{
  dconf.settings = {
    # this is like a system-wide dark mode switch that some apps respect
    # equivalent of the following dconf command:
    # `conf write /org/gnome/desktop/interface/color-scheme "'prefer-dark'"`
    "org/gnome/desktop/interface" = {
      color-scheme = "prefer-dark";
    };

    # tell virt-manager to use the system connection
    "org/virt-manager/virt-manager/connections" = {
      autoconnect = ["qemu:///system"];
      uris = ["qemu:///system"];
    };
  };
}