DH_INSTALLGSETTINGS(1)

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version 14.5ubuntu1 · 12 versions
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💅 dh_installgsettings(1) — the Debhelper glow-up

okay so bestie, we're in the Debhelper neck of the manual-page woods, and this one is called dh_installgsettings. she installs GSettings overrides and sets up the deps that go with them. that's the whole vibe. let's get into it ✨

✨ NAME ✨

dh_installgsettings — install GSettings overrides and set dependencies 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

dh_installgsettings [debhelper options] [--priority=<number>]

like, that's it. that's the whole invocation. no cap 🫶

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so dh_installgsettings is a debhelper program, and her whole job — her entire main character moment — is installing GSettings override files and generating the appropriate dependencies on the GSettings backend.

and the way she's so considerate?? that dependency on the backend gets generated into ${misc:Depends}. she handles it. you don't have to. periodt 💅

🎀 FILES 🎀

  • debian/package.gsettings-override — this gets installed into usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/10_package.gschema.override inside the package build directory, and yep, package gets swapped out for the actual package name. iconic behaviour fr fr.

and the format of that file? it's giving very much this:

[org.gnome.mypackage]
boolean-setting=true
string-setting='string'
...

look at her. so clean. so structured. we love a consistent schema 🧚

⭐ OPTIONS ⭐

  • --priority priority — use priority as the override priority instead of 10. and listen, priority should be a 2-digit number, okay? don't be out here being chaotic with it. 🍓

and if you're wondering why anyone would go higher than ten — bestie, it's for the whole ecosystem of distro layering:

  • derived distributions can use 20
  • blend distributions can use 50
  • site-specific packages can use 90

see? all the higher-than-ten values have a purpose. iykyk 💜

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

also just so you know, this program is a part of debhelper. she's not out here alone, she's in the family 🫶

👑 AUTHOR 👑

  • Laurent Bigonville <bigon@debian.org>
  • Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org>

the legends themselves. respect the architects 💖

⚠️ real talk: everything above is exactly what the page says — no invented behaviour, no extra "tips" i made up. if you need the actual debhelper background, go read debhelper(7).

anyway this was dh_installgsettings(1) from the Debhelper manual, and this slice of it is version 14.5ubuntu1, dated 2026-09-21. mwah. go install those overrides bestie 💅✨

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