[GNC] Moving from Windows to Linux

AC gnucash at acarver.net
Thu Oct 16 19:38:24 EDT 2025


Yes I did, it's not working. As an example I moved my gtk-3.0.css file 
over but it only changed some colors and not others.

And that page does not address account colors.

On 2025-10-16 16:28, Sherlock wrote:
> Hi AC,
> 
> I suggest reviewing https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Sherlock
> 
> 
> 
> On 10/16/25 3:57 PM, AC wrote:
>> I've been using Gnucash on my Windows machine for a while but I'm 
>> transitioning to a Linux machine as the daily driver. I need a few 
>> reminders for files to transfer and locations where to put them to 
>> make sure that the two look and behave the same way.
>>
>> Obviously the first is the .gnucash data file which I already have 
>> moved and tested to make sure it at least opens with data, no issues 
>> there.
>>
>> What file stores things like the account color (if one exists)? I 
>> opened the data file on the Linux side but none of the accounts had 
>> their assigned colors. If there is such a file, where does it end up 
>> on the Linux side?
>>
>> Also, I customized the appearance of the UI (changing register colors, 
>> etc.) inside the gtk-3.0.css file. Where would these customizations go 
>> on the Linux side? I think I saw they go in USER_CONFIG_HOME?
> 
> 
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