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Contents 1 Gconf Guide: Few Tweaks 1.1 Make File-roller open the destination folder in Nautilus when extracting has finished 1.2 Nautilus desktop shows mounted volumes 1.3 Make update-manager automatically look for new full distro updates 1.4 Toolbars in GTK+ apps are detachable 1.5 Automatically open DVDs in GXINE or VLC instead of Totem 1.6 Set a different locale than US for Amazon cover retrieval, in this case UK

Gconf Guide: Few Tweaks

Some nice items in Gconf that can improve your desktop experience. They are listed here as a bunch of commands for your convenience.

Make File-roller open the destination folder in Nautilus when extracting has finished

gconftool-2 --type boolean --set /apps/file-roller/dialogs/extract/view_destination_folder true 

Nautilus desktop shows mounted volumes

gconftool-2 --type boolean --set /apps/nautilus/desktop/volumes_visible true  

Make update-manager automatically look for new full distro updates

gconftool-2 --type boolean --set /apps/update-manager/check_dist_upgrades true  

Toolbars in GTK+ apps are detachable

gconftool-2 --type boolean --set /desktop/gnome/interface/toolbar_detachable true 

Automatically open DVDs in GXINE or VLC instead of Totem

For gxine, use:

gconftool-2 --type string --set /desktop/gnome/volume_manager/autoplay_dvd_command "gxine dvd:/%m" 

For vlc, use:

gconftool-2 --type string --set /desktop/gnome/volume_manager/autoplay_dvd_command "vlc %m" 

Set a different locale than US for Amazon cover retrieval, in this case UK

gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/muine/amazon_locale uk 

Note: You have to replace "uk" with your locale.