Settings

[Bob]

** Reply to message from Paul Smith <paul at mad-scientist.net> on Sat, 29 Sep
2018 15:45:46 -0400

> On Sat, 2018-09-29 at 11:59 -0700, Bob wrote:
> > I am running Ubuntu 18.04.1 with no customizations
> > 
> > Where did the settings get move to as they are no longer on the
> > settings icon?
> > 
> > Yesterday I had the system set up the way I wanted it.  An update was
> > done and now today the configuration of the monitors has changed.  I
> > went to settings to change it back to the way I wanted and the
> > settings are no longer there.  I also want to change the settings for
> > system updates but they also seem to have been moved somewhere else.
> 
> Unless the "update" you refer to above was a jump from an older release
> of Ubuntu (such as 16.04 or similar) to 18.04, then nothing changed
> about the location of settings I don't think.  

No change in release.


>It's odd that your
> monitor configuration has changed: that's never happened to me before.
> 
> To be clear when you say "settings icon" etc. you are referring to the
> "Settings" dialog, that you get either by clicking the screwdriver and
> wrench icon in the drop-down from the panel, or by typing "settings"
> into the heads-up display search bar?

Yes.


> This hasn't changed since 18.04 was released.

On my system there are only 4 options

About
Date & Time
Users
Default Applications


> The display configuration is handled under the "Devices" tab on the
> left side-bar of the "Settings" dialog.  Note that this entire side-bar 
> can scroll, and "Devices" is near the bottom, so check that you just
> can't see it.  I filed a bug about this issue back when 18.04 was
> released.

No scroll bars.


> Once you click "Devices" you'll see a new side-bar with various devices
> including "Displays".
> 
> As far as system updates, they have never been configurable via the
> "Settings" dialog.

I know I have used them but can not remember where I found them.


> To configure system updates, you can search for "Software & Updates" in
> the heads-up display search bar which will open a dialog.  The tab
> "Updates" there will let you choose different options for checking,
> handling security updates, and handling other types of updates.

Thanks for that.  I have now changed them.  I do not like automatic updates, I
want to know when an update is being done.

-- 
Robert Blair


The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings.  The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery.  -- Winston Churchill