Nemo

Disable desktop icons and set term to urxvt

gsettings set org.nemo.desktop show-desktop-icons false 
gsettings set org.cinnamon.desktop.default-applications.terminal exec 'urxvt'

Backup and restore

dconf dump /org/nemo/ > nemo.dconf
dconf load /org/nemo/ < nemo.dconf

Problems:

  • ‘My computer’ text annoys
  • slow loading sometimes
  • thumbnails load when they feel like or they don’t