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== Nautilus No Breadcrumbs ==
Change the path with {{code|ctrl}}+{{code|l}}. To make it permanent, set the appropriate key with gsettings:
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$ gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences always-use-location-entry true
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== Screensaver Timeout ==
== Screensaver Timeout ==

Revision as of 17:01, 19 November 2019

GSettings

The gsettings utility provides a way to get to GSettings which is more or less like a Windows registry containing key value pairs.

GSetting values are different for each user. To modify or view values for a different user, launch a dbus session as the user via sudo:

# sudo -H -u lightdm dbus-launch --exit-with-session gsettings list-recursively

Nautilus No Breadcrumbs

Change the path with ctrl+l. To make it permanent, set the appropriate key with gsettings:

$ gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences always-use-location-entry true

Screensaver Timeout

The amount of idle time before the screensaver starts is set using:

# gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay
uint32 60
# gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay 3600

The amount of time before the screen is locked is set:

## Instantly locks when the screensaver starts
# gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver lock-delay 0
## Or a delay in seconds. Eg: 1 minute
# gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver lock-delay 60

See Also