# ubuntu/gnome desktop settings

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ubuntu-gnome-desktop-settings/21124>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** ubuntu\
**Created:** [April 11, 2016, 5:38am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ubuntu-gnome-desktop-settings/21124 "2016-04-11T05:38:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![pixel\_fairy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@pixel\_fairy](https://forum.ansible.com/u/pixel_fairy)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 5:38am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ubuntu-gnome-desktop-settings/21124/1 "2016-04-11T05:38:40Z")

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Is there a way ansible can manage gnome desktop settings? i use gsettings from a command line, but that requires gnome to already be running. id like to set these things while the vm is being setup.