How To Install gconf2 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gconf2 on Ubuntu 22.04. gconf2 is GNOME configuration database system (support tools)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gconf2 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is gconf2

gconf2 is:

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.

This package contains the command line tools: gconftool and gconf-merge-tree.

This package is for legacy applications and no longer used by GNOME.

There are three methods to install gconf2 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gconf2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gconf2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gconf2

Install gconf2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gconf2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gconf2

Install gconf2 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install gconf2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gconf2

How To Uninstall gconf2 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the gconf2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gconf2

Uninstall gconf2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gconf2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gconf2

Remove gconf2 Configurations and Data

To remove gconf2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gconf2

Remove gconf2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gconf2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gconf2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gconf2 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.