Questions tagged [elementary-os]

Elementary OS is a fast and open replacement for Windows and macOS. General support for Elementary OS is off-topic. Please use https://elementaryos.stackexchange.com/ instead. Use this tag for programming questions specific to Elementary OS.

Elementary OS is a fast and open replacement for Windows and macOS.

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary_OS:

elementary OS is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. It is the flagship distribution to showcase the Pantheon desktop environment.

Design Philosophy

Human Interface Guidelines of the elementary OS project focus on immediate usability with a gentle learning curve, rather than full-fledged customization. The three core rules the developers set for themselves were "concision", "avoid configuration" and "minimal documentation".

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ess-mode fails to start s-plus process correctly

When trying to start S-plus 6.2.1 for linux using Emacs 25.2.1 lucid and ess-17.11.2 under Elementary OS 5.0 (based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS), I get the following error: ess-command: Wrong number of arguments: #[(com &optional buf sleep) "Á!" [com…
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Can I develop for Elementary OS AppCenter in Java?

The official language for developing for elementary-OS AppCenter is Vala. I was wondering if i can develop for eOS AppCenter in java language? I Know java to some extent a would master it if Elementary allow me to develop for it. On the other hand…
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Script to launch a linux terminal, wait 1s and then launch command in it

would like to automate showing of a nice weather report curl wttr.in/bydgoszcz weather report with such script launched from the system menu: #!/bin/sh exec io.elementary.terminal -e "curl wttr.in/bydgoszcz" But this way the output gets a little…
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How to get rid of the title bar add to non-gtk applications in elementary OS

In elementary OS Loki, for applications like gvim, urxvt and Xephyr, there will be a title bar added to the application window. Is there anyway to get rid of the title bar? Vim with title bar urxvt with title bar
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Cant install GIMP on elementary os

After last update my gimp dissapeared. When im trying to install it, i got the message: sudo apt install gimp Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed.…
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How can I start programming for Elementary OS?

The Elementary OS is really powerful and beauty operation system, based on Ubuntu, and I want build programs for the OS. How can I start it? Any books, courses, step-by-step instructions etc? What do you can give advice to me for starting? I know…
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Vala Threading: invocation of void method not allowed as expression

Hey i've been writing an application in which i need to create thread to perform background tasks while the GUI is being loaded. However no matter that i do i can find a way around this error: error: invocation of void method not allowed as…
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Vala system command authentication prompt

so I've been working on some development for elementaryOS which uses Vala. Although it's not my preferred language i seem to be getting on okay until it comes to getting a graphical prompt for the root password. In the terminal when i type "sudo…
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ONLYOFFICE and mime-types assosiasions

I`m using Elementary Os Loki and wanted to use ONLYOFFICE. I tried installing the last deb file from official site and tried to use the repo(no change). The problem is that when the package installs it doesn`t register itself to allow opening the…
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After updating, icons in wingpanel are not shown on elementary OS

Note that eOS Luna = Ubuntu 12.04. Before the update I saw dropbox and redshift icons. After the update and reboot when I start these apps, icons are not shown (but apps are working). Can I fix that? How?
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Error while running sudo apt-get update

I am trying to run rvm requirements, so I can later install rails but I am getting the message "Make sure that all repositories are available from your system and verify your setup by running manually: . sudo apt-get update " So I ran sudo…
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spotify crash on elementary OS

when I try to start spotify it opens a black window with spotify, and shuts straight down. Running it from Terminal I get following error: FATAL:gpu_data_manager_impl_private.cc(445)] GPU process isn't usable. Goodbye. Trace/breakpoint trap (core…
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Install VB Guest Additions before booting Ububtu-based OS

I'm trying to install Elementary OS in VirtualBox, but the minimum resolution of the OS is 1024x768 and VirtualBox always boots in a much lower resolution. I can't install Guest Additions until the OS has been fully installed and I am on the…
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Problem with Ruby Bundle Install, /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lssl, /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lcrypto Dradis Framework

I'm using Elementary OS and I tried to install Dradis Framework. I followed all the steps and add some others (for example I installed Ruby 2.5.1p57) and when I ran ./setup inside dradis-ce/bin. Everything looks OK until a error message appears: An…
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Can not log in Elementary after install ubuntu 18.04 (dual boot)

I am new to Ubuntu 18.04. It has been a long time that I have not updated anything new on my current OS which is Loki (interestingly, besides Loki does not allow ppl to upgrade Juno). For some reasons, I have to install another Linux OS on my…