Re: does Linux have a registry?

JM wrote:
I was wondering.....does Linux have a registry like windows? If so, does Linux come with any kind of registry mechanic tool?

Only a malicious organization trying to create an OS monopoly would have such a thing.

For an application the general configuration file is usually found in /etc with the same name as the application. For each user there usually a file in the home directory with the same name but preceded by a . such as .kde or ..joe The one you certainly have are .bashrc .bash_history .bash_logout ..bash_profile.

Files with leading dots are not normally displayed. You can see them by typing ls -a and by adding an a to any other switches as in ls -lha

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