Prevent MATE from launching Caja Desktop when running i3
A while back I installed i3 on my MATE box, and I'm quite happy with it, however despite disabling Caja Desktop (x-caja-desktop) when setting i3 as the default window manager through dconf editor, every time I install a .deb package via the gui installer, the desktop "window" opens and overlays my entire screen.
This is incredibly annoying, and hitting super-shift-q to close the window doesn't work, which forces me to just move it to an unused workspace.
Is there anything I can do to stop this from happening without installing a different file manager?
mate-desktop i3 caja
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A while back I installed i3 on my MATE box, and I'm quite happy with it, however despite disabling Caja Desktop (x-caja-desktop) when setting i3 as the default window manager through dconf editor, every time I install a .deb package via the gui installer, the desktop "window" opens and overlays my entire screen.
This is incredibly annoying, and hitting super-shift-q to close the window doesn't work, which forces me to just move it to an unused workspace.
Is there anything I can do to stop this from happening without installing a different file manager?
mate-desktop i3 caja
asked Apr 26 '16 at 10:21
Electric CoffeeElectric Coffee
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bumped to the homepage by Community♦ 11 mins ago
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Did you find a solution to this problem?
– user44400
Jul 30 '16 at 11:24
@user44400 nope, I have not
– Electric Coffee
Jul 31 '16 at 20:24
Despite that, do you still use mate with i3?
– user44400
Aug 1 '16 at 8:22
Yeah I like the menu bar
– Electric Coffee
Aug 1 '16 at 9:14
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A while back I installed i3 on my MATE box, and I'm quite happy with it, however despite disabling Caja Desktop (x-caja-desktop) when setting i3 as the default window manager through dconf editor, every time I install a .deb package via the gui installer, the desktop "window" opens and overlays my entire screen.
This is incredibly annoying, and hitting super-shift-q to close the window doesn't work, which forces me to just move it to an unused workspace.
Is there anything I can do to stop this from happening without installing a different file manager?
mate-desktop i3 caja
asked Apr 26 '16 at 10:21
Electric CoffeeElectric Coffee
15010
A while back I installed i3 on my MATE box, and I'm quite happy with it, however despite disabling Caja Desktop (x-caja-desktop) when setting i3 as the default window manager through dconf editor, every time I install a .deb package via the gui installer, the desktop "window" opens and overlays my entire screen.
This is incredibly annoying, and hitting super-shift-q to close the window doesn't work, which forces me to just move it to an unused workspace.
Is there anything I can do to stop this from happening without installing a different file manager?
mate-desktop i3 caja
mate-desktop i3 caja
asked Apr 26 '16 at 10:21
Electric CoffeeElectric Coffee
15010
asked Apr 26 '16 at 10:21
Electric CoffeeElectric Coffee
15010
edited Apr 27 '16 at 10:57
Electric Coffee
asked Apr 26 '16 at 10:21
Electric CoffeeElectric Coffee
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asked Apr 26 '16 at 10:21
Electric CoffeeElectric Coffee
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asked Apr 26 '16 at 10:21
Electric CoffeeElectric Coffee
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bumped to the homepage by Community♦ 11 mins ago
This question has answers that may be good or bad; the system has marked it active so that they can be reviewed.
bumped to the homepage by Community♦ 11 mins ago
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Did you find a solution to this problem?
– user44400
Jul 30 '16 at 11:24
@user44400 nope, I have not
– Electric Coffee
Jul 31 '16 at 20:24
Despite that, do you still use mate with i3?
– user44400
Aug 1 '16 at 8:22
Yeah I like the menu bar
– Electric Coffee
Aug 1 '16 at 9:14
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Did you find a solution to this problem?
– user44400
Jul 30 '16 at 11:24
@user44400 nope, I have not
– Electric Coffee
Jul 31 '16 at 20:24
Despite that, do you still use mate with i3?
– user44400
Aug 1 '16 at 8:22
Yeah I like the menu bar
– Electric Coffee
Aug 1 '16 at 9:14
Did you find a solution to this problem?
– user44400
Jul 30 '16 at 11:24
Did you find a solution to this problem?
– user44400
Jul 30 '16 at 11:24
@user44400 nope, I have not
– Electric Coffee
Jul 31 '16 at 20:24
@user44400 nope, I have not
– Electric Coffee
Jul 31 '16 at 20:24
Despite that, do you still use mate with i3?
– user44400
Aug 1 '16 at 8:22
Despite that, do you still use mate with i3?
– user44400
Aug 1 '16 at 8:22
Yeah I like the menu bar
– Electric Coffee
Aug 1 '16 at 9:14
Yeah I like the menu bar
– Electric Coffee
Aug 1 '16 at 9:14
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Try to set: dconf key org.mate.background.show-desktop-icons to: false
edited May 17 '16 at 12:34
Kevdog777
2,097123259
answered May 17 '16 at 12:01
user170753user170753
1
I don't have a background entry underorg.mate
– Electric Coffee
May 18 '16 at 9:16
I do not have it either.
– user44400
Jul 28 '16 at 9:14
For Ubuntu Mate 18.04, it should beorg.mate.desktop.background.show-desktop-icons(notice "desktop" after "mate"). See my answer.
– Mat.R
May 27 '18 at 15:23
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For Ubuntu Mate 18.04:
Open a terminal and run the following command:
dconf write /org/mate/desktop/background/show-desktop-icons false
Tip: if you want to force to close the window which overlay your desktop or any windows, you can open a terminal and run the following command:
xkill
Then, click anywhere on the window you want to close and it should close.
answered May 27 '18 at 15:17
Mat.RMat.R
516
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You can start Caja with the --no-desktop option to prevent it from opening the desktop.
answered Oct 24 '18 at 15:41
Adam L. TaylorAdam L. Taylor
1
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In the console, type:
dconf key org.mate.background.show-desktop-icons false
This change is persistent, i.e. it will not be undone on reboot.
edited Aug 6 '17 at 21:17
Stephen Rauch
3,338101428
answered Aug 6 '17 at 20:56
KalsanKalsan
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Try to set: dconf key org.mate.background.show-desktop-icons to: false
edited May 17 '16 at 12:34
Kevdog777
2,097123259
answered May 17 '16 at 12:01
user170753user170753
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I don't have a background entry underorg.mate
– Electric Coffee
May 18 '16 at 9:16
I do not have it either.
– user44400
Jul 28 '16 at 9:14
For Ubuntu Mate 18.04, it should beorg.mate.desktop.background.show-desktop-icons(notice "desktop" after "mate"). See my answer.
– Mat.R
May 27 '18 at 15:23
add a comment |
Try to set: dconf key org.mate.background.show-desktop-icons to: false
edited May 17 '16 at 12:34
Kevdog777
2,097123259
answered May 17 '16 at 12:01
user170753user170753
1
I don't have a background entry underorg.mate
– Electric Coffee
May 18 '16 at 9:16
I do not have it either.
– user44400
Jul 28 '16 at 9:14
For Ubuntu Mate 18.04, it should beorg.mate.desktop.background.show-desktop-icons(notice "desktop" after "mate"). See my answer.
– Mat.R
May 27 '18 at 15:23
add a comment |
Try to set: dconf key org.mate.background.show-desktop-icons to: false
edited May 17 '16 at 12:34
Kevdog777
2,097123259
answered May 17 '16 at 12:01
user170753user170753
1
Try to set: dconf key org.mate.background.show-desktop-icons to: false
edited May 17 '16 at 12:34
Kevdog777
2,097123259
answered May 17 '16 at 12:01
user170753user170753
1
edited May 17 '16 at 12:34
Kevdog777
2,097123259
edited May 17 '16 at 12:34
Kevdog777
2,097123259
edited May 17 '16 at 12:34
Kevdog777
2,097123259
2,097123259
answered May 17 '16 at 12:01
user170753user170753
1
answered May 17 '16 at 12:01
user170753user170753
1
answered May 17 '16 at 12:01
user170753user170753
1
1
I don't have a background entry underorg.mate
– Electric Coffee
May 18 '16 at 9:16
I do not have it either.
– user44400
Jul 28 '16 at 9:14
For Ubuntu Mate 18.04, it should beorg.mate.desktop.background.show-desktop-icons(notice "desktop" after "mate"). See my answer.
– Mat.R
May 27 '18 at 15:23
add a comment |
I don't have a background entry underorg.mate
– Electric Coffee
May 18 '16 at 9:16
I do not have it either.
– user44400
Jul 28 '16 at 9:14
For Ubuntu Mate 18.04, it should beorg.mate.desktop.background.show-desktop-icons(notice "desktop" after "mate"). See my answer.
– Mat.R
May 27 '18 at 15:23
I don't have a background entry under
org.mate– Electric Coffee
May 18 '16 at 9:16
I don't have a background entry under
org.mate– Electric Coffee
May 18 '16 at 9:16
I do not have it either.
– user44400
Jul 28 '16 at 9:14
I do not have it either.
– user44400
Jul 28 '16 at 9:14
For Ubuntu Mate 18.04, it should be
org.mate.desktop.background.show-desktop-icons (notice "desktop" after "mate"). See my answer.– Mat.R
May 27 '18 at 15:23
For Ubuntu Mate 18.04, it should be
org.mate.desktop.background.show-desktop-icons (notice "desktop" after "mate"). See my answer.– Mat.R
May 27 '18 at 15:23
add a comment |
For Ubuntu Mate 18.04:
Open a terminal and run the following command:
dconf write /org/mate/desktop/background/show-desktop-icons false
Tip: if you want to force to close the window which overlay your desktop or any windows, you can open a terminal and run the following command:
xkill
Then, click anywhere on the window you want to close and it should close.
answered May 27 '18 at 15:17
Mat.RMat.R
516
add a comment |
For Ubuntu Mate 18.04:
Open a terminal and run the following command:
dconf write /org/mate/desktop/background/show-desktop-icons false
Tip: if you want to force to close the window which overlay your desktop or any windows, you can open a terminal and run the following command:
xkill
Then, click anywhere on the window you want to close and it should close.
answered May 27 '18 at 15:17
Mat.RMat.R
516
add a comment |
For Ubuntu Mate 18.04:
Open a terminal and run the following command:
dconf write /org/mate/desktop/background/show-desktop-icons false
Tip: if you want to force to close the window which overlay your desktop or any windows, you can open a terminal and run the following command:
xkill
Then, click anywhere on the window you want to close and it should close.
answered May 27 '18 at 15:17
Mat.RMat.R
516
For Ubuntu Mate 18.04:
Open a terminal and run the following command:
dconf write /org/mate/desktop/background/show-desktop-icons false
Tip: if you want to force to close the window which overlay your desktop or any windows, you can open a terminal and run the following command:
xkill
Then, click anywhere on the window you want to close and it should close.
answered May 27 '18 at 15:17
Mat.RMat.R
516
answered May 27 '18 at 15:17
Mat.RMat.R
516
answered May 27 '18 at 15:17
Mat.RMat.R
516
answered May 27 '18 at 15:17
Mat.RMat.R
516
516
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You can start Caja with the --no-desktop option to prevent it from opening the desktop.
answered Oct 24 '18 at 15:41
Adam L. TaylorAdam L. Taylor
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You can start Caja with the --no-desktop option to prevent it from opening the desktop.
answered Oct 24 '18 at 15:41
Adam L. TaylorAdam L. Taylor
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You can start Caja with the --no-desktop option to prevent it from opening the desktop.
answered Oct 24 '18 at 15:41
Adam L. TaylorAdam L. Taylor
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You can start Caja with the --no-desktop option to prevent it from opening the desktop.
answered Oct 24 '18 at 15:41
Adam L. TaylorAdam L. Taylor
1
answered Oct 24 '18 at 15:41
Adam L. TaylorAdam L. Taylor
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answered Oct 24 '18 at 15:41
Adam L. TaylorAdam L. Taylor
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answered Oct 24 '18 at 15:41
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In the console, type:
dconf key org.mate.background.show-desktop-icons false
This change is persistent, i.e. it will not be undone on reboot.
edited Aug 6 '17 at 21:17
Stephen Rauch
3,338101428
answered Aug 6 '17 at 20:56
KalsanKalsan
112
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In the console, type:
dconf key org.mate.background.show-desktop-icons false
This change is persistent, i.e. it will not be undone on reboot.
edited Aug 6 '17 at 21:17
Stephen Rauch
3,338101428
answered Aug 6 '17 at 20:56
KalsanKalsan
112
add a comment |
In the console, type:
dconf key org.mate.background.show-desktop-icons false
This change is persistent, i.e. it will not be undone on reboot.
edited Aug 6 '17 at 21:17
Stephen Rauch
3,338101428
answered Aug 6 '17 at 20:56
KalsanKalsan
112
In the console, type:
dconf key org.mate.background.show-desktop-icons false
This change is persistent, i.e. it will not be undone on reboot.
edited Aug 6 '17 at 21:17
Stephen Rauch
3,338101428
answered Aug 6 '17 at 20:56
KalsanKalsan
112
edited Aug 6 '17 at 21:17
Stephen Rauch
3,338101428
edited Aug 6 '17 at 21:17
Stephen Rauch
3,338101428
edited Aug 6 '17 at 21:17
Stephen Rauch
3,338101428
3,338101428
answered Aug 6 '17 at 20:56
KalsanKalsan
112
answered Aug 6 '17 at 20:56
KalsanKalsan
112
answered Aug 6 '17 at 20:56
KalsanKalsan
112
112
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Did you find a solution to this problem?
– user44400
Jul 30 '16 at 11:24
@user44400 nope, I have not
– Electric Coffee
Jul 31 '16 at 20:24
Despite that, do you still use mate with i3?
– user44400
Aug 1 '16 at 8:22
Yeah I like the menu bar
– Electric Coffee
Aug 1 '16 at 9:14