Broken Gnome, Help needed

[Volker Wysk]

Am Sonntag, dem 11.09.2022 um 14:56 +0200 schrieb Ralf Mardorf via ubuntu-
users:
> On Sun, 2022-09-11 at 13:27 +0100, Colin Law wrote:
> > On Sun, 11 Sept 2022 at 13:20, Ralf Mardorf via ubuntu-users
> > <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Now I'm wondering how to restore the settings. I've read the gsettings
> > > > manpage, but it doesn't make much sense for me. Looks incomplete.
> > > > 
> > > > Do you know how to do it?
> > > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > by a script that either converts the schema/key syntax of the gsettings
> > > command to the path/key syntax of dconf and then by using the dconf
> > > command's write or load option or by a script that does use the
> > > gsettings command's set option.
> > 
> > Or by restoring a backup of the file. :)
> 
> That's what I mentioned, too ;). But the OP wants to know how to restore
> from the human readable file containing the redirected output of
> gsettings list-recursively.
> 
> The advantage of a backup done with gsettings list-recursively or by
> using other gsettings command or dconf command options is, that it
> allows to restore partial from the backup, e.g. GNOME only, Mate only,
> gedit only or what ever else.

Yeah, I was thinking of that too. For the next time I've damaged the
settings.

Bye,
Volker