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Re: Quirks noted with install on new machine



On Wed 28 Dec 2016 at 22:09:14 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote:

> On 12/28/2016 4:53 PM, Brian wrote:
> >On Wed 28 Dec 2016 at 04:48:41 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote:
> >
> >>There is a separate issue with default font sizes that I've noticed before,
> >>but am now motivated to address. Default fonts are annoyingly small. I know
> >>how to adjust them on a per user per font basis in Mate's "Appearance
> >>Preferences" menu. As there will ever be exactly one human seeing this
> >>machine, where can change the default setting from "10" to "16" system wide
> >>[preferably by preseeding]? If it would also change the font size of the
> >>User login screen that would be much appreciated.
> >
> >When you adjust the fonts to your liking the config will be stored in
> >a file in your home directory. Locate the file and copy it to your USB
> >stick. Have a late_command in your preseed file transfer the file to a
> >home directory on /target.
> 
> Found the file. If I do as you say, will it automatically be used for any
> "user" I create in the future?

As it stands, no. You will have to use /etc/skel. Please read adduser(8)
and /etc/adduser.

A late_command could be used to populate /etc/skel, though.

-- 
Brian.


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