I want to find a way to synchronize the default application preferences for Ubuntu between multiple installations. For example, if I choose Geany as the default text editor for .js files, I want it to become the default text editor for all of my Ubuntu installations. Is there any software that makes this possible, or software libraries that I could use to implement such a feature?
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1Also, the "sync" and "synchronize" tags on AskUbuntu ought to be merged.– Anderson GreenSep 5, 2012 at 23:39
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Here's a relevant Google search: google.com/…– Anderson GreenOct 26, 2012 at 22:53
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It looks like Ubuntu used to have a tool called Migration Assistant, but it appears that it is no longer supported.– Anderson GreenOct 26, 2012 at 22:57
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I don't know about any automated way but you can always go ahead and copy the mimeapps.list
file located at ~/.local/share/applications
between your installations. That way all your custom file type associations should be transferred safely.
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Where is the
~/.local/share/applications
located within the filesystem? Oct 29, 2012 at 5:16 -
1That's the full directory path.
~/.local/share/applications
stands for/home/username/.local/share/applications
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