Running a .desktop file in the terminal - Ask Ubuntu
...If I open that folder in nautilus, I can run these applications just by double clicking its associated file, e.g. double-clicking firefox.desktop runs Firefox. However, I can't find a way to do the same thing via terminal. If I do gnome-open foo.desktop it simply opens foo.desktop as a text file....
https://askubuntu.com/questions/5172/running-a-desktop-file-in-the-terminal
How do you run Ubuntu Server with a GUI? - Ask Ubuntu
...The desktop installation media does install a GUI by default. To add a desktop UI environment to an Ubuntu installed as the "server" variety, you'll need to install some packages from the internet. Run these commands to install a desktop environment: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop...
https://askubuntu.com/questions/53822/how-do-you-run-ubuntu-server-with-a-gui
how to run ".desktop" file from bash script - Ask Ubuntu
...Run the desktop file with dex /some/path/foo.desktop. To run a .desktop file that is installed in one of the dedicated locations on your system (where it is being picked up from your menu), you can use gtk-launch (part of the libgtk-3-bin package), for example gtk-launch foo. You can specify the extension, but there is no need....
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1332731/how-to-run-desktop-file-from-bash-script
scripts - Create a .desktop file that opens and execute a command in a ...
...I would like to know how to write the Exec command of a .desktop file to open a new terminal and execute a shell script in it. The shell script is working and accessible by all users. When launchin......
https://askubuntu.com/questions/436891/create-a-desktop-file-that-opens-and-execute-a-command-in-a-terminal
boot - How to start GUI from command line? - Ask Ubuntu
...Why is build-essential needed? It is a tool helping the compilation of programs. While it is, for a developer, useful to have installed - I don't see any compiling in the solution. Unless you want to compile ubuntu-desktop?...
https://askubuntu.com/questions/168736/how-to-start-gui-from-command-line
sudo - How to run applications as root? - Ask Ubuntu
...I am a complete newbie to Linux, and I think the issue is that I am not running the application as root. How do I run applications as root in Ubuntu? Is it bad practice to do this? What is the purpose of the whole root thing, where even though we need to use root so frequently, it is not utilized as default?...
https://askubuntu.com/questions/207466/how-to-run-applications-as-root
How to double click on .desktop apps to launch them
...How does one accept the risk and allow these apps to run? Using the terminal and typing [./MyApp.desktop] works and successfully launches the app but that's not an ideal solution for apps that are run often and it leaves an unnecessary terminal window open. How does one launch a .desktop app by simply double clicking on it in Ubuntu?...
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1398777/how-to-double-click-on-desktop-apps-to-launch-them
Run Desktop Windows Manager (dwm.exe | NVIDIA GeForce Forums
...Posted by Littleman: ?Run Desktop Windows Manager (dwm.exe) on discrete 860m gpu (optimus + ?...
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/geforce-graphics-cards/5/213779/run-desktop-windows-manager-dwmexe-on-discrete-860/
How to start a GUI software on a remote Linux PC via SSH
...Usually, I do this by starting an X11vnc server on the remote PC via SSH and then connecting with an Xvnc client to the Xfce desktop. Is there a way to start a GUI software on a remote Linux PC via SSH?...
https://askubuntu.com/questions/47642/how-to-start-a-gui-software-on-a-remote-linux-pc-via-ssh
Opening Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop on WSL2
...My preferred approach for getting a "full desktop" under WSL is to use xrdp and then simply run Windows Remote Desktop Connection to enter the desktop manager. This avoids conflicts in hotkeys between Ubuntu and Windows. On the downside, it's a bit slower than using native WSLg. The original question mentions both "Ubuntu Desktop" (assuming Gnome) as well as Xfce, so I'll provide steps for ......
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1252007/opening-ubuntu-20-04-desktop-on-wsl2