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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Introduction to the dconf configuration system (linuxconfig.org)

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This references gnome but it also applies to gnome based desktops like cinnamon

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago

At least it's got a fairly well defined schema unlike the Windows registry which is really just a very big dumping ground with a completely unenforced schema. You can just browse it and the settings are all there, complete with value type, default value and sometimes even a description. And it's reactive too usually, so you change the setting and it applies immediately to running apps.

Tbh I'll take that over KDE's million config files spread out everywhere that are mostly undocumented and trashes your formatting and comments everytime it updates the file.

It's actually a pretty good implementation of a registry overall.