GConf Cleaner is a tool for cleaning GConf, a configuration database used by GNOME. It offers users an easy and efficient way to remove unnecessary entries and keep their system running smoothly.
The GConf Cleaner project provides users with a cleaning tool designed specifically for GConf. By using this tool, you can easily remove unknown/invalid GConf keys that may still be sitting in your GConf database. If you want to maintain a clean and efficient GConf database, then GConf Cleaner might be just the tool you need.
However, it's important to keep in mind that some applications may put GConf keys without schemas, and when this happens, cleaning up those keys can potentially damage your applications. To prevent any issues, it's recommended that you save a registry in GConf Cleaner before cleaning up any keys. If you notice any strange behavior in your applications after cleaning, you can restore your lost keys with gconftool --load < saved filename >.
Installing the GConf Cleaner package is quick and simple. First, navigate to the directory with the source code and type `./configure' to configure the package for your system. If you're using `csh' on an old version of System V, you may need to type `sh ./configure' instead to prevent `csh' from trying to execute `configure' itself.
While running `configure', you'll see messages that tell you which features it is checking for. Once you've configured the package, type `make' to compile it. Optionally, you can test it by typing `make check'. When you're ready to install the programs and any data files and documentation, type `make install'.
If you want to remove the program binaries and object files from the source code directory, type `make clean'. To remove the files that `configure' created so you can compile the package for a different type of computer, type `make distclean'. There's also a `make maintainer-clean' target, but this is intended mainly for the package's developers. If you use it, you may have to get all sorts of other programs in order to regenerate files that came with the distribution.
However, it's important to keep in mind that some applications may put GConf keys without schemas, and when this happens, cleaning up those keys can potentially damage your applications. To prevent any issues, it's recommended that you save a registry in GConf Cleaner before cleaning up any keys. If you notice any strange behavior in your applications after cleaning, you can restore your lost keys with gconftool --load < saved filename >.
Installing the GConf Cleaner package is quick and simple. First, navigate to the directory with the source code and type `./configure' to configure the package for your system. If you're using `csh' on an old version of System V, you may need to type `sh ./configure' instead to prevent `csh' from trying to execute `configure' itself.
While running `configure', you'll see messages that tell you which features it is checking for. Once you've configured the package, type `make' to compile it. Optionally, you can test it by typing `make check'. When you're ready to install the programs and any data files and documentation, type `make install'.
If you want to remove the program binaries and object files from the source code directory, type `make clean'. To remove the files that `configure' created so you can compile the package for a different type of computer, type `make distclean'. There's also a `make maintainer-clean' target, but this is intended mainly for the package's developers. If you use it, you may have to get all sorts of other programs in order to regenerate files that came with the distribution.
What's New
Version 0.0.3: N/A