I never got the answer to my question "Whats the address for the repository that contains gconf-editor?" I needed that utility badly to fix a problem I was having. So, with much sweat I did some searching in all the repositories I could get addresses for and found the answer myself and here it is for anyone who has the same need or want I did. Add or enable the following catalog to your application Manager: chinook extras http://repository.maemo.org/extras/ chinook free Remember to refresh the Application Manager before browsing for the program.