Re: changing the Desktop path

[Jeff Waugh <jdub perkypants org>]

<quote who="Justin Findlay">

> <entry name="desktop_is_home_dir" mtime="1581714062" muser="justin"
> type="bool" value="true"/>
> 
> to the prefrences configuration file and make it work.  Now with
> nautilus-2.4.0 (Fedora 1)  this is no longer possible as the file
> 
> $HOME/.gconf/apps/nautilus/preferences/%gconf.xml
> 
> is auto-rewritten and I cannot effect a manual change.  How can I make the
> desktop display my home directory?

You shouldn't be changing these files manually. Change the same key, but use
gconftool-2 (cli) or gconf-editor (gui).

- Jeff

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