Tagged Questions

2
votes
1answer
92 views

Modifying $HOME variable on a session startup script: Gnome ignores it?

I'm modifying the $HOME variable on a /etc/profile.d script. This seems to be OK for console sessions. There are some caveats on graphical sessions, though: Gnome won't load my desktop ...
2
votes
1answer
412 views

Reload ~/.profile for desktop [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: how do i tell gnome to reread my ~/.profile How to change environment variables without re-logging to UI? I'm trying to reload my ~/.profile without login out. I can ...
3
votes
1answer
2k views

How can I easily copy one user's profile to another's in GNOME?

I have a multi-user environment. I would like them to use one profile (with specific settings like: themes, shortcuts, installed keyboard layouts, wallpaper, main menu items, etc.). Currently I need ...