Access UT system copy and move files

arubislander

@Salah As I said, no one has really tried, since it is not something that is encouraged or supported. But my philosophy is, maybe there is a way to do this in a way that does not interfere with the read-only filesystem. Maybe just nobody has come across it.

For instance, you can add more fonts to the OS by placing them in the .fonts folder in your $HOME directory. (only really useful for apps that allow you to select fonts, but still)

You said you have customized your Ubuntu Mate. How did you do it?

Salah

@arubislander I will provide you with pictures.

I did a lot of modifications and changed icons as per my taste.

That is what I want to do to UT by changing icons as simple as that...

Thanks..

arubislander

@Salah No, you misunderstand my meaning. I meant, how did you go about changing the icons. What files did you touch? Could you do the same only changing / adding files in your $HOME folder? If yes, then it is worth trying to do the same on UT. If not, then it will not be possible to do it in the same way you did it on your desktop.

Salah

Hello.

In my laptop I went to => file systems - usr/share/icons and then took one icon folder, done some icon changes and renamed this folder and return it back to usr/share/icons and that is it.

Even I can put it in home directory. but in UT how to put in home directory and then change the icon look.. This is my question.

Regards,

ikoz

@Salah I believe it should work fine, as these icons neither large (to fill the partition) nor a dependency to something.
I had modified lomiri's qml by editing some files, and there wasn't any issue.
You can try, and if it fails reflash.

arubislander

@ikoz sure, one can remount the filesystem read/write and do things the 'hacky' way. But I am encouraging interested users to explore, and maybe find, ways that achieve the same goal without working against the system.

Salah

@ikoz Thanks for the reply.

Is there any approach you can guide ??

Thanks

Salah

@arubislander Thanks for your reply

Trying and exploring what distinguished Ubuntu from Windows and Mac, they are closed, dull and boring.

Linux can let you tweak and play in the way you like.

That is why I have been using Linux for the past six years with proud.

ikoz

@Salah I had remounted as RW, then edited the files in-place (in your case replace the images) and reboot. Preferably keep a backup of the old files.
If you want to be able to change the images without remounting, you can try bind mounting the path somewhere in the home directory, or create symbolic links.
Ubuntu touch is still Ubuntu so the same commands you ran on Mate should work here too.

Salah

@ikoz Thanks for your reply.

I will see about that.

Thanks again.