What's a global config file for IceWM?

[arkaine23]

I'm working on a live eval CD, and want to use Ice as the default WM. The $HOME does not exist until X starts, at which point a lot of files from /etc/skel get copied into a newly created $HOME. I tried editing files in /etc/skel/.icewm but it seems that file is auto-generated somehow, so my changes don't take. Is there some other global config file for icewm or a script I can edit to make it use an alternate config file I put somewhere else?

[psi42]

Well I don't know what the global file is, but I do know that the users' file is ~/.icewm/preferences not ~/.icewm

hope this helps ;)

~psi42

[psi42]

Okay I think I found it.

The files are located in

/usr/local/share/icewm/


~psi42

[arkaine23]

So if I create that directory I can just create configs and put them in there? Then do I need to change something in ice's or X's init script to make it use that since there is no ~/.icewm for my users?

[psi42]

In my experience, icewm will just use the global files if ~/.icewm doesn't exist.

However, because you are doing a live CD, it may be different. I've never done it before so I don't know. :)

Sorry :(

~psi42

[arkaine23]

Alright thanks for the help. i'll experiment.