.desktoprc

The file ~/remote/.desktoprc is automatically sourced when you log into any of the desktops. Since ~/remote is actually sshfs'd to your home folder on NFS, this means you can put your common config or preferences in it and have them be shared across all desktops.

Example uses

If you want to get a feel for what you can do with your .desktoprc, try out some of these useful ideas.

Sync your dotfiles

If you want your application settings shared between the desktops and login servers, you can just copy them over with a line like this:

cp ~/remote/{.bashrc, .bash_aliases, .vimrc, ...} ~/

Alternatively, if you have a dotfile repo, you can either clone it...

git clone https://github.com/username/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles
~/.dotfiles/my-install-script

... or just link to it in your NFS homedir, if you have it there:

ln -s ~/remote/.dotfiles ~/.dotfiles
~/.dotfiles/my-install-script