Why have these gconftool-2 commands stopped working in Ubuntu 16.04?

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In ubuntu 14.04 running these gconftool-2 commands at a command prompt would change the profile settings for gnome terminal.

gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_color --type string "#393939"
gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/use_theme_colors --type bool false
gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/foreground_color --type string "#fff"
gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_type --type string "transparent"
gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_darkness --type float 0.95
gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/scrollback_unlimited --type bool true

If I use the command gconftool-2 --get <some setting> , gconftool-2 prints the corresponding value, also the values are being written into the file (as XML)

/home/velour/.gconf/apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/%gconf.xml

but the values seem to be ignored by gnome terminal.
how can gnome terminal profiles be configured from the command line in 16.04?.

Same as 15.10, perhaps? gconftool for Gnome 2, gsettings for Gnome 3. — Gilles 'SO- stop being evil', May 08 '16 at 23:58
@Gilles thanks. I suspected the developers changed the system, I just needed someone knowledgeable to point me in the right direction! — the_velour_fog, May 09 '16 at 00:04
Expect it to happen every time the gnome devs decide that fixing bugs is boring so a complete rewrite is needed. Going on past history, that'll be at least once every few years. Yay, we beat windows - we have multiple inadequately documented and inscrutable registries, not just one. — cas, May 09 '16 at 02:25

Why have these gconftool-2 commands stopped working in Ubuntu 16.04?

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