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The Activities overview in GNOME Shell is where you can manage windows, applications and workspaces.

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My apps are not visible in Show Applications screen in Ubuntu 22.04

You can see from the screenshot that I have many apps installed (Chrome, Steam, TeamViewer, etc) but they are not being shown on my "Show Applications" screen. In fact, it doesn't even show ... user avatar Matin Lotfaliee
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Ubuntu Activities opens on typing certain letters really fast

I have a problem with the Activities opening when I type certain words fast. it could be any word like server or option and it triggeres the Activities to open. WHat can I do to disable this behaviour.... user avatar Anand
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Registers 2 key press in activities overview

In activities overview, if I start typing, it registers the first key press as 2 key presses. Watch the gif for better understanding. Key_Press_Problem_Ubuntu_21.10 This is a fresh installation of ... user avatar Sajid Anam Ifti
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Ubuntu 20.04 open windows cover search area

I have a problem since I've added second monitor - when I press "windows" key and try to search, miniatures of open windows covers the search result - is there something I can do with that? user avatar bkomo
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Applications overview only shows the first characters of application names

I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 21.10 / Gnome 40.4.0 and everything looks great, except for the Applications Overview, which only displays the first few letters of each application. See here I'm aware ... user avatar krimo33
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Move Workspaces Overview to Top in GNOME (like MacOS)

I'm wondering if there's a way to move the Workspaces Overview (GNOME) to the top, like in MacOS. If you don't know what I mean by "workspaces overview," I'm talking about when you go into ... user avatar AlexFullinator
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How do i add the newly installed file manager (Nemo) in the 'activities overview' search results?

Distressed Ubuntu 21.10 user here. I recently purged Nautilus and installed Nemo as my default file manager. I previously had Nautilus added in the activities-overview search-results (under - settings&... user avatar skekmal
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How to add custom app tasks in ubuntu activities search ? What is the specific term for that search bar?

I have attached a screenshot as an example. I want to create my custom search option that executes specific scripts. user avatar sameep baraiya
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Removing the dock only in activites overview

I have the dash to dock extension installed, and I love it But when I go to the activities overview by pressing Super, the dock gets overlapped with another bigger dock This is how it looks How do I ... user avatar Nightmare247
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Make application runnable

I just installed Anki v2.1.49, I can run it from terminal with bin/Anki but I would like to make it runnable with Super -> Anki and set it as a shortcut (e.g. runnable from Super + 3). I think I ... user avatar Joris Limonier
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What is the default sort order of applications in the Applications Grid?

What is the default sort order of applications in the Applications Grid in Ubuntu 21.10? The Gnome Shell Applications Grid doesn't show applications alphabetically, and it doesn't seem to sort them ... user avatar Enterprise
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Ubuntu now always starts in overview mode when logging in. How to avoid?

Recently, Ubuntu 21.10 (Gnome 40.4.0, logging in with GNOME on Xorg) has started displaying the overview mode when I log in (normally, tapping Super achieves this). The first thing I have to do then ... user avatar Bernt Ribbum
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How to remove icons in the menu section which are uninstalled but still showing

Here in this image below you can see some Microsoft office application and Dosbox icon but they are uninstalled but still it appears there. user avatar XPRX77
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Activities search box not automatically selected when pressing Super Key

I've had this really annoying bug for the last few days: when I press the Super key and type, the input appears in the window I was working prior to launching the Activities overview (i.e. not in the &... user avatar sawablo
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What is @!0,27;BDH and why does it keep me stuck in activites overview mode?

This bug keeps me stuck in activities overview mode showing me all running programs and folders and I can't access any of them. I thought it was related to the browser and asked about that but we ... user avatar Silver Player
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