I need to write an Ansible script to configure Mint Mate workstations, specifically desktop settings. However, I can't really find the place where desktop settings live. I read something about dconf and gsettings, but I'm not sure where best to do this. So far I've only found a way to change the desktop background (replacing the default pic in /usr/share/backgrounds/linuxmint), but I haven't found a way to:
- remove the terminal from the panel
- increase all system fonts by 1
- increase the panel from 27 to 30
- allowing guest user sessions
Does anyone know how to do this or where to find these settings?
Finding desktop settings for an Ansible script
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Finding desktop settings for an Ansible script
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Re: Finding desktop settings for an Ansible script
You can install dconf-tools to get the dconf editor GUI, to explore if any of these settings can be found in dconf / gsettings.
What have you tried so far to pin the location of where these configurations are stored? Personally how I'd approach it is:
1. touch a file to have a timestamp, like with command
2. make one change to the system
3. find all files in your home directory that were changed after the touched file from step 1, like with command
4. sort through the results to pin down where the configuration for that one change is likely stored
5. repeat from step 1 for the next change
If you find a match in ~/.config/gconf it means you can effect that change with dconf / gsettings. Otherwise you likely need some command to edit a text configuration file.
What have you tried so far to pin the location of where these configurations are stored? Personally how I'd approach it is:
1. touch a file to have a timestamp, like with command
touch stamp2. make one change to the system
3. find all files in your home directory that were changed after the touched file from step 1, like with command
find ~ -type f -newer stamp4. sort through the results to pin down where the configuration for that one change is likely stored
5. repeat from step 1 for the next change
If you find a match in ~/.config/gconf it means you can effect that change with dconf / gsettings. Otherwise you likely need some command to edit a text configuration file.
