Questions tagged [gsettings]
A simple command line interface to GNOME GSettings which allows you to manage application settings.
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Changing HID device type
I bought this lovely old Macally iBall Pro and I have it setup well in Ubuntu 22.04 using xinput to configure middle button emulation and scrolling with a button. Like so: xinput set-prop "12&...
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see what shell commands correspond to settings changes
I am trying to create automated routines to switch between light and dark modes for my desktop as described here. The only problem is, I don't know which gsettings commands correspond to the various ...
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In which file is stored the screen backlight brightness settings?
I would like to make a Debian 12 Live system for a laptop, from another computer that has an external display without backlight settings in the operating system. I need to know the file where is ...
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F10 keybinding of unknown origin (maybe Gnome?)
I am running Fedora 40 which I installed a few months ago. I noticed that F10 in my Emacs does not run the function that I have assigned to it in Emacs: in fact, Emacs does not see the F10 key any ...
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gsetttings not working from inside bashrc
In my ~/.bashrc Terminal() { TerminalDarkProfile="b1dcc9dd-5262-4d8d-a863-c897e6d979b9" TerminalLightProfile="3dd28c15-6ba4-4ba0-8289-ab023e6c88fc" Gsetting="org....
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How to access gnome settings without system running
I want to access gnome configurations such as keyboard shortcuts, from an OS installation that I cannot boot, but I have access to the whole file system. The old system is Fedora 36, Gnome 42, wayland,...
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Gnome shell Window auto-focus not working for specific applications
I am using fedora 37 with kernel version 6.2.9. Some of the applications like gnome-terminal and gnome software store when launched from the Dash in gnome-shell are not focused i.e. they are not being ...
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Gnome Evolution Email - Saving my messages as a .PDF file issue
I wanted to save some Emails with all the formatting, images, and attachments, just as they appear in Evolution. I know I can 'File > Back up Evolution Data...' but I want it so I don't have to ...
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