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gnome-settings stores user data in /etc

So, without asking for the root password, how is it storing the password in root? Instead of directly accessing any files, it is talking to a privileged daemon – NetworkManager – over some IPC ...
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Missing Firefox Context Menu Options in Debian 13 with Gnome

Follow these steps to add any options you need. Note: Be notified that invalid commands may crash the system. So, I'd recommend to unplug or unmount any external drives and not to have any running ...
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How to achieve persistent quicklaunch behaviour with Gnome on Ubuntu?

Some things can be changed manually or with add-ons (widgets), while others can’t be changed at all, or only with great difficulty or to a minimal extent. You could also try doing it with custom ...
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Reducing Color Depth in GNOME Wayland on Debian

I switched to x11 in the end and used --set "max bpc" 8
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How to add a Firefox context menu option/entry for "Profile Select", "Choose User Profile" on startup with KDE, XFCE or GNOME?

Normally, when executing a command, on my Debian system with Alt + F2 and run firefox -p, or in the console with firefox -p & , you can start Firefox so that the “Choose User Profile” dialog is ...
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