How can I use gsettings to configure settings with relocatable schemas?

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I am trying to configure a setting with gsettings in the Terminal, to avoid having to install special non-default applications to configure the settings. However, when doing so, gsettings complains the setting has a relocatable schema and does nothing.

#: gsettings set org.compiz.unityshell dash-blur-experimental 1
Schema 'org.compiz.unityshell' is relocatable (path must be specified)

How can I set the value with the gsettings command?

dobey · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-19T13:42:54.670

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You need to specify the path to the key where the setting is actually stored. For example example, for this key, you need to use the /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/ path when running the command, like so:

#: gsettings set org.compiz.unityshell:/org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/ dash-blur-experimental 1

Note that the path must end with a / character, when passed in for relocatable schemas.

edited May 19 '15 at 13:42

answered May 03 '13 at 14:05

dobey

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And how can one find the required path for a particular scheme? – Nicolay77 Oct 29 '17 at 20:01
@Nicolay77, for example in dconf-editor GUI, copy path on top-left of the window. Last part I omitted as it is a key name. – Martian2020 Jan 21 '22 at 08:21

How can I use gsettings to configure settings with relocatable schemas?

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