Questions tagged [gconf]
GConf is a system used by the GNOME desktop environment for storing configuration settings for the desktop and applications.
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Missing gconf/gconf-client.h
I'm trying to install an Evolution plugin using these instructions:
How do I minimize Evolution to the system tray in Ubuntu?
In the sudo make stage, I get the following output:
make all-recursive
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GConf Error under Ubuntu
I use Ubuntu 10.04, and every now and then I start getting the following messages when starting gedit, for example.
GConf Error: Failed to contact
configuration server; some possible
causes are ...
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How do I add a new folder to gconf-editor?
I can't even figure out what these folders are called. The things inside them are apparently called "keys".
How do I add another folder so that I can handle another file type that isn't listed?
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How to remove shortcuts of drives from desktop without unmounting it in Ubuntu?
I have a question about unmounting the drives in Linux.
Whenever I open any drives in system its shortcut/image will be shown in the desktop. To remove that, I need to right-click on it and select ...
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Center all windows title using gconf-editor?
I want to center my windows title like so:
Instead of having them aligned to the right:
Is there a setting I can change in gconf-editor or is this something controlled by each theme?
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Gnome-terminal overwriting/ignoring manual file changes to .gconf xml profiles
I have an XML file for a custom profile for gnome-terminal. However, when I throw the file into an appropriate directory like ~/.gconf/apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/%gconf.xml the file is ...
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Refresh wallpaper Deepin Linux
I'm trying to change my wallpaper on Deepin Linux (the X server is Deepin Desktop Manager (dde)) with the command line. I can do it with the command gsettings set com.deepin.dde.appearance background-...
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Update screensaver theme using gconftool-2
How can i update the screensaver theme?
I am using:
$sudo gconftool-2 -t --list-type string --set /apps/gnome-screensaver/themes [screensavers-xyz]
But it doesn't seem to work. I get an error ...
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How to fix a gconf error?
Whenever I log into Ubuntu(10.04), I get the following error.
GConf Error:
Failed to contact configuration server; some possible causes are that you need to enable TCP/IP networking for ORBit, ...
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How to enable screen sharing when using networkd in netplan?
On Ubuntu 18.04, I am configuring a bond of 2 interfaces and using 2 interfaces of another NIC. Here is my netplan entry:
network:
version: 2
renderer: networkd
ethernets:
eno1:
dhcp4: ...