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Dconf Editor

Dconf is a low-level configuration system. Its main purpose is to provide a backend to GSettings on platforms that don't already have configuration storage system.

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  • Linux
  • Flathub
  • GNOME
  • Linux Mobile
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Dconf Editor was added to AlternativeTo by Ali Fakhamati on and this page was last updated .

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Install from the command line

  • flatpak install flathub ca.desrt.dconf-editor

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What is Dconf Editor?

Dconf is a simple key-based configuration system. Keys exist in an unstructured database (but it is intended that keys that logically belong together are grouped together). Change notification is supported. Stacking of multiple configuration sources is supported. Mandatory keys are supported. The stacking can be done at "mount points". For example, the global system configuration can be mounted under /system/ inside of each user's configuration space. A single configuration source may appear at multiple points in the hierarchy. For example, in addition to stacking over the normal keys at /user/, the system default keys may also appear at /default/ for inspection and modification by a system policy configuration utility.

PolicyKit integration is planned so that a normal user may temporarily gain the ability to, for example, write to the keys under /system/ (or /default/). This means that programs like the GDM configuration utility no longer have to be run as root.