diff --git a/gnome/platform/gconf.xml b/archive/gconf.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from gnome/platform/gconf.xml
rename to archive/gconf.xml
diff --git a/gnome/platform/platform.xml b/gnome/platform/platform.xml
index c7d965017b..916c57d0fb 100644
--- a/gnome/platform/platform.xml
+++ b/gnome/platform/platform.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="totem-pl-parser.xml"/>
   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="vte.xml"/>
   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="yelp-xsl.xml"/>
-  <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="gconf.xml"/>
+<!--  <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="gconf.xml"/> -->
   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="geocode-glib.xml"/>
   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="gjs.xml"/>
   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="gnome-autoar.xml"/>
diff --git a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
index 0a9951a465..b38f040403 100644
--- a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
+++ b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>November 11th, 2023</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Archive GConf.  Fixes
+          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;18830">#18830</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[timtas] - Update to sudo-1.9.15. Fixes
           <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;18822">#18822</ulink>.</para>
diff --git a/postlfs/editors/emacs.xml b/postlfs/editors/emacs.xml
index fd73bf1c5a..70bb18451a 100644
--- a/postlfs/editors/emacs.xml
+++ b/postlfs/editors/emacs.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
       <xref linkend="alsa-lib"/>,
       <xref linkend="cairo"/>,
       <xref linkend="dbus"/>,
-      <xref linkend="GConf"/>,
       <xref linkend="gobject-introspection"/>,
       <xref linkend="gsettings-desktop-schemas"/>,
       <xref linkend="gpm"/>,
diff --git a/xsoft/graphweb/seamonkey.xml b/xsoft/graphweb/seamonkey.xml
index 296003e635..4ee9fba7f9 100644
--- a/xsoft/graphweb/seamonkey.xml
+++ b/xsoft/graphweb/seamonkey.xml
@@ -147,12 +147,7 @@
     <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
     <para role="optional">
       <xref linkend="alsa-lib"/>,
-      <!--<xref linkend="curl"/>,-->
       <xref linkend="dbus-glib"/>,
-      <!--<xref linkend="doxygen"/>,-->
-      <xref linkend="GConf"/>,
-      <!--<xref linkend="gst10-plugins-base"/> (and other plugins, only for tests),-->
-      <!--<xref linkend="openjdk"/>, Not seen in logs -->
       <xref linkend="startup-notification"/>,
       <xref linkend="valgrind"/>,
       <xref linkend="wget"/>,
@@ -201,8 +196,10 @@ ac_add_options --disable-necko-wifi
 # and uncomment this if you installed alsa-lib instead of PulseAudio
 #ac_add_options --enable-alsa
 
+<!--
 # Comment out following option if you have gconf installed
-ac_add_options --disable-gconf
+ac_add_options - -disable-gconf
+-->
 <!-- comments cause a blank line, following was for icu in the past
      seems OK with icu-60, seamonkey-2.49
      line below was with comment and explanation
diff --git a/xsoft/other/pidgin.xml b/xsoft/other/pidgin.xml
index baffcef75c..28aecd639f 100644
--- a/xsoft/other/pidgin.xml
+++ b/xsoft/other/pidgin.xml
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@
       <xref linkend="dbus"/>,
       <xref linkend="doxygen"/>,
       <xref linkend="evolution-data-server"/>,
-      <xref linkend="GConf"/>,
       <xref linkend="graphviz"/>,
       <xref linkend="libidn"/> (required, if you wish to run the test suite),
       <xref linkend="libnsl"/>,
diff --git a/xsoft/other/thunderbird.xml b/xsoft/other/thunderbird.xml
index 26d2e4004e..a51bd22a38 100644
--- a/xsoft/other/thunderbird.xml
+++ b/xsoft/other/thunderbird.xml
@@ -118,9 +118,6 @@
 
     <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
     <para role="optional">
-      <!--<xref linkend="cyrus-sasl"/>,-->
-      <!--<xref linkend="doxygen"/>,-->
-      <!--<xref linkend="GConf"/>,-->
       <xref role="runtime" linkend="pciutils"/> (runtime),
       <xref linkend="wget"/>,
       <xref linkend="wireless_tools"/>, and