it just freezes the screen and I can't do anything. I've already installed the JDK and Eclipse from the official websites, exported the var JAVA_HOME and PATH (in path just added the path to the bin…
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How to stop captive-long in Elementary OS Freya?

I have a small problem with Elementary OS 0.3 (Freya). Whenever I connect to the network, an application captive-login used to run. I removed that application by deleting the executable. Now whenever I connect to the network, google chrome opens 4…
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unable to install kde-nm-connection-editor on Elementary OS Luna

I want to install a package called plasma-nm (kde-nm-connection-editor) on Elementary OS Luna. But the problem is that software requires network-manager 0.9.8 or greater. while I have 0.9.7, can I upgrade network-manager? I mean if I manually…
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Adobe Reader needs to be repair or remove(Elementary OS)

I need to uninstall Adobe Reader version 9.5.5-1. I got this error "Items cannot uninstalled or removed ..." I'd already tried sudo dpkg --purge adobereader-enu and still failed. Here is the detail: Unpacking acroread-bin:i386 (from…
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Software center crashes immediately with KeyError: 'CODENAME' on elementaryOS Luna

My software center crashes immediately when I try to open it. In the terminal it looks like this: software-center 2014-08-29 17:44:29,262 - softwarecenter.fixme - WARNING - logs to the root logger:…
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Login loop on Elementary OS after disk reached full capacity

I'm stuck on a login loop on Elementary OS. Inputting my password I see the Dell boot logo and reaching the login page again. I have tried logging through the terminal like many suggested (Ctrl+Alt+F2) but I need to input both the username and…
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Installing Elementary OS fails

I have been trying to install Elementary OS to my HP Spectre (2019) model. I have been getting ACPI errors but now, I get the errors shown in the pictures, had searched a lot but nothing worked, tried with both Rufus and Universal USB installer no…
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Error running touchegg

I'm trying to run touchegg for the first time. Error me@pc:~$ touchegg Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "pantheon-filechooser-module" (touchegg:22338): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap", (touchegg:22338):…
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Desktop icon in Elementary OS

How can I create desktop shortcuts for any application in Elementary Freya os? If I try to drag and put in desktop, my cursor changes — then how can I get back my mouse pointer without logout or restart?
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