# Dconf settings on Rocky 9.8 **URL:** \ **Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\ **Tags:** rocky-linux-9\ **Created:** [May 29, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/dconf-settings-on-rocky-9-8/20542 "2026-05-29T14:54:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![Ritov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Ritov](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/Ritov)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/dconf-settings-on-rocky-9-8/20542/7 "2026-05-31T18:03:43Z")
There exists an conflict with flatpak. Removing ```auto flatpak-selinux flatpak flatpak-libs ``` restores gdm’s ability to apply custom configuration. Related topic > [@XDG\_DATA\_DIRS has a root path /root by default](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/xdg-data-dirs-has-a-root-path-root-by-default/20545): > > Affects Rocky Linux 9.8. XDG\_DATA\_DIRS has an issue where /root/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share is in the path when using the Gnome desktop. This is impacting software including Evolution. This does not happen when using ssh to the system. I have checked /etc/profile.d/\* and do not see that this happening from there. There is a flatpak.sh but in testing via removal, I do not see a change indicating it is coming from that script. The extraneous path is “/root/.local/share/flatpak/exports/sh… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/dconf-settings-on-rocky-9-8/20542)._