gnomegnome-terminal
Sometimes when I resize a window in gnome 3 and then switch tasks, the window snaps back to it's previous size. How can I make it retain the size that I change it to?
For instance, if I drag at the sides of a terminal window to make it a new size it will resize, however when I click on any other window the size of the terminal will shrink back to exactly the same size it was before I resized it.
It might only be the terminal window that does this. Other windows I have seem retain their size.
The search for a solution to the problem led nowhere. For myself as a solution to this problem, I chose another terminal emulator: Tilix To install Tilix:
add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/terminix
apt-get install tilix
To work with hotkey term in unity, you need to run command:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.default-applications.terminal exec 'tilix'
It worked for me (update Vbox 6.0):
Note: Check OpenGL with command:
glxinfo | grep "OpenGL version"
Make sure you have Mesa installed:
sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/updates && sudo apt dist-upgrade
Recomended before start:
For security reason create new folder (example: myvm) in a partition mounted (not directly in /Home or /root) or into an external disk and save only VM disk (if you have anyone without VM folder)
Important PPA:
Make sure you have the Virtualbox PPA. If you do not have it, open the terminal and execute:
~$ echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian $(lsb_release -sc) contrib" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list
~$ wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox_2016.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
Bash Script
Save this script in home (example: vboxinstall.sh)
~$ chmod +x vboxinstall.sh
And run (without "sudo")
~$ ./vboxinstall.sh
Content:
#!/bin/bash
while true; do
read -p "Do you want to install Virtualbox? (y/n)" answer
case $answer in
[Yy]* )
# execute command yes
echo "Virtualbox Pack setup..."
echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian $(lsb_release -sc) contrib" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list
wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox_2016.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
vboxmanage list runningvms | sed -r 's/.*\{(.*)\}/\1/' | xargs -L1 -I {} VBoxManage controlvm {} savestate
sudo killall vboxwebsrv
sudo pkill virtualbox
sudo systemctl stop vboxweb-service.service
export VBOX_VER=`VBoxManage --version|awk -Fr '{print $1}'`
sudo VBoxManage extpack uninstall "Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack"
sudo apt -y autoremove --purge virtualbox*
sudo rm -rf /etc/vbox /opt/VirtualBox /usr/lib/virtualbox ~/.config/VirtualBox
sudo apt update && sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt clean && sudo apt autoremove && sudo apt-get -f -y install && sudo apt-get -y dist-upgrade && sudo apt -y --fix-broken install
sudo apt -y install virtualbox-6.0 bridge-utils
sudo dpkg --configure -a && sudo apt-get -f -y install
wget -c http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/$VBOX_VER/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-$VBOX_VER.vbox-extpack
sudo VBoxManage extpack install Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-$VBOX_VER.vbox-extpack
# sudo adduser $USER vboxusers
sudo usermod -a -G vboxusers $USER
echo "check groups $USER"
sudo systemctl enable vboxweb-service
sudo systemctl start vboxweb-service
sudo update-grub
sudo vboxconfig
sudo usermod -aG vboxsf ($whoami) &> /dev/null
echo "Done"
break;;
[Nn]* )
# execute command no
break;;
* ) echo; echo "Select: YES (y) or NO (n)";;
esac
done
Note: This script removes the previous virtualbox (and its folders), and installs it again
Create a new vm with your vm-disk (previously saved)
Do not select:
Select:
Note: To select USB3.0 (xHCI) Controller you must have Intel USB 3.0 Drivers
Run VM:
Note: Only for Mate Desktop Environment 1.20.1 (check with command: ~$ mate-about), if when running the VM your desktop bar is blocked (you can not access the menu and other functions), ignore it. When restarting the PC it will be fixed. However, if you need urgent access to your application menu, open the terminal and execute:
~$ killall mate-panel
Important:
For PC/laptop/server with Intel Chipset or Graphic Card, read HERE
For previous versions of Ubuntu 18.04.x with Intel Graphic Card, see HERE
See discussion on this problem HERE
Best Answer
This is apparently a bug.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/1040885
They mentioned a workaround, select the first tab and resize. Apparently this only happens when the first tab isn't selected.