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1. Where are all the places that Xfce writes its user-related stuff?
2. What is the correct format of said stuff?


You're over-thinking it. All your answers lie on the storage drives you already have in use. Just set Thunar to show the hidden files and you'll see them for yourself, BUT, do it on ...

Create a new user account on her machine, make sure it has sudo rights. Login into that account and open nothing but the MX User Manager. In the copy/Sync tab, select the new user ac you're logged into as the copy from location and set your Wifes login account as the copy to, then click the Apply ...

You could always achieve most of this using a snapshot for distribution ISO with nothing saved from the host accounts desktop etc. Setup the Desktop as you wish, then selectively and very carefully merge only the changes you desire carefully added to /etc/skel. Test the desktop changes with a new ...

Randyghgu Nobody here is trying to send you on a wild goose chase. Fact is, going it alone with insufficient or errant information is the path to frustration and confusion, and it's why we place a MX Manual and a FAQ link on the Desktop and open the Welcome page.

Based on your response to CharlesV ...

compared to the default LXDE that comes with MXlinux

That would be Xfce, KDE or Fluxbox depending on what ISO you downloaded. If your audio is not working properly directly after installation, then I suggest you spend time in that environment to get it sorted before you add another DE. I also ...

I've been at this game for the best part of 28 years running Linux on the Desktop, and on servers and I can emphatically say MX is hands down supremely better for Desktop use than is Debian.

The main point of difference folk tend to miss between these two is, we build on Debian Stable, therefore ...

For the future, there's no need to use an attachment, only have to run QSI, click copy for forum button, then paste directly here, the required code tags will take care of the formatting. I've taken care of adding the code tags for you and pasted it below.

Have you by any chance downloaded a users ...

I'm a little unclear with the info you have provided if your /home is already encrypted or not.

I have run a screencast (not my best work, I was sick at the time and needed something to do) which covers reinstalling while retaining an already encrypted home and I've touched on the gotchas of ...

+1 on what j2mcgreg said re SystemD, and one more thing to add.

Have a look at the site below first, then consider adding the content in the code section below into your 30-touchpad-libinput.conf file.

Touchégg
https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg#readme

Add to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/30 ...

Stefmx wrote: Mon Jun 02, 2025 10:03 pm

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           Desktop: Cinnamon 4.8.6 wm: muffin 4.8.1 vt: 7 dm: LightDM 1.26.0 
           Distro: MX-21.3_x64 Wildflower August 11  2023 base: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) 

Is this post in the right forum location, e.g., in MX Modified considering OP uses a different WM and DE ?