How to save settings for Synaptic (Graphical package manager)?
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I have dotfiles where I store the settings from all the programs that I use. I mean files with the extension .conf, .cfg, .rc and etc.
But I cannot find a place where the Synaptic keeps its settings.
I saw some answers where people talked about /root/.synaptic directory. But I do not have access to this directory. And even if I get access to the directory - is it safe to do something inside /root/ directory?
For example, I want to add more columns and change the toolbar view:
system: Linux Mint 19
synaptic: 0.84.3
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I have dotfiles where I store the settings from all the programs that I use. I mean files with the extension .conf, .cfg, .rc and etc.
But I cannot find a place where the Synaptic keeps its settings.
I saw some answers where people talked about /root/.synaptic directory. But I do not have access to this directory. And even if I get access to the directory - is it safe to do something inside /root/ directory?
For example, I want to add more columns and change the toolbar view:
system: Linux Mint 19
synaptic: 0.84.3
linux-mint synaptic dot-files
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I have dotfiles where I store the settings from all the programs that I use. I mean files with the extension .conf, .cfg, .rc and etc.
But I cannot find a place where the Synaptic keeps its settings.
I saw some answers where people talked about /root/.synaptic directory. But I do not have access to this directory. And even if I get access to the directory - is it safe to do something inside /root/ directory?
For example, I want to add more columns and change the toolbar view:
system: Linux Mint 19
synaptic: 0.84.3
linux-mint synaptic dot-files
asked Aug 23 at 11:19
in-in
416
I have dotfiles where I store the settings from all the programs that I use. I mean files with the extension .conf, .cfg, .rc and etc.
But I cannot find a place where the Synaptic keeps its settings.
I saw some answers where people talked about /root/.synaptic directory. But I do not have access to this directory. And even if I get access to the directory - is it safe to do something inside /root/ directory?
For example, I want to add more columns and change the toolbar view:
system: Linux Mint 19
synaptic: 0.84.3
linux-mint synaptic dot-files
linux-mint synaptic dot-files
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Synaptic saves its settings in ~/.synaptic/synaptic.conf, using the home directory of whatever user runs it. The user is generally root since that’s necessary for Synaptic to make changes, so yes, the settings are usually stored in /root/.synaptic/synaptic.conf (and that’s perfectly safe, it’s root’s home directory).
Some settings which affect Synaptic, albeit not the GUI, are general APT settings, stored in various files in /etc/apt.
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Synaptic saves its settings in ~/.synaptic/synaptic.conf, using the home directory of whatever user runs it. The user is generally root since that’s necessary for Synaptic to make changes, so yes, the settings are usually stored in /root/.synaptic/synaptic.conf (and that’s perfectly safe, it’s root’s home directory).
Some settings which affect Synaptic, albeit not the GUI, are general APT settings, stored in various files in /etc/apt.
answered Aug 23 at 11:44
Stephen Kitt
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Synaptic saves its settings in ~/.synaptic/synaptic.conf, using the home directory of whatever user runs it. The user is generally root since that’s necessary for Synaptic to make changes, so yes, the settings are usually stored in /root/.synaptic/synaptic.conf (and that’s perfectly safe, it’s root’s home directory).
Some settings which affect Synaptic, albeit not the GUI, are general APT settings, stored in various files in /etc/apt.
answered Aug 23 at 11:44
Stephen Kitt
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up vote
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Synaptic saves its settings in ~/.synaptic/synaptic.conf, using the home directory of whatever user runs it. The user is generally root since that’s necessary for Synaptic to make changes, so yes, the settings are usually stored in /root/.synaptic/synaptic.conf (and that’s perfectly safe, it’s root’s home directory).
Some settings which affect Synaptic, albeit not the GUI, are general APT settings, stored in various files in /etc/apt.
answered Aug 23 at 11:44
Stephen Kitt
146k22320386
Synaptic saves its settings in ~/.synaptic/synaptic.conf, using the home directory of whatever user runs it. The user is generally root since that’s necessary for Synaptic to make changes, so yes, the settings are usually stored in /root/.synaptic/synaptic.conf (and that’s perfectly safe, it’s root’s home directory).
Some settings which affect Synaptic, albeit not the GUI, are general APT settings, stored in various files in /etc/apt.
answered Aug 23 at 11:44
Stephen Kitt
146k22320386
answered Aug 23 at 11:44
Stephen Kitt
146k22320386
answered Aug 23 at 11:44
Stephen Kitt
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answered Aug 23 at 11:44
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