Comments on: gconftool-2 : gconf-editor from the shell http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/01/10/gconftool-2-gconf-editor-from-the-shell/ Enhancing your Ubuntu experience! Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:29:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ikem http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/01/10/gconftool-2-gconf-editor-from-the-shell/#comment-14973 Ikem Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:14:46 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/01/10/gconftool-2-gconf-editor-from-the-shell/#comment-14973 > Using gconftool-2 we can achieve the same thing using: > gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-screensaver/lock_enabled --type bool 1" You were missing a ". > Using gconftool-2 we can achieve the same thing using:

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]]> By: netuddki http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/01/10/gconftool-2-gconf-editor-from-the-shell/#comment-14512 netuddki Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:17:26 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/01/10/gconftool-2-gconf-editor-from-the-shell/#comment-14512 <a href="#comment-4377" rel="nofollow">@ xtraxtra </a> In the script you have to set the DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS value to the value it has on the desktop. @ xtraxtra
In the script you have to set the DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS value to the value it has on the desktop.

]]> By: modr http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/01/10/gconftool-2-gconf-editor-from-the-shell/#comment-12145 modr Sun, 24 Oct 2010 08:58:30 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/01/10/gconftool-2-gconf-editor-from-the-shell/#comment-12145 Thank, great article. If you don't min I'll ref it on <a href="http://blog.vnox.de/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.vnox.de/</a> in my next article. Just a slight addition: As above you need to swat entry no 1 and no 3 in order to have the same order as listed in "System -> Pref -> Apprearance", i.e. see below: # 1. Application Font gconftool-2 --set /desktop/gnome/interface/font_name --type string "Ubuntu 9" # 2. Document Font gconftool-2 --set /desktop/gnome/interface/document_font_name --type string "Sans 8" # 3. Desktop Font gconftool-2 --set /apps/nautilus/preferences/desktop_font --type string "Ubuntu 9" # 4. Widows Title Font gconftool-2 --set /apps/metacity/general/titlebar_font --type string "Ubuntu Bold 9" # 3. Fixed Width Font gconftool-2 --set /desktop/gnome/interface/monospace_font_name --type string "Monospace 8" Re Thank,

great article. If you don’t min I’ll ref it on http://blog.vnox.de/ in my next article.

Just a slight addition: As above you need to swat entry no 1 and no 3 in order to have the same order as listed in “System -> Pref -> Apprearance”, i.e. see below:

# 1. Application Font
gconftool-2 –set /desktop/gnome/interface/font_name –type string “Ubuntu 9″
# 2. Document Font
gconftool-2 –set /desktop/gnome/interface/document_font_name –type string “Sans 8″
# 3. Desktop Font
gconftool-2 –set /apps/nautilus/preferences/desktop_font –type string “Ubuntu 9″
# 4. Widows Title Font
gconftool-2 –set /apps/metacity/general/titlebar_font –type string “Ubuntu Bold 9″
# 3. Fixed Width Font
gconftool-2 –set /desktop/gnome/interface/monospace_font_name –type string “Monospace 8″

Re

]]> By: Marcelo http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/01/10/gconftool-2-gconf-editor-from-the-shell/#comment-10217 Marcelo Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:43:53 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/01/10/gconftool-2-gconf-editor-from-the-shell/#comment-10217 Hi, nice tutorial. I've used it to change background images automatically every minute, it looks nice! it just needs a file with images paths, like: "~/Images/file.paths", with its contents like: ~/Images/image1.png ~/Images/image2.png ~/Images/image3.jpg ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #!/bin/bash while true; do BG_LIST="~/Images/images.path" list_size_with_name=`wc -l $BG_LIST` list_size=`echo $list_size_with_name | awk '{print $1}'` i=`expr $RANDOM % $list_size` string=`cat $BG_LIST | sed -n -e "$i{p;q}"` /usr/bin/gconftool-2 --type string --set /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename "$string" sleep 60 done Hi, nice tutorial.
I’ve used it to change background images automatically every minute, it looks nice!
it just needs a file with images paths, like: “~/Images/file.paths”,
with its contents like:
~/Images/image1.png
~/Images/image2.png
~/Images/image3.jpg
…
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#!/bin/bash
while true; do
BG_LIST=”~/Images/images.path”
list_size_with_name=`wc -l $BG_LIST`
list_size=`echo $list_size_with_name | awk ‘{print $1}’`
i=`expr $RANDOM % $list_size`
string=`cat $BG_LIST | sed -n -e “$i{p;q}”`
/usr/bin/gconftool-2 –type string –set /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename “$string”
sleep 60
done

]]> By: J Beazley http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/01/10/gconftool-2-gconf-editor-from-the-shell/#comment-8513 J Beazley Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:25:21 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/01/10/gconftool-2-gconf-editor-from-the-shell/#comment-8513 Gconftool-2 can also be used to backup/import different gconf settings using the "gconftool-2 --dump" and "gconftool-2 --load" commands. For example, for panel settings: gconftool-2 --dump /apps/panel > ~/Desktop/panel.entries gconftool-2 --load ~/Desktop/panel.entries Useful for if you switch between multiple themes and panel configurations etc. Also, you could easily tweak this to backup entire desktop environment style. Gconftool-2 can also be used to backup/import different gconf settings using the "gconftool-2 –dump" and "gconftool-2 –load" commands. For example, for panel settings:

gconftool-2 –dump /apps/panel > ~/Desktop/panel.entries
gconftool-2 –load ~/Desktop/panel.entries

Useful for if you switch between multiple themes and panel configurations etc.

Also, you could easily tweak this to backup entire desktop environment style.

]]> By: xtraxtra http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/01/10/gconftool-2-gconf-editor-from-the-shell/#comment-4377 xtraxtra Tue, 06 May 2008 06:05:24 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/01/10/gconftool-2-gconf-editor-from-the-shell/#comment-4377 Great tutorial, but i have this problem with changing mouse settings using gconftool-2 --set /desktop/gnome/peripherals/mouse/left_handed --type boolean 1 gconftool-2 --set /desktop/gnome/peripherals/mouse/tap_to_click --type boolean 0 while running this directly from shell it works fine but while running this from script done changes are visible in gconf-editor but changes take no effect to the mouse behaviour. Is it possible to change the mouse settings from the script? Great tutorial, but i have this problem with changing mouse settings using
gconftool-2 –set /desktop/gnome/peripherals/mouse/left_handed –type boolean 1
gconftool-2 –set /desktop/gnome/peripherals/mouse/tap_to_click –type boolean 0
while running this directly from shell it works fine
but while running this from script done changes are visible in gconf-editor but changes take no effect to the mouse behaviour.
Is it possible to change the mouse settings from the script?

]]> By: Christer Edwards http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/01/10/gconftool-2-gconf-editor-from-the-shell/#comment-3445 Christer Edwards Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:43:39 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/01/10/gconftool-2-gconf-editor-from-the-shell/#comment-3445 @Marius - that 'bug' should be fixed site-wide. I've updated all of the posts to properly display that. Thank you for pointing it out. @Marius – that ‘bug’ should be fixed site-wide. I’ve updated all of the posts to properly display that. Thank you for pointing it out.

]]> By: Chad http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/01/10/gconftool-2-gconf-editor-from-the-shell/#comment-3424 Chad Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:20:17 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/01/10/gconftool-2-gconf-editor-from-the-shell/#comment-3424 Great tutorial. I'm interested in automating the configurations from gconf to multiple computers across a network. I have not found anything that does this. So far my only though is to export the settings to a file, and then have network computers run a script every 30 minutes to import the settings. Any thoughts? Thanks for all the great info. Great tutorial. I’m interested in automating the configurations from gconf to multiple computers across a network. I have not found anything that does this. So far my only though is to export the settings to a file, and then have network computers run a script every 30 minutes to import the settings.
Any thoughts?
Thanks for all the great info.

]]> By: Öjvind Johansson http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/01/10/gconftool-2-gconf-editor-from-the-shell/#comment-3397 Öjvind Johansson Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:47:51 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/01/10/gconftool-2-gconf-editor-from-the-shell/#comment-3397 I do as follows: gconftool-2 -R / > gr Now make a change in System Preferences, or some application preference. Then: gconftool-2 -R / > g diff -U30 gr g | less I do as follows:

gconftool-2 -R / > gr

Now make a change in System Preferences,
or some application preference. Then:

gconftool-2 -R / > g
diff -U30 gr g | less

]]> By: admin http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/01/10/gconftool-2-gconf-editor-from-the-shell/#comment-3331 admin Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:37:49 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/01/10/gconftool-2-gconf-editor-from-the-shell/#comment-3331 @Marius Gedminas - thank you for noticing, i have updated the post. @Marius Gedminas – thank you for noticing, i have updated the post.

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