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Questions tagged [gsettings]

Questions about using gsettings, the command-line version of dconf-editor, to read or modify the dconf database. Using gsettings, the schemas and keys of various programs can be viewed and altered. Sometimes hidden settings (that are not in the gui of a program) can be discovered this way.

See gsettings manual page on developer.gnome.org.

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Turn off error sound on Ubuntu 18.04

How do I turn off the Ubuntu error sound (especially on the terminal) in Ubuntu 18.04?
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What is dconf, what is its function, and how do I use it?

Mark Shuttleworth recently blogged about the decision to include the Qt libraries in the 11.10 release, with a followup from Jono Bacon. Mark states that the biggest challenge to integrating apps written in Qt into the larger Ubuntu system is Qt's…
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Gconf, Dconf, Gsettings and the relationship between them

I'm trying to understand how Gconf, Dconf and Gsettings works and what the relationship is between them. All I know is: Gconf - XML based database (backend system). The older one. Dconf - BLOB based database (backend system). The newer…
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How can I watch the output that was filtered with grep?

I want to watch the changes of the output gsettings list-recursively|grep text-scal which is org.gnome.desktop.interface text-scaling-factor 1.0 com.canonical.Unity.Interface text-scale-factor 1.0 but if I try to watch it with watch gsettings…
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Graphical editor for GSettings/dconf?

Is there an equivalent to gconf-editor for GSettings/dconf? I know that I can use gsettings set ... on the command line, but that's a bit inconvenient (especially with list types).
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Shouldn't dconf-editor and gsettings access the same database?

This is a basically 'academic' question --- to try to understand better the configuration system innards. I understand that the dconf system is the new configuration system in gnome3 that has replaced the (deprecated) gconf; this is quite clear…
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How do I turn off minimize-on-click option for Ubuntu dock?

I am using Ubuntu 18.04 and used this command gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock click-action 'minimize' to turn on minimize on dock with single click on icon. How to revert back and turn off this feature? Because it's irritating…
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How to change Gsettings via remote shell?

I need to automate desktop configuration via Puppet, virtual terminal or ssh. Unfortunately, invocation of gsettings via ssh or virtual terminal gives: gsettings set org.compiz.core:/org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/core/ hsize…
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Do GUI based application execute shell commands in the background?

I have migrated to Ubuntu 16.04 just 2 days ago from Windows. I like the way we can customise the Unity Desktop. I am just playing around with the look and feel of the Desktop environment. Just like in Windows, I wanted the launcher to be at the…
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Where can I get a list of SCHEMA / PATH / KEY to use with gsettings?

After doing some research, I found that I can quickly set configuration options using the gsettings command in the terminal, instead of installing dconf-editor or gconf-editor or CCSM. But we need the SCHEMA/PATH and KEY to set the value. Syntax…
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How can I script the settings made by gnome-tweak-tool?

I like to be able to configure things from the command line, so that when I reinstall the OS I can just run a script and get my preferred configuration back. Since "upgrading" to Ubuntu 17.10, I found I had to use gnome-tweak-tool to get some…
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My dconf/gsettings installation is broken. How can I fix it without Ubuntu reinstall?

I run Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS x64 in VirtualBox. After one very unfortunate misclick (reset saved state instead of load saved state) I got a very annoying problem. Almost all applications (unity, synaptic, gedit, etc.) print on start: Using the 'memory'…
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gtk-key-theme Emacs: what keystroke is for select-all?

I prefer emacs keystrokes, but select-all doesn't seem to be part of the emacs vocabulary, or at least, the gtk-key-theme for emacs. M-w isn't working to copy the selected region. What's the keystroke for select-all? Where is a key binding map for…
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How to change gnome-terminal profile preferences using dconf or gsettings?

After upgrading form Ubuntu 14.10 to 15.10, it seems that changing gnome-terminal preferences using gconftool-2 is no longer supported. I guess this issue is related the Gconf to GSettings migration. Now, I would like to change some of my old…
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How can I install a Gsettings Schema without root privileges?

The typical workflow to install a Gsettings Schema is this: Create a schema, with the extension .gschema.xml, with contents like this:
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