Questions tagged [dconf]
dconf is a configuration system which includes a database of settings and a tool (also called dconf) to read and write it.
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Forbid specific application from minimizing to org.freedesktop.ibus.panel
The general case:
I want to be able to forbid specific applications from minimizing to the system tray (ibus.panel, upper-right hand of the screen by default) when I attempt to close them - I want ...
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Minimize and maximize button in wsl
I am currently using wsl2 with Ubuntu 22.04 on Windows 11. I am not able to see minimize/maximize button on the titlebar. I first discovered this problem with sublime text, but when I tried other apps,...
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Print screen shortcut have a different save directory from gnome-screnshot
After rebooting, the wallpaper are not loaded then I noticed that I accidentally moved the ~/Pictures directory to another location. So I put it back.
But the screenshots are not saved to ~/Pictures ...
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Attempting to change desktop image in 23.10 using gsettings picture-uri-dark
I am attempting to write a simple cron script that updates my desktop image every 15 minutes using gsettings. However, despite many different iterations, I cannot reliably change the desktop in the ...
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Nautilus' sorting issues in Ubuntu 20.04
I've changed the default sorting for Nautilus in gsettings and dconf editor to 'type', which Nautilus uses to correctly sort all of my other folders. For some reason it always wants to sort my ...
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How to 'dconf dump' from a specified database file?
How can dconf settings be extracted from "cold" data file(s) rather than the current running system?
dconf dump ... presumably extracts data from a cached copy or mmap of $HOME/.config/dconf/...
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Dconf, can read value but not write it (given address is empty)
on ubuntu 20.04, this was working well to tweak my setting via cli:
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/interface/text-scaling-factor 0.9
however on ubuntu 22.04, I can only read the value
$ dconf read /...
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Using dconf write or gsettings set several times overwrite the previous command
I would like to remap several different keys of my keyboard.Namely: I want to remap caps Lock to escape function and remap left alt to right alt function. For this I used the following commands:
dconf ...
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Cannot change panel top bar title using Gnome extension (Ubuntu 22.04.2)
I am trying to change the top bar title, as follows:
I have installed the "panel date format" Gnome extension:
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1462/panel-date-format
Then:
~$ gnome-...
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How to edit keyboard.conf from another system
I made the mistake of editing the file
etc/x11/xorg.conf.d/keyboard.conf
and now my laptop won't start.
I try to edit the file from another system installed in another partition and it tells me that I ...
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No search results with filebrowser and terminal
Hei,
Ubuntu 22.10
I don't get search results while searching for files both with databrowser
and terminal.
Concrete: "Search" stopps after search in the first mentioned directory.
A lot of &...
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Is it possible to configure GNOME settings on Ubuntu through dconf database? Or is it possible to have a custom login (greeter) screen on Ubuntu?
I have a custom login screen with a welcome screen on my CentOS machine, and I am trying to figure out how to do this on my Ubuntu as well.
My /etc/dconf/db/gdm.d/00-login-screen looks like this:
[org/...
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Export dconf settings by reading .config/dconf of another user
Is there a way to export dconf settings by reading some .config/dconf/ tree from another user (say, user2), instead of the current user1?
I have a problem whereby I cannot log into a Gnome session ...
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Create /etc/dconf/db/site and /etc/dconf/db/distro
I am getting the following error from dconf upon login to my Ubuntu 22.04 dell precision 5570 workstation:
Error found when loading /etc/profile
# unable to open file '/etc/dconf/db/site': Failed to ...
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How do I script changing the color scheme in gnome-terminal?
How do I script changing from the light mode to the dark mode?
In it GUI I do this:
preferences>profiles>Unnamed>Colors>Bultin-in schemes (here I choose either black-on-white or white-on-...
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How to make the top bars(title bars) of windows thinner in Ubuntu
IMHO the top is too thick and useless. Ideally I like to find the setting either in dconf or edit the file that decided how thick the upper bar should
I installed tweak but it was not there and I ...
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VNC on Ubuntu 22.04 - DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS unset; can't run "dconf reset"
I want to reset my Ubuntu 22.04 desktop settings over a vnc terminal (Uubntu 22.04 is running TigerVNC.) I followed instructions at https://linuxhint.com/ubuntu_dock_settings/ and backed up the ...
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dconf Key Bind Is Visible But Doesn't Work
Since im a new ubuntu user, and am still using windows as my primary, I wanted to set the "Switch to next input source" keybind to Alt+Shift, but for some reason the settings dont allow that....
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Exploring gnome settings of a non-running system disk
I've read, e.g. here: How to save GNOME settings in a file? that gnome settings are stored in a binary database, therefore I guess I won't be able to look at those binary files manually (I don't even ...
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How to edit terminal word boundary characters?
Highlighted text in the default gnome terminal incorrectly includes word boundary characters which should be ignored
for example when I double click on
&freq_domain_magnitude_buffer_a2i
it ...
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LucasChess won't start or install after update to 22.04 claiming "no antialiasing" key in org.gnome.settings
I used LucasChess for a long time on previous installations, and never experienced any problems installing or running it. However, now on Ubuntu 22.04 it won't install or my previous installation of ...
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Cannot change opacity of Dock in 22.04
I'd like my Dock to have no transparency at all.
I've tried to modify the opacity of the Dock with dconf-Editor (https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-customize-dock-panel-on-ubuntu-22-04-jammy-jellyfish-...
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Increase mouse cursor size on Ubuntu Budgie 22.04
I tried all the suggestions here but none seem to work for me (after reboot/logout). Interesting that the "Budgie Desktop Settings" are 'honored' (change Style/Cursors/DMZ-Black|White) but ...
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Make dock visible at Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
I'm using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS a few weeks and doing some modifications at Wayland, I just want to know if there's one way to put dock-fixed in fullscreen mode without "push" windows to up, like ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 Navigation keyboard shortcut problems
I just upgraded to Ubuntu 22.04 (from 20.04). It's pretty good but I have some problems.
I want my shortcuts to be as follows:
Switch to workspace left: <Control><Alt>Left
Switch to ...
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Update system gsettings programmatically in C++
I'm running a service that needs to update the system wide proxy settings on Ubuntu.
$ gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.http host 'my.proxy.com'
$ gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.http port ...
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Login loop: Gnome keyring.SystemPrompter exited with status 1 after recursive reset of gsettings
I was on this site looking for a solution to a segmentation fault that occurred when attempting to run gnome-control-center. I made the poor mistake of blindly following the solution posted here ...
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How to solve dconf-WARNING **: unable to open file '/etc/dconf/db/site'
Some cli programs on ubuntu studio (like flatpak) print out this warning:
dconf-WARNING **: 06:52:56.776: unable to open file '/etc/dconf/db/site': Failed to open file “/etc/dconf/db/site”: open() ...
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Cannot boot in Ubuntu after restoring Ubuntu using timeshift
recently I was using Ubuntu and I tried to delete a service called dconf-service which ended up breaking up my system
But I had used a app callled time shift which is a backup application for Linux
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Ubuntu 20.04: Gedit preferences manager does not allow interactions
I am trying to install plugins on Gedit v3.36.2 under a clean Ubuntu 20.04 installation.
I'm opening the preferences but I checking/unchecking the various options doesn't work: Gedit doesn't listen!
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how does one bind mouse button 10 in DCONF when using wayland and xdotool does not work?
I'm using Ubuntu 21.10 with wayland. xdotool does not work with this setup.
I've trying to use dconf to bind a function to a mouse button (toggle-overview). I can not find anywhere a list of the valid ...
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Why are my gnome extensions not listed in gsettings?
I want to automate my Ubuntu install and for that I also want to automatically install extensions and apply my settings.
Unfortunately, if I install my extensions via the browser, I can not get my ...
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Dash app-folders
recently, I reinstalled 4 of my PC under Focal Ubuntu 20.04.3 properly (from 0, nothing). 2 are completly OK, but 2 have a strange behaviour with the dash when I want to manage apps in folders.
The ...
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Favorites disappeared from dock
I'm running Ubuntu 21.10.
Everything was fine until I went to add the trash icon to the dock in dconf editor and it removed all of my favorites from the dock. Also the trash icon never appeared on the ...
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gnome-power-manager Shows Only Wireless Mouse Battery, no AC or Other Devices
I'm diagnosing potential power issues with a Ubuntu 20.04 workstation and just attempted to interact with Power Statistics, a/k/a gnome-power-manager.
Unfortunately, the only hardware object that ...
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How to remove side panel in Ubuntu when viewing my Activities?
I am a beginner in Linux and have installed the GNOME shell and dconf editor. I was exploring the customization features in Linux and somehow, when I press on the windows key or the "Activities&...
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gsettings command not affecting settings
I was trying to write a script that would enable and disable Do Not Disturb. As such, I was using the gsettings command to enable and disable notifications
I used these two commands:
gsettings set org....
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How to permanently switch "backspace" and "Enter" keys?
i want to swap the functions of Enter key and backspace .
i know the key code of both of them
"Enter" = 117;
"Backspace" = 101;
possible ways is by using the dconf editor by ...
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Misbehaviour while moving desktop icons on 20.04.2 (GNOME 3.36.8)
Every time I move an item on the desktop into a subfolder it reorders all icons on the desktop. Also newly created folders or files are placed at a random position rather than where I right clicked. ...
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Change Highlight Color (dconf Editor)
Even if am in the right place, cannot change de colot of the highlighting selection.
Anyone would help to do so ?
Thank you very much inded !!!!!
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Title bar buttons (close, minimize, maximize) apper in system status on top bar Ubuntu 20.04, Gnome 3.36.8
I have been getting this
Although I have installed both dconf-editor and gnome tweaks, I try to use dconf-editor only for features not present in gnome tweaks. I used gnome-tweaks to make sure the ...
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dconf-service using 11.5GB RAM on Kubuntu 20.04
Running Kubuntu 20.04.on Samsung Ultrabook, 12Gb RAM, 32GB Ssd, 500GB HDD.
The OS is installed on the SSD and all my files are on the HDD.
After latest update, the fan run high and the Computer ...
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How to disable the logout button, while keeping the possibility to power off?
What I want to do
I have a specific user for tasks that require focus.
When I log into Ubuntu with this user, I want to disable the logout button and keep only the PowerOff button
What I tried
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Dock does not update when launching applications
I have customize the dock in Ubuntu 20.10 with dconf-editor and the following commands:
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock extend-height false
gsettings set org.gnome.shell....
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Custom Desktop with dconf
I would like to be able to lock my desktop down or customize it.
I have read that I could do this with dconf, but I can't seem to get this to work on Ubuntu 20.04.
I have installed a vanilla Ubuntu ...
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How to run multiple Firefox/Thunderbird icons on the dock? [duplicate]
If I open Firefox or Thunderbird or any other application twice, they stack on top of each other in the dock. I run GNOME 3.36 on Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS.
How can I duplicate the icons of the applications ...
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cronopete "enable-folder-backend" does not show up in dconf Editor in 20.04
I use a combination of Timeshift and Cronopete for backups. My desktop has some internal HDDs that are used for doing backups. The system is on a separate NVMe.
I was able to get this working for ...
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How to disable non-desktop application notification?
I've just installed espanso and I have received some annoying notifications like this:
Because espanso isn't a desktop application so I trying to disable these notifications using dconf but I don't ...
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Problem in storage space after executing "dconf reset -f /"
I executed the command:
dconf reset -f /
to reset the dash to dock and other extension changes, then when i rebooted my system.
Everything installed from the beginning, starting from user name ...
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How to compare dconf files of two computers and intelligently merge them with `dconf dump` or `gsettings`
I have several computers running MATE desktop and I want to merge their setup (and keep them in sync afterwards). With dconf dump / I can get configuration details, but comparing the output (with meld)...
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