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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…
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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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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…
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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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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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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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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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Gnome Tweak Tool is no longer allowing to move the Gnome Application Menu out of the Top Bar on Ubuntu 20.04

Using GNOME Tweak Tool to disable the 'Application Menu' option in the 'Top Bar' section (reference: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/06/tweal-tool-gnome-application-menu-top-bar) is no more working in Ubuntu 20.04. How do I get the same effect…
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How to change the button color in Yaru theme?

I want to change the color orange to something else of Close button in Yaru theme. How can it be done by editing the css file?
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ubuntu 18.04 - Kb layout xkb-options are ignored after reboot

Using Tweaks to set keyboard layout works immediately. After reboot, although the settings I made are kept, Tweaks is ignored. I find some solutions on the Internet, but all are related to older ubuntu versions(eg. soltion for older ubuntu…
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Ubuntu 20.04 Yaru theme icons messed up in toolbar and apps

After battling errors due to pango, I finally able to log in to my machine however my top toolbar icons, apps icons, and some settings icons are missing / a mess. Here are some errors : Top toolbar, prior to this errors, both "..." icons had fine…
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Gnome tweaks keyboard layout issue [20.04]

I am using gnome-tweak-tools to set the way of switching keyboard layout to Ctrl+Shift. After some random time, even without rebooting, it stops working, even though in gnome tweaks the option is checked. Any ideas?
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Tweaktool Keyboard "Additional Layout Options" not working

I am running Ubuntu 20.04.1 with Gnome. I am seeing new behavior which seems to have been introduced within the past couple of weeks. I have a couple custom keyboard settings configured in Tweaktool "Additional Layout Options". These settings work…
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