Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP2 - DEPLOYMENT GUIDE 08-05-2008 Deployment Manual page 290

Preference
Turning Off the Side Pane, Toolbar, and Location Bar
The file manager includes preferences that let you turn off the side pane and the toolbar.
Turning these off improves file manager performance.
To turn off the side pane, use the following command:
gconftool-2 --type bool --set /apps/nautilus/preferences/start_with_sidebar
false
To turn off the toolbar, use the following command:
gconftool-2 --type bool --set /apps/nautilus/preferences/start_with_toolbar
false
You can also turn off the location bar. Users can use the Ctrl+L keyboard shortcut to
display a location bar when required.
To turn off the location bar, use the following command:
gconftool-2 --type bool --set
/apps/nautilus/preferences/start_with_location_bar false
Turning Off the Desktop
The file manager contains a preference that lets users use Nautilus to manage the
desktop. You can disable the desktop to improve performance. However, if you disable
the desktop, you cannot
• Use the Desktop menu.
• Use the file manager to change the pattern or color of the desktop background.
• Use the desktop objects, such as Trash. (The desktop objects are not displayed on
the desktop.)
To disable the desktop, use the following command:
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2. Select an option for the Preview Sound Files
preference.