GConf

GConf was a system used by the GNOME desktop environment for storing configuration settings for the desktop and applications. It is similar to the Windows Registry.

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Software.name: GConf
Software.logo: Gconf-editor logo.png
Software.screenshot: GConf 3.0.1.png
Software.caption: obsolete: GConf editor
Software.developer: Havoc Pennington
Software.discontinued: yes
Software.latest release version: 3.2.6
Software.programming language: C
Software.genre: Configuration
Software.license: GNU Lesser General Public License

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Official website: projects.gnome.org/gconf
Image: GConf 3.0.1.png

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source code repository URL: gitlab.gnome.org/Archive/gconf
software version identifier: 3.2.6

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GConf was a system used by the GNOME desktop environment for storing configuration settings for the desktop and applications. It is similar to the Windows Registry.

It was deprecated as part of the GNOME 3 transition. Migration to its replacement, GSettings and dconf, is ongoing.