Installing dconf-editor on Ubuntu 17.04 LTS

Example of installing dconf-editor on Ubuntu 17.04 LTS using the command sudo apt-get install dconf-editor.


 

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Quick installation of dconf-editor:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: dconf-editor

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install dconf-editor

Package Details

Package:dconf-editor
Version:3.22.1-1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/dconf
Description:simple configuration storage system - graphical editor DConf is a low-level key/value database designed for storing desktop environment settings. . This package contains a graphical editor for settings stored in dconf.
Distro:Ubuntu 17.04
Release:
Repo/Section:universe/utils

How to install dconf-editor on Ubuntu 17.04?

Installing dconf-editor on Ubuntu 17.04 LTS

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 17.04 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If dconf-editor is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L dconf-editor' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L dconf-editor
dpkg-query: package 'dconf-editor' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ 

Installing dconf-editor:

After system update use the following command to install dconf-editor:

sudo apt-get install dconf-editor

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 17.04 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove dconf-editor from Ubuntu 17.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the dconf-editor from Ubuntu 17.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the dconf-editor following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  dconf-editor

Following command is used to remove the dconf-editor package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove dconf-editor

This will remove dconf-editor and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing dconf-editor with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge dconf-editor

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove dconf-editor

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with dconf-editor package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.