06-05-2018, 05:58 PM
Thanks [member=7594]NN[/member] ! I can't believe all this time I've been doing workarounds to deal with the hidden files. I tried "view" -> "show hidden files" like you said, and it worked fine. I don't know how I missed that for so long, but I did. I guess I just always used workarounds to deal with those issues before so I never got completely stuck, but being able to view hidden files is a lot better. Plus, that ability can be toggled off and on as I wish. Thanks. 8) 
TO UPDATE FOR LL 4.0 - Yes, this method of replicating the user desktop settings works equally well in LL 4.0, I just tried it out and there are no problems. I will update my original post accordingly.
ANOTHER TIP if you're using this method: I also recommend replicating any browser settings you may want, since it can take just as long to set up browser settings by point-and-click as the desktop settings. For multiple users and/or multiple browsers, this can take a really long time. To replicate browser settings for Firefox I used the same process as for the desktop settings, but with the directory /home/newuser/.mozilla/firefox (remove, copy that of the main user's, and chown). For other browsers the principle is the same, just be sure to find the brower's directory under the user's directory.
I've been able to set up my additional users in a fraction of the time that it used to take me!
TO UPDATE FOR LL 4.0 - Yes, this method of replicating the user desktop settings works equally well in LL 4.0, I just tried it out and there are no problems. I will update my original post accordingly.
ANOTHER TIP if you're using this method: I also recommend replicating any browser settings you may want, since it can take just as long to set up browser settings by point-and-click as the desktop settings. For multiple users and/or multiple browsers, this can take a really long time. To replicate browser settings for Firefox I used the same process as for the desktop settings, but with the directory /home/newuser/.mozilla/firefox (remove, copy that of the main user's, and chown). For other browsers the principle is the same, just be sure to find the brower's directory under the user's directory.
I've been able to set up my additional users in a fraction of the time that it used to take me!
Using Linux Lite for everything now. I put it on my desktop and my laptop. Woohoo!