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How to install dconf-editor on linuxmint-18.03

To install dconf-editor on linuxmint-18.03

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 systems. It is part of GNOME 3 and is a replacement for GConf.


Installation

Let' s first start with updating the system repositories

linuxhelp ~ # apt-get update
Hit:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/alexlarsson/flatpak/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                      
Hit:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease                            
Hit:4 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                
Ign:5 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia InRelease                                      
Hit:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease         
Hit:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease        
Hit:8 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia Release
Reading package lists... Done

Install the dconf-editor application as follows

linuxhelp ~ # apt-get install dconf-editor -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  dconf-editor
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 373 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/144 kB of archives.
After this operation, 670 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously unselected package dconf-editor.
(Reading database ... 224091 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../dconf-editor_3.18.2-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking dconf-editor (3.18.2-1) ...
Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:amd64 (2.48.2-0ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22+linuxmint1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up dconf-editor (3.18.2-1) ...

Once Installation is done you can access the application from the Menu as shown here

Dconf editor application.

The version of the dconf-editor application.

With this, the method to install dconf-editor on linuxmint-18.03 comes to an end.

Tag : Linux Mint
FAQ
Q
Where is MateConf gone to?
A
MateConf has been replaced by GSettings/dconf. You should now use dconf-editor and/or the command line tool gsettings.
Q
where are DCONF keys saved in file system? [dconf-editor & gsettings]
A
I currently come across dconf-editor and wonder where dconf keys are saved in Linux systems. I also know that gsettings command can change dconf keys in terminal. For Example:

# gsettings set org.gnome.shell.clock show-date true
# gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.session show-real-name-on-panel false
# gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface clock-show-date true
Q
WHAT ARE DCONF PROFILES?
A
A profile is a list of system's hardware and software configuration databases, which the dconf system collects. dconf profiles allow you to compare identical systems to troubleshoot hardware or software problems.
Q
How can I edit theme?
A
Yes you can several options for it
Q
How can I set password?
A
yes you can configure security option