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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Adding a custom keyboard causes gnome shell to crash, and prevents login
Adding a custom keyboard as an input source in the settings app caused gnome shell to crash. Further attempts to log in failed (initially a password was accepted but the log in didn't complete and I ...
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Prevent users from changing the background image Ubuntu 24.04
As the title states, how can I prevent users from changing the background.
I already made locks with dconf, it works, but not for downloaded images, the option to define the image as background still ...
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How do I remove settings in /org/gnome/shell/extensions in Ubuntu 24.04 or GNOME 46?
After trying out some GNOME extensions, I decided to uninstall some of them via the Extension Manager GUI. I can see that their directories are indeed removed from ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/...
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How do I stop the side buttons on my mouse from being "back" and "forward" buttons?
I have a cheap "gaming" mouse. I can't find a manufacturer website. It has thumb buttons, which seem to have a system wide "back" and "forward" action. In Firefox it ...
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Night Light from terminal with Ubuntu 23 and 24, gsettings no longer updating the entry in DCONF
Hi I used to use this command to toggle night light from the terminal but it no longer seems to update the setting but going to the dconf editor and toggling the setting works fine
Switch on
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Dconf, touchpad and mouse problems on Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
I have a laptop (Lenovo Thinkbook 15G2 if that make a difference), where I use a Bluetooth mouse. So far so good.
But I've hands problems so I want to disable the touchpad when I use the mouse in ...
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How to escape a GVariant dictionary in bash script
I'm writing a bash script to change the display scale:
#!/bin/bash
cmd="dconf write /com/ubuntu/user-interface/scale-factor \"{'DP-4': 7, 'eDP-1': 7}\""
$cmd
The dconf command ...
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Enabling xwayland-allow-grabs in dconf to workaround "desktop search" possibly increased responsiveness system wide
Somewhat recently in my Ubuntu 23.10 install, I came across a bug/feature where every time I used a keyboard shortcut (like Ctrl+Alt+T), nothing would happen and instead the desktop would be searched ...
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Setting gdm settings through dconf has no effect
I've been trying to disable-user-list at user logon guided by various solutions:
GNOME official docs
RedHat
Fostips
and many others that were actually copy-pasted articles
This seems to be an old ...
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Adjusting Magnification Step Size with Keyboard Shortcuts in Ubuntu
Hello Ubuntu Community,
I'm reaching out for assistance regarding the magnification feature in Ubuntu, specifically when using the keyboard shortcuts (Super+ for zoom in, Super- for zoom out). My ...
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How can I adjust the column width and make it default? With dconf-editor (nautilus) I can adjust which columns, but the width?
After one day of searching how I can adjust my default column width? See the below details and what I already tried during my troubleshooting.
gnome/nautilus installed
via dconf-editor I can adjust ...
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Setting Keyboard Shortcuts in Ubuntu 22.04 with gsettings (what's changed?)
It appears it should be relatively easy to set Super+C to launch my GNOME calculator in Ubuntu 22.04 with gsettings and the command line:
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys....
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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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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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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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