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How to reliably determine the name of an application for use in Gnome: Favorite Applications?

I have ran the following command to setup my Favorite Applications menu: gsettings set org.gnome.shell favorite-apps "[ \ 'docker-desktop.desktop', \ 'org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop', \ '...
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Is there an application I can run under i3 that lists available desktop applications by category and shows their desktop icons?

I love using i3 but one thing I miss from mainstream desktop environments is that they have menus that class desktop applications by their category and display them in convenient lists. Is an ...
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Is there a program that will launch a configurable context menu

I'm looking for something like Zenity or Yad, except I want something that behaves like a menu, namely: it opens right next to the cursor; it takes one click to select things; it's possible to have ...
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Is it possible to start programs (saved in the menu) from the terminal?

Recently I switched over to Linux Mint. I am finally getting the hang of using the terminal, but there is one question that I find myself coming back to: Is it possible to start a program that is ...
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Why do all applications go to the 'Others' App Folder in Gnome Shell 3.8?

I just upgraded my laptop to Fedora 19, which comes with Gnome Shell 3.8. Gnome shell 3.8 has got rid of the traditional Categories in favor of something called App Folders. I have been trying to ...
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Why don't all Mint 12 applications show up in my cairo-dock menu?

I'm running Mint12 with four monitors. Needless to say, the standard Gnome doesn't work well but it does when using Cairo-Dock instead of the default toolbars and menus. The problem is that my ...
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