[GNC] Moving from Windows to Linux

[Sherlock]

I don't know why you insist on doing this piece meal.  I would copy the 
entire %APPDATA%\GnuCash folder to ~/.local/share/gnucash, ...

The account colors should be metadata, therefore, they should be in the 
.gcm files.

Regards,

Sherlock


On 10/16/25 4:38 PM, AC wrote:
> 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?
>>
>>
>>