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    Exclamation gsettings is restarting X/unity on changes

    ubuntu 14.04 LTS

    Must be some new update but now all gsettings changes are crashing and restarting X/unity

    example:
    Code:
    gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface font-name 'Ubuntu 15'
    gsettings reset org.gnome.desktop.interface font-name

    it seems that on changing a value through gsettings -- unity crashes and restarts

    This makes gsettings completely unusable!

    Can anybody confirm?

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    Re: gsettings is restarting X/unity on changes

    No problem here using either the command line or dconf-editor.

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    Re: gsettings is restarting X/unity on changes

    See similar to aqueafex.
    Running the first command sends me to the greeter.

    Compiz also seems to load differently with a reboot to logging out and back in.
    From a logout then login my edge triggers don't work.
    Used to run "setsid unity" to reload and edge triggers would work again but now the command logs me out.
    Have to run "compiz --replace" which doesn't log me out.
    Last edited by CantankRus; May 19th, 2015 at 07:07 AM.

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    Re: gsettings is restarting X/unity on changes

    Something broke and it's very recent. Must be a change they pushed out within the last 2 weeks. Everything was fine before.

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    Re: gsettings is restarting X/unity on changes

    Where can I report this bug so something is actually done about it?

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    Re: gsettings is restarting X/unity on changes

    I would guess report the bug against dconf-gsettings-backend.
    Seems like a likely candidate...
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    Re: gsettings is restarting X/unity on changes

    I also cannot cause this to happen, gsettings & or dconf write commands are fine (scr. shows your example in single terminal., fully updated to 14.04.2
    If still affected I'd try setting up a new user & see if that user can use gsettings/dconf successfully
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    Re: gsettings is restarting X/unity on changes

    You must be lucky mc4man, just tried it with a new user and the same thing happens.

    I'm on fully updated:

    Distributor ID: Ubuntu
    Description: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS
    Release: 14.04
    Codename: trusty

    Linux 3.13.0-53-generic #89-Ubuntu SMP Wed May 20 10:34:39 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux


    So we're 2/4 so far on this thread for people affected.

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    Re: gsettings is restarting X/unity on changes

    This is happening to me too.

    Ubuntu 14.04

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    Re: gsettings is restarting X/unity on changes

    I am experiencing the same issue. Every time i change font, this crash happens. This is soo annoying

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