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--- creating_skins [2019/11/16 07:39]
jus [Battery] Hide the battery widget when the status is unknown #2319
+++ creating_skins [2019/11/18 13:12] (current)
ronso [Skin FAQ]
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 /usr/share/mixxx/skins/NewSkin
-Note that you may get permission error while copying,
+Note that you may get permission errors while copying,
-make sure you have root privileges
+make sure you have root privileges.
+Another method would be to backup the official skins,
+then create a link 'skins' to a regular user folder there.
+This allows to simply put new skins into ~/Downloads/newMixxxSkins
+without having to worry about root.
+sudo mv /usr/share/mixxx/skins/ /usr/share/mixxx/skins_backup/
+sudo ln -s /home/yourUserName/Downloads/newMixxxSkins /usr/share/mixxx/skins/
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