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How to make custom appearance settings apply to all users? (slrpnk.net)
submitted 4 days ago by countrypunk@slrpnk.net to c/linux@lemmy.world
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I'm setting up a computer with linux mint debian editon, and the computer is going to be used by a lot of people who sign in via AD. I have custom display settings (background, pinned applications, theme, custom menu icon) that I would like to apply to all users, but right now they only show up when I log into the account that I set it up on.

Also, is there a way to get a custom firefox esr config to apply to all users as well? I want to remove pocket and make duckduckgo the default browser.

Many thanks.

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[โ€“] clarth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I think you want a skeleton. /etc/skel

If you want to copy settings for Firefox and other applications, copy (parts of) your .config in there. When you create a new user it uses the skel directory as a template.

Google/GPT will explain it better than I can.

[โ€“] MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

For Firefox specifically, look into creating a policies.json file in /usr/lib/firefox-esr/distribution/ - this will apply your settings (like removing pocket and changing the default search) to all users systemwide without needing to mess with individual profiles.