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How can I edit the config files of BlueJ without root permissions?

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In school I use ubuntu in my programmers class and we use BlueJ. This IDE is set to german language but I want to have an english IDE because I´m also programming in english. But to achieve this I have to modify a specific textfile. This file only can be accessed when you have root permissions. Is there any "inofficial" way to change this file without root permissions?

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answered 2 Years ago altybol · Accepted Answer

I haven't used BlueJ but most applications have their default, system-wide config files, which should not be modified by users (and if that's what your sysadmin refuses to modify, he might be right in doing so) but also a user-specific config files in $HOME/. Looking at its documentation p.30, BlueJ can be invoked like this:

java -jar bluej.jar -Dbluej.language=german

and it also has a user-specific configuration file in:

<USER_HOME>/.bluej/bluej.properties