So, I know the windows term for it, which is as it is in the title. But, in the case of the cinnamon desktop on Linux Mint, now it's the most recent version, I want to know how to do the same thing.

Let me explain better: I have a look and feel I'm happy with. That's not to say, I won't make changes later, but until I discover a better way, in which I'm more productive with things, I want my desktop the way it is. I'm on cinnamon desktop, on Linux Mint.

Two problems: I'd really like my workspace switcher applets to be back on the left of the top panel. I made a mistake while turning them into simple buttons, and now for some reason they are stuck on the right side. Minor issue, but if I could resolve it, I'm a bit happier.

Second problem: Other than that, I'm completely happy with it for now. But the problem? For each of my users, as I may need to use other users sometimes, on the same desktop, I would really like them to look the same. I would like each new user created on this system, or all the users in general, who are currently using this system, to automatically get all the same settings I have in the cinnamon desktop. I don't want to block them from making any changes they want, including when it's my own user. But I want the default look and feel to be exactly as I have it (minus that one change, if possible).

This would be good, given that most users will actually be me with different permission levels. I should note, that I am logged into a Windows domain on this PC, as I have the instructions for.

I don't want to give them all the same permission, whether on or off the domain, but I DO want them all to have the same look and feel, unless that user (even if me), chooses to change it.

I know how in general, Linux works for configuration, also as opposed to Windows. I know that in Linux, you can copy some files and it will have the same settings, in general. So it must be a matter of finding where the settings are stored, and copying them. But I don't even know where to look for that information.

I made most of the changes, by pointing and clicking. It's not that I can't understand it other ways, but I'm only beginning to learn this distribution. I've made it my new goal, in Linux life, to become an expert, as much as Windows knowlege I have, while still furthering Windows knowlege, in this specific distribution, latest version, as applied to the desktop. But I have to start somewhere. Again, it's Linux Mint with Cinnamon Desktop.

I also want to become and expert in the server realm, as applied to servers I need in my house, and might need in a business, using Mageia Linux and SuSe Linux, latest working versions, and also, maybe Linux Mint on server too. Mostly KDE or LXDE for servers.

Just wanted to let you know those goals. But as for the question, please let me know, if it is that simple or anything. I could make my changes one more time, if I had to, for my special "desktop" user, which is meant to be for that purpose. But if I don't need to, I won't. I have that user because of the way Windows works, where that action can cause permission changes sometimes, if done incorrectly. Please teach me, if anyone knows. I also don't know how to search for it, when it's not specific enough. If you could teach me that, so I have less questions I need people to answer, great too! Thanks!

Most look & feel settings are configured somewhere in ~/.config/. Some are kept in other ~/. directories, such as ~/.local/ or ~/.mozilla/. Unfortunately, some apps, particularly web browsers, store everything in ~/.config/, so you can't copy willy nilly everything there contained. Among those kept elsewhere are Firefox, SeaMonkey, Thunderbird and Pale Moon. You could create an extra user just for experimenting which files and subdirectories to copy, and which to leave be.

That's what my desktop user is for.

OK. Thanks! I had a feeling that most of it was in the home directory. I'll experiment with the desktop user. Have to wait until at least tonight though, as I'm leaving again soon.

Current Profile = $HOME
Default Profile = /etc/skel

A blanket copy would transfer things you don't want, so you will need to you identify the relevant files.

man useradd

I thought there was something like that. What I don't know though is whether it's normally applied on first logon of user, like Windows, or on creation of user. I also don't know specifically about my domain users, which it is applied on. I suspect though, that for normal Linux users (local users, basically), it's applied on creation and for domain users, upon logon, but not sure. I also wonder if that answer, depends on how I joined to domain.

I'll use my desktop user to experiment, now that I've gotten this far. But, unfortunately, I need to wait to experiment here, until I finish my backup and get it configured. Getting my backup configured is my next first priority, since I can't do 5 things at once, like a computer with more than one processor, or like 2 parellel computers! Ha Ha, just thought I'd insert the joke of the last sentence for fun!

I don't know if this is actually something that needs a new thread or not, but I was getting ready to do the check now that I know a little bit more. I found that I didn't create my desktop user yet. So I created it. But for some reason, I can't logon with it, and it just tells me the password is incorrect, when I know it's not. I've checked that over, and over. As far as I can tell, everything in AD looks great for my user. Yet it still can't logon. Why??? This Linux Mint machine is joined to it's domain, you probably need to know.

How exactly did you create it?

I created it in an Active Directory Domain. Im making progress. I thought it had to do with this. When i fixed my DHCP server, the correct ip of my AD server changed. I had the AD server statically get its ip, because it seems to work better. So now i set the ip right. Then, i set the dns server right. Then i rebooted clientrouter and mainrouter. Its mostly solved now, but vmain2 is responding to pings, instead of vmain1. Im thinking i need to reboot all servers on antsle, and see what happens. Im tired tonight.

OK, not only did I need to reboot the servers, but I also needed to tell it to get it's IP from DHCP. Same IP either way, but still, it'll probably come back to bite me in the butt that I set it to DHCP. But good for now.

...I think. Let me try to logon with the desktop user, and if I can do that, I'll proceed to checking things.

One more reboot of the client machine, and we are now good to go with the domain connection! Now to finish what I started.

I now tried to copy over every .config file in home, to home. Nothing happened noticable. I wonder if permissions weren't set right?

If it is a permission issue, how do I fix it, not commands, but what should everything be set to?

I'll also try again, and see if I did it wrong.

Create a new user, then look in its directory to see what was used as copied from /etc/skel/ by useradd.