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đŸ’ģ GNOME 3


Extensions

Autostart (Gnome specific)

  • ALT + F2 and gnome-session-properties

  • Gnome tweak-tool (post 3.6?)

    • apti gnome-tweaks

Autostart (all desktop environments)

  • mkdir $HOME/.config/autostart

  • touch $HOME/.config/autostart/clipit.desktop

Center Windows

  • ALT + F2 and dconf-editor

    • org > gnome > mutter > center-new-windows

Swap Left Win key for Right Win key

Win key or Super key. Whatever you like to call it.

  • gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources xkb-options "['grp:lwin_toggle']"

Program Not Responsive timeout

Some older Win32 games may have this issue

  • gsettings set org.gnome.mutter check-alive-timeout 120000

  • ALT + F2 and dconf-config

    • org > gnome > mutter
    • check-alive-timeout: uncheck use default value
    • change from 5,000 to 120,000

GDM Enable tap-to-click

  • sudo -i

  • xhost +SI:localuser:gdm

  • sudo su gdm -s /bin/bash

  • export DISPLAY=:0

  • gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad tap-to-click true

Reset GDM tap-to-click to default

  • gsettings reset org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad tap-to-click

  • gsettings reset org.gnome.settings-daemon.peripherals.keyboard numlock-state

Open a directory in Nautilus with admin privileges

Nautilus File Manager

  • Open Nautilus

  • CTRL + L

    • admin:///dir