I made some modifications to an open source package (Guake), and I had to change the type of some of the keys in the gconf schema.
The problem is that when I install the new .deb that I built, the keys set in gconf remain the old type, until they're unset, even though the new schema has been copied into place.
I assume the right fix is to make the installation process unset the keys, but this is my first time making a .deb and I haven't been able to figure out how to do that. Would appreciate any help!
If we're talking about defaults, then if the user has already set those keys, they won't change. The user's preferences take precedence.