DESCRIPTION¶
gnome-control-center is a graphical user interface to
configure various aspects of GNOME.
When run without arguments, the shell displays the overview, which
shows all available configuration panels. The overview allows to open
individual panels by clicking on them. It also has a search entry to find
panels by searching keywords.
It is also possible to specify a panel name as commandline
argument to go directly to that panel. Individual panels may accept further
arguments to specify which tab to open (for multi-tabbed panels) or which
item to display (for panels with lists).
Note that gnome-control-center is not meant to expose each
and every setting that is available. The settings that can be found here
represent what is considered useful and commonly needed options. For more
exotic or uncommon options, you can look at gnome-tweak-tool or the
gsettings commandline utility.
PANELS¶
The following panel names can be specified:
applications
The applications panel lets you configure application
permissions and default applications.
background
The background panel lets you set your desktop
background.
bluetooth
The bluetooth panel lets you configure your computer's
Bluetooth adapter, and pair the computer with Bluetooth keyboards, phones,
etc.
color
The color panel can calibrate monitors, web cams and
printers for accurate color reproduction.
display
The display panel configures the resolution and
arrangement of monitors and laptop panels. Note that monitors can be
rearranged by drag-and-drop, and you can change which monitor is your main
display by dragging the black bar.
keyboard
The keyboard panel can change how the keyboard reacts to
key presses and lets you change keyboard shortcuts or create custom shortcuts.
You can open this panel on a specific tab by passing typing
or shortcuts as extra argument.
mouse
The mouse panel can change how mice and touchpads react
to user input.
multitasking
The multitasking panel lets you configure desktop
features such as hot corners and workspaces.
network
The network panel provides a view of available network
devices (wired, wireless or mobile) and their current configuration. It also
provides a way to create new VPN connections and configure proxy settings.
You can open this panel on a specific dialog by passing
create-wifi, connect-hidden-wifi, connect-3g,
connect-8021x-wifi or show-device as extra argument. The last
three parameters require an additional extra argument for the network object
in the form /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0.
notifications
The notifications panel provides a way to control the
display of notifications.
online-accounts
The online-accounts panel shows your configured online
accounts and lets you add or remove accounts.
power
The power panel shows the fill level of batteries and can
configure what happens when the computer is idle or runs out of battery.
printers
The printers panel shows all known printers and their
status. It is possible to inspect queued print jobs and add new printers.
Some operations in this panel require privileges.
privacy
The privacy panel allows to control visible file usage
history, temporary files, and name.
search
The search panel controls the results visible in the
overview, and the files and folders to be indexed.
sharing
The sharing panel contains settings that control what is
shared over the network.
sound
The sound panel shows all known sound devices and their
configuration, including volume and balance settings.
system
The system panel contains settings for the system, such
as date and time, language and region, users, and about this computer.
universal-access
The universal-access panel contains settings for
accessible technologies such as the screen reader, magnifier, screen keyboard
and AccessX options.
wacom
the wacom panel shows connected Wacom graphics tablets
and lets you calibrate and configure such devices.
wellbeing
The wellbeing panel allows you to configure usage limits
and breaks.
wifi
The wifi panel lets you configure your Wi-Fi
connections.
wwan
The wwan panel lets you configure your mobile broadband
connections.