dconf
E751417
dconf is a low-level configuration system and settings storage backend commonly used by GNOME and other Linux desktop applications to manage user preferences.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GSettings | 6 |
| dconf canonical | 3 |
| GConf | 2 |
| GSettings/dconf | 1 |
| dconf-editor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8703632 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: dconf Context triple: [GNOME Control Center, configurationStorage, dconf]
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A.
GNOME settings daemon
GNOME Settings Daemon is a background service in the GNOME desktop environment that manages and applies user and system configuration settings such as display, keyboard, power, and theme preferences.
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B.
GNOME Control Center
GNOME Control Center is the main settings application for the GNOME desktop environment, providing a centralized interface to configure system and desktop preferences.
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C.
xfce4-settings
xfce4-settings is the configuration manager for the Xfce desktop environment, providing graphical tools to adjust appearance, keyboard, display, and other desktop settings.
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D.
MATE Control Center
MATE Control Center is the central configuration utility for the MATE desktop environment, providing a unified interface to manage system and desktop settings.
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E.
MATE Settings Daemon
MATE Settings Daemon is a background service in the MATE desktop environment that manages and applies user preferences such as themes, keyboard shortcuts, and other desktop settings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: dconf Target entity description: dconf is a low-level configuration system and settings storage backend commonly used by GNOME and other Linux desktop applications to manage user preferences.
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A.
GNOME settings daemon
GNOME Settings Daemon is a background service in the GNOME desktop environment that manages and applies user and system configuration settings such as display, keyboard, power, and theme preferences.
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B.
GNOME Control Center
GNOME Control Center is the main settings application for the GNOME desktop environment, providing a centralized interface to configure system and desktop preferences.
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C.
xfce4-settings
xfce4-settings is the configuration manager for the Xfce desktop environment, providing graphical tools to adjust appearance, keyboard, display, and other desktop settings.
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D.
MATE Control Center
MATE Control Center is the central configuration utility for the MATE desktop environment, providing a unified interface to manage system and desktop settings.
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E.
MATE Settings Daemon
MATE Settings Daemon is a background service in the MATE desktop environment that manages and applies user preferences such as themes, keyboard shortcuts, and other desktop settings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
configuration system
ⓘ
free and open-source software ⓘ settings storage backend ⓘ |
| accessMethod |
dconf command-line tool
ⓘ
dconf-editor graphical tool ⓘ |
| backendFor | GSettings in GNOME ⓘ |
| category |
GNOME software
ⓘ
linked to:
GNOME Software
configuration management software ⓘ |
| component |
dconf client library
ⓘ
dconf database ⓘ dconf service ⓘ dconf-editor ⓘ
linked to:
dconf
|
| configurationScope |
per-user configuration
ⓘ
system-wide defaults via profiles ⓘ |
| dataModel | key-value pairs organized in paths ⓘ |
| designGoal |
efficient read performance
ⓘ
low-latency configuration access ⓘ robustness against corruption ⓘ |
| developer |
GNOME Project
ⓘ
linked to:
GNOME community
|
| hasInterface |
C library API
ⓘ
linked to:
C API
D-Bus service ⓘ |
| integratesWith |
GSettings
ⓘ
linked to:
dconf
|
| license |
LGPL
ⓘ
linked to:
GNU Lesser General Public License
|
| operatingSystem |
Linux
ⓘ
Unix-like systems ⓘ |
| partOf |
GNOME platform
ⓘ
linked to:
GNOME development platform
|
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| replaces |
GConf
ⓘ
linked to:
dconf
|
| stores |
application settings
ⓘ
user preferences ⓘ |
| storesDataIn | binary database files under ~/.config/dconf ⓘ |
| supports |
GVariant data types
ⓘ
binary database format ⓘ default and mandatory settings ⓘ hierarchical key-value storage ⓘ lockdown of settings via system configuration ⓘ schema-based configuration via GSettings ⓘ |
| targetUser |
Linux desktop users
ⓘ
application developers using GNOME stack ⓘ |
| typicalPathPrefix | /org/gnome/ ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Cinnamon desktop environment
ⓘ
GNOME ⓘ
linked to:
GNOME desktop environment
MATE desktop environment ⓘ various GTK applications ⓘ |
| usedFor |
application preference storage
ⓘ
desktop environment configuration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: dconf Description of subject: dconf is a low-level configuration system and settings storage backend commonly used by GNOME and other Linux desktop applications to manage user preferences.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: dconf
linked to: dconf
linked to: dconf
linked to: dconf
subject linked to:
GNOME settings daemon
linked to: dconf