How does AnduinOS manage default application settings, wallpapers, themes, and desktop configuration?

[siyamsec-lab]

Hi,

I'm studying how AnduinOS manages its default desktop configuration because I want to build a customized version and make my configuration workflow faster.

I'm specifically interested in the system-level/default configuration applied to a fresh installation, rather than configuration provided by GNOME Shell extensions.

Could someone explain where and how AnduinOS manages the following?

• Default application settings and default applications
• Default wallpaper and wallpaper configuration
• Default GTK theme
• Default icon theme
• Default GNOME Shell theme/configuration
• Default desktop appearance and UI settings
• Default GNOME settings/preferences
• Default pinned/favorite applications
• Default panel/dock configuration
• Default fonts and related appearance settings
• Any other configuration that is automatically applied to a newly installed system

I'm particularly interested in understanding:

1. Which files/directories/packages/scripts contain these defaults?
2. At what stage are they applied — during ISO/live-build creation, first boot, user creation, or login?
3. Does AnduinOS use dconf/GSettings, /etc/skel, system-wide configuration, package post-install scripts, startup scripts, or another mechanism?
4. How are default settings applied to new users without modifying each user's configuration manually?
5. How does AnduinOS prevent its defaults from being overwritten or reset by GNOME?
6. Is there a recommended way to reproduce the same architecture in a Debian-based custom distribution?
7. Are there specific repositories, packages, configuration files, or scripts that I should study?

I'm not looking to copy the configuration blindly. I want to understand the architecture so I can implement a similar system for my own Debian-based distribution and automate the customization process.

If possible, examples of the relevant source files or repository paths would be very helpful.

Thanks!

[Anduin2017]

Check out: https://github.com/aiursoftweb/anduinos-packages

[siyamsec-lab]

thanks I will check it out Actually I I'm thinking to integrate new features new layout in in andunos That's why I need to know how the operating system handles them