diff --git a/meta-citadel-distro/recipes-core/citadel-desktop-gsettings/citadel-desktop-gsettings.bb b/meta-citadel-distro/recipes-core/citadel-desktop-gsettings/citadel-desktop-gsettings.bb
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+inherit allarch 
+
+LICENSE = "MIT"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
+S = "${WORKDIR}"
+SRC_URI="file://90_citadel.gschema.override"
+
+inherit gsettings
+
+do_install() {
+    install -d ${D}${datadir}/glib-2.0/schemas
+    install -m 644 ${S}/90_citadel.gschema.override ${D}${datadir}/glib-2.0/schemas
+}
diff --git a/meta-citadel-distro/recipes-core/citadel-desktop-gsettings/files/90_citadel.gschema.override b/meta-citadel-distro/recipes-core/citadel-desktop-gsettings/files/90_citadel.gschema.override
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+++ b/meta-citadel-distro/recipes-core/citadel-desktop-gsettings/files/90_citadel.gschema.override
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+[org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad]
+natural-scroll=true
+tap-to-click=true
+
+[org.gnome.desktop.background]
+picture-uri='file:///usr/share/backgrounds/gnome/Waterfalls.jpg'
+
+[org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences]
+theme='Adapta'
+titlebar-font='Roboto Bold 11'
+
+
+[org.gnome.desktop.interface]
+gtk-theme='Adapta'
+cursor-theme='Paper'
+icon-theme='Paper'
+font-name='Roboto 11'
+gtk-enable-primary-paste=false
+
+[org.gnome.shell.extensions]
+user-theme-name='Adapta'
+
+[org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.xsettings]
+antialiasing='rgba'
+
+[org.gnome.desktop.input-sources]
+xkb-options=['ctrl:nocaps']