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| * [[http://library.gnome.org/users/gconf-editor/2.22/|Configuration Editor]] - Directly edit your entire configuration database. "''The GNOME Desktop and many applications use GConf to store user preferences and system configuration data. GConf provides a central storage location for preferences, simplifying configuration management for users and system administrators. More information about GConf can be found in the GNOME System Administrator's Guide.''" (Configuration Editor Manual, Introduction, Version 2.8) |
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| See also: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gconf-editor|Gconf-editor's Wikipedia entry]], [[http://library.gnome.org/users/gconf-editor/2.22/|Configuration Editor Manual, Version 2.8 (online)]] | == Configuration Editor == "[[http://library.gnome.org/users/gconf-editor/2.22/|Configuration Editor]] - Directly edit your entire configuration database." |
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Contents |
Introduction
The System Tools menu shows no applications by default in Ubuntu 8.04. By editing the Main Applications Menu with 'System > Preferences > Main Menu' you can unhide the default applications listed below.
Applications
Configuration Editor
"Configuration Editor - Directly edit your entire configuration database."
"The GNOME Desktop and many applications use GConf to store user preferences and system configuration data. GConf provides a central storage location for preferences, simplifying configuration management for users and system administrators. More information about GConf can be found in the GNOME System Administrator's Guide." (Configuration Editor Manual, Introduction, Version 2.8)
See also: Gconf-editor's Wikipedia entry,
Floppy Formatter
"Floppy Formatter - Format floppy disks"
"GFloppy formats floppy disks for Linux. New floppy disks might need to be formatted before they can be used." (Floppy Formatter Manual, Introduction, Version 2.1)
- GDebi Package Installer
- New Login
- New Login in a Window
- Report a problem...
- Root Terminal
Help and Support
You can start Yelp by selecting 'System > Help and Support'. The Yelp documentation can be found by searching for 'Yelp Help Browser' in Yelp.
Here are some applications which you can use to maintain, analyse, and configure your system:
Debian Reference (debian-reference) - Documentation for debian-based distributions like Ubuntu
Eiciel Graphical permissions application.
Firestarter - An application for configuring your firewall.
GConfEditor - Also known as the 'Configuration Editor', GConf lets you manipulate many desktop settings.
HardInfo - Hardware information and benchmarking.
Ubuntu Device Database - Hardware profiler that submits information to a database for hardware compatibility analysis.
Your Feedback
AllanDay: Should this page be used just for applications which show up in the System Tools section of the Applications menu, or should we use it (as it has done) for all applications which could be loosely described as system tools, though they might show up in different menus? (2008/07/02)
DuncanLithgow: I think that in this area of the wiki we should keep to the structure of the Gnome/Ubuntu menu tree. If we disagree on where something should be then it's not just an issue here but in gnome generally, so time for a bug report. We can always link to other areas where there is more general information on system tools, but I'd keep this page for the apps which are installed by default. 2008 July 03
AllanDay: Yes, that makes sense. When I get chance, I'll investigate what's installed by default and what gets put in which menu when it is added to the system. If anyone wants to go ahead and do this, I won't stop them, though! (2008/07/05)
DuncanLithgow, 2008-07-05: I've taken the short description from the tool tip and the single paragraph from the introduction in the manual. If we can find a good structures way to do this then maybe someone with the coding skills can write a script which will generate all this for us! (Then we'd only have to proof read it all)