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Bug 325413 - GConf doesn't work with simple package managers
GConf doesn't work with simple package managers
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Product: GConf
Classification: Deprecated
Component: gconf
2.12.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: GConf Maintainers
GConf Maintainers
gnome[unmaintained]
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2005-12-31 20:33 UTC by Mark Rosenstand
Modified: 2018-08-17 13:55 UTC
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Description Mark Rosenstand 2005-12-31 20:33:46 UTC 
The need(?) of running gconftool-2 --makefile-install-rule requires package managers to support post-install scripts, leaving out simple tar-based ones in the cold.

This also means running a desktop application with root privileges for system-wide installations. I believe every serious system administrator would like to run as little processes as possible with root privileges, especially when they are smart enough to create directories themselves (think /root/.g*)

Furthermore, even for package formats that support it, the post-install (and, not mentioned on the web site: post-remove and upgrade scripts as well) adds complexity.

Is there really a *need* for this?

I'm sorry if I sound grumpy. Not being able to run my desktop of choice because of this issue sort of ruined my day. Oh well, time to go play with rockets :-)
Comment 1 Kjartan Maraas 2007-10-02 15:37:05 UTC 
Related to bug 306924 maybe?
Comment 2 André Klapper 2018-08-17 13:55:25 UTC 
GConf has been deprecated since 2011.

GConf is not under active development anymore. Its codebase has been archived:
https://gitlab.gnome.org/Archive/gconf/commits/master

dconf and gsettings are its successors. See https://developer.gnome.org/gio/stable/ch34.html and https://developer.gnome.org/GSettings/ for porting info.

Closing this report as WONTFIX as part of Bugzilla Housekeeping to reflect
reality. Feel free to open a task in GNOME Gitlab if the issue described in this task still applies to a recent + supported version of dconf/gsettings. Thanks!