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{{Short description|Software}} {{distinguish|text = gpgconf, the configuration utility of [[GNU_Privacy_Guard|GPG]]}} {{Infobox software | name = GConf | logo = Gconf-editor logo.png | screenshot = GConf 3.0.1.png | caption = ''obsolete:'' GConf editor | collapsible = | author = | developer = Havoc Pennington | released = <!-- {{start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | discontinued = yes | latest release version = 3.2.6 | latest release date = {{Start date and age|2013|01|22}} | latest preview version = | latest preview date = <!-- {{start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | programming language = [[C (programming language)|C]] | operating system = | platform = | size = | language = | genre = Configuration | license = [[GNU Lesser General Public License]] }} '''GConf''' was a system used by the [[GNOME]] desktop environment for storing [[computer configuration|configuration]] settings for the desktop and [[List of GNOME applications|applications]]. It is similar to the [[Windows Registry]]. It was [[deprecation|deprecated]] as part of the [[GNOME 3]] transition. Migration to its replacement, [[dconf#GSettings|GSettings]] and [[dconf]], is ongoing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wiki.gnome.org/Initiatives/GnomeGoals/GSettingsMigration|title=GNOME Goal: Gconf to GSettings migration|publisher=GNOME|accessdate=2014-11-05}}</ref> Changes to this system are controlled by GConfd, a [[daemon (computer software)|daemon]]. GConfd watches out for changes to the [[database]], and when they are changed, it applies the new settings to applications using it. This technology is known as "auto-apply", compared to "explicit-apply", which requires users to press an OK or Apply button to make changes come into effect. The term "instant-apply" is sometimes used, compared to plain "apply". The GConf database by default uses a system of [[directory (file systems)|directories]] and [[XML]] files, stored in a directory called <code>~/.gconf</code>. GConf can also use other backends, such as a database [[Server (computing)|server]], but XML file storage is the most common configuration. The application [[gconf-editor]] is provided to allow users to change settings manually, but it is not normally used for [[end-user]] preferences.
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