Desktop Migration and Administration Guide
1. Introducing the GNOME 3 Desktop
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1. 1.1. What Is GNOME 3?
2. 1.2. What Is GNOME Shell?
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  1. 1.2.1. Hardware Acceleration and Software Rendering
3. 1.3. What Is GNOME Classic?
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4. 1.4. Note on Accessibility
I. Migration Planning
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1. 2. logind
2. 3. GSettings and dconf
3. 4. PolicyKit
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4. 5. GDM
5. 6. GNOME Shell Extensions
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  1. 6.1. Replacement for the Clock Applet
6. 7. gnome-session
7. 8. Internationalization
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  1. 8.1. Input Methods
    
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    8.1.1. Configuring and Switching Input Methods
    
    8.1.2. Predictive Input Method for IBus
    
    8.1.3. IBus in the GNOME Desktop Replaces im-chooser
  2. 8.2. Changed File Locations
II. Configuration and Administration
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1. 9. Configuring Desktop with GSettings and dconf
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  1. 9.1. Terminology Explained: GSettings, gsettings, and dconf
  2. 9.2. User and System Settings
  3. 9.3. Browsing GSettings Values for Desktop Applications
  4. 9.4. What Are dconf Profiles?
    
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    9.4.1. Selecting a dconf Profile
  5. 9.5. Configuring Custom Default Values
    
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    9.5.1. Locking Down Specific Settings
  6. 9.6. GSettings Keys Properties
  7. 9.7. Storing User Settings Over NFS
2. 10. Default Appearance
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  1. 10.1. Branding Anaconda
  2. 10.2. Boot Loader Screen
    
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    10.2.1. Distribution Name
    
    10.2.2. GRUB 2 Background
  3. 10.3. Plymouth
    
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    10.3.1. Branding the Theme
    
    10.3.2. Creating a New Plymouth Theme
    
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    10.3.2.1. Using Branded Logo
  4. 10.4. Customizing the Login Screen
    
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    10.4.1. Adding a Greeter Logo
    
    10.4.2. Displaying a Text Banner
    
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    10.4.2.1. What if the Banner Message Does Not Update?
    
    10.4.3. Displaying Multiple Keyboard Layouts
    
    10.4.4. Disabling the Login Screen User List
  5. 10.5. Customizing Desktop Backgrounds
    
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    10.5.1. Customizing the Default Desktop Background
    
    10.5.2. Adding Extra Backgrounds
    
    10.5.3. Setting the Screen Shield
    
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    10.5.3.1. What If the Screen Shield Does Not Update?
  6. 10.6. Configuring Fonts
    
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    10.6.1. Adding Extra Fonts for All Users
    
    10.6.2. Adding Extra Fonts for All Users Using Alternative Directories
    
    10.6.3. Adding Extra Fonts for Individual Users
    
    10.6.4. Substituting Fonts
    
    10.6.5. Configuring Font Aliases
    
    10.6.6. Multiple Language Ordering
    
    10.6.7. Configuring Font Properties
3. 11. GNOME Shell Extensions
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4. 12. Integrating Applications
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  1. 12.1. Customizing Menus
    
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    12.1.1. Removing a Menu Item for Individual Users
    
    12.1.2. Removing a Menu Item for All Users
    
    12.1.3. Removing a Submenu for Individual Users
    
    12.1.4. Removing a Submenu for All Users
  2. 12.2. Customizing Default Favorite Applications
    
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    12.2.1. Setting Different Favorite Applications for Individual Users
    
    12.2.2. Setting the Same Favorite Applications for All Users
  3. 12.3. Configuring File Associations
    
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    12.3.1. What Are MIME Types?
    
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    12.3.1.1. What Is the MIME Database?
    
    12.3.2. Adding a Custom MIME Type for All Users
    
    12.3.3. Adding a Custom MIME Type for Individual Users
    
    12.3.4. Overriding the Default Registered Application for All Users
    
    12.3.5. Overriding the Default Registered Application for Individual Users
5. 13. Customizing GNOME Desktop Features
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  1. 13.1. Allowing and Disallowing Online Accounts
  2. 13.2. Enabling the Ctrl+Alt+Backspace Shortcut
  3. 13.3. Enabling the Compose Key
  4. 13.4. Disabling Command-Line Access
    
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    13.4.1. Setting the org.gnome.desktop.lockdown.disable-command-line Key
    
    13.4.2. Disabling Virtual Terminal Switching
  5. 13.5. Locking Down Printing
  6. 13.6. Locking File Saving on Disk
  7. 13.7. Locking Repartitioning
  8. 13.8. Locking Down User Logout and User Switching
  9. 13.9. Single-application Mode
  10. 13.10. Preventing the Computer from Suspending when Closing the Lid
  11. 13.11. Changing Behavior when Pressing the Power Button in Graphical Target Mode
6. 14. Session Management
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  1. 14.1. What Is GDM?
    
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    14.1.1. Restarting GDM
    
    14.1.2. Displaying results of GDM configuration
  2. 14.2. Authentication
    
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    14.2.1. Using Enterprise Credentials to Log into GNOME
    
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    14.2.1.1. Choosing to Use Enterprise Credentials During Welcome Screens
    
    14.2.1.2. Changing to Use Enterprise Credentials to Log into GNOME
    
    14.2.1.3. Troubleshooting and Advanced Setup
    
    14.2.2. Enabling Smart Card Authentication
    
    14.2.3. Enabling Fingerprint Authentication
  3. 14.3. User Sessions
    
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    14.3.1. What Are Typical Processes in User Sessions?
    
    14.3.2. Configuring a User Default Session
    
    14.3.3. Creating a Custom Session
    
    14.3.4. Viewing User Session Logs
    
    14.3.5. Adding an Autostart Application for All Users
    
    14.3.6. Configuring Automatic Login
    
    14.3.7. Configuring Automatic Logout
    
    14.3.8. Setting Screen Brightness and Idle Time
    
    14.3.9. Locking the Screen When the User Is Idle
    
    14.3.10. Screencast Recording
7. 15. Virtual File Systems and Disk Management
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  1. 15.1. GVFS
  2. 15.2. Back Ends for GVFS
  3. 15.3. Mounting, Unmounting and Ejecting
  4. 15.4. Managing Bookmarks
  5. 15.5. Configuring a Default Server List
  6. 15.6. Exposing GNOME Virtual File Systems to All Other Applications
  7. 15.7. Password Management of GVFS Mounts
  8. 15.8. GVFS Tools and xdg-utils in GNOME
  9. 15.9. Using GVFS Metadata
  10. 15.10. Troubleshooting
    
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    15.10.1. Active VFS Mounts Are Invisible
    
    15.10.2. Connected USB Disk Is Invisible
    
    15.10.3. Nautilus Shows Unknown or Unwanted Partitions
    
    15.10.4. Connection to Remote File System Is Unavailable
    
    15.10.5. What to Do If the Disk Is Busy?
8. 16. Hardware Configuration
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  1. 16.1. Tablets
    
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    16.1.1. Adding Support for a New Tablet
    
    16.1.2. Where Is the Wacom Tablet Configuration Stored?
    
    16.1.3. When Sharing Home Directories Between Machines, the Wacom Settings Only Apply to One Machine
A. KDE Plasma Workspaces
B. Accessing Red Hat Documentation
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1. B.1. Product Documentation
2. B.2. Red Hat Access GUI
C. Acknowledgements
D. Revision History
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