`dconf` is a low-level, key-based configuration system. It replaces `GConf` and its main purpose is to provide a backend to `GSettings`.
Questions tagged [dconf]
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Save custom keyboard shortcuts in Gnome
On my Debian system I've customized my Gnome (Shell) keyboard shortcuts, via System Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts.
Where do I find the file with these settings so that I can copy the file onto a flash drive for backup and then use it to replace…
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How can I view the content of a backup of the dconf database file?
I've taken a backup of the file where my dconf database is stored (~/.config/dconf/user which is a binary file), and now I need to move some keys from the backup to the dconf in use.
How can I view the content of the backed up dconf without putting…
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set gnome terminal background/text color from bash script
I would like to setup my gnome terminal's background(#002b36) and foreground color in ubuntu 13, using bash script.
I tried gconftool but couldn't succeed.
GCONFTOOL-2(1) User Commands …
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How do I browse for available gsettings options?
There are certain gsettings keys that can have multiple values (e.g. a key like verbosity could be assigned to one error, info, or debug). I want to be able to list them, but my dconf-editor (0.7.3) can't view them. Is there an existing alternative?
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dconf-WARNING **: failed to commit changes to dconf: The connection is closed
Whenever I open any software through Terminal I get following errors and eventually the software opens
dconf-WARNING **: failed to commit changes to dconf: The connection is closed
(gedit:3609): dconf-WARNING **: failed to commit changes to dconf:…
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How do I use the plain-text mode of dconf?
By default, dconf stores its configuration in a binary format, inconvenient for using with version control.
dconf notes that there is a configuration setting for dconf that enables a "bi-directional" plain text mode that effectively mirrors the…
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How do I customize Gnome screen shield / curtain / login screen appearance?
Gnome desktop seems configurable in various ways: in "Gnome settings", with gnome-extensions, gnome-tweak-tool, gsettings or dconf-editor.
However, apart from this procedure to change the login screen background, which involves a little bit of glib…
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Getting "unable to create file '/run/user/1000/dconf/user': Permission denied"
I use GNU/Linux Mint 18.2 (based on Ubuntu 16.04). Very recently, I've started seeing the following error message, repeated many times, when I start some GUI apps (e.g. meld):
unable to create file '/run/user/1000/dconf/user': Permission denied. …
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Set static number of workspaces in gnome-shell with dconf
How to set the behavior of gnome-shell workspaces (static instead of dynamic) via dconf?
I configured i3 style keyboard shortcuts to switch to specific workspace with Super+ but gnome-shell creates workspaces dynamically, so I can not switch…
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Configuring Gnome Shell key bindings from the command line
I am trying to modify the Gnome Shell preferences (in this case the key bindings) using the terminal. I have tried:
gsettings set org.gnome.Terminal.Legacy.Keybindings switch-to-tab-1 '1'
But it is giving me an error:
Schema…
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Does gsettings have a GUI frontend?
There is dconf-editor for dconf, but dconf is a low-level configuration system and direct use of it is discouraged. Users are recommended to use gsettings instead, but I cannot find a GUI tool for it.
By the way, the keys in dconf and gsettings…
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How to export / import Ubuntu 16.04 terminal color scheme
I'm trying to export the color scheme from my Ubuntu 16.04 terminal to use on another system.
I found some posts that suggest:
gconftool-2 --dump '/apps/gnome-terminal' > gnome-terminal-conf.xml
... but that no longer works. I also found someone…
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dconf fails when running X application from alternate user
In an effort to protect my personal files in my home directory, I am trying to run certain applications as an alternate user, but under the same graphical environment.
I have enabled X permissions by running the command: xhost…
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Unable to change background in mate desktop
I'm running Debian Stretch with MATE desktop 1.16.1. Since I have update the package mate-settings-daemon I can't change my background, it shows the wallpaper used for the login screen. I've tried to change it in the usual way through Control Center…
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Why is my dconf setting suddenly non-writable?
I'm trying to change my screensaver settings in Cinnamon 2.6.13 on Ubuntu 14.04 trusty.
When the system image was fresh, I was able to change the setting /org/cinnamon/desktop/screensaver/ask-for-away-message to whatever I wanted. Now, however, the…
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