How to Install and Uninstall gconf2 Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "gconf2" package

This guide let you learn how to install gconf2 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gconf2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gconf2" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall gconf2 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gconf2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gconf2 package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: gconf2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.2.6-6ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: gconf
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Desktop Team
Original-Maintainer: Josselin Mouette
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 612
Depends: gconf-service, libc6 (>= 2.14), libgconf-2-4 (>= 3.2.6-6ubuntu1), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.31.8), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), default-dbus-session-bus | dbus-session-bus, gconf-service-backend (= 3.2.6-6ubuntu1), psmisc, python3:any
Suggests: gconf-defaults-service
Filename: pool/universe/g/gconf/gconf2_3.2.6-6ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 83036
MD5sum: bec6326b6e619f8d37b8b1be7c7e8527
SHA1: 8df126740a62d6af9e3d30de7c1ecd4c4d34b150
SHA256: b159e1cc97f9d24a03766c2942a0122d85f8c7a7fae4c7d2bc7f55ffb51f975e
SHA512: f4ea4bb839116cd88358398212d3f108ff5524d824c724116fe03124da9877452bf13abdcae6ce052c122ea142fe2058ae73ef5bd828382ac0db8365bdc943c9
Homepage: http://projects.gnome.org/gconf/
Description-en: GNOME configuration database system (support tools)
GConf is a configuration database system for storing application
preferences. It supports default or mandatory settings set by the
administrator, and changes to the database are instantly applied to all
running applications. It is written for the GNOME desktop but doesn't
require it.
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This package contains the command line tools: gconftool and
gconf-merge-tree.
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This package is for legacy applications and no longer used by GNOME.
Description-md5: 1fdcdc51c6136210bb96e1a0d6dc4697