Re: [gentoo-user] Backing up KDE config files
On Wed, 06 Apr 2022 23:23:25 +0200, Peter Böhm wrote: > (I do backup "only" /etc and /home ... yes, I know, if my SSD breaks I > have to do a new gentoo installation; but with all settings in /etc no > problem) Don't forget /var/lib/portage :) -- Neil Bothwick ASSISTANT MANAGER: Feminine form of the word manager (q.v.). pgpvL2m1Xam0T.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Backing up KDE config files
Am Mittwoch, 6. April 2022, 22:17:10 CEST schrieb Dale: > Another interesting tidbit I found about rsync, --dry-run. Hi hi, ask me when I have learned that ... thanks to "luckybackup" ... (I do backup "only" /etc and /home ... yes, I know, if my SSD breaks I have to do a new gentoo installation; but with all settings in /etc no problem) Many Greetings, Peter
Re: [gentoo-user] Backing up KDE config files
Peter Böhm wrote: > Am Mittwoch, 6. April 2022, 15:10:00 CEST schrieb Dale: > >> [...] but couldn't figure out >> how to get rsync to do that yet. > I am using app-backup/luckybackup as "frontend" for rsync (because I am using > KDE/QT). > > Many Greetings, > Peter Looks interesting but I've already updated my scripts. If I had known about that before, that could be a option. Like the GUI part. Another interesting tidbit I found about rsync, --dry-run. When trying to figure out --exclude directories, that is a awesome thing to use. It just shows what it wants to do but does no copying. That --exclude option always gives me grief. I eventually get it to work but takes effort. lol Dale :-) :-)
Re: [gentoo-user] Backing up KDE config files
On Wednesday, 6 April 2022 02:02:46 -00 Dale wrote: > Howdy, > > As some know, I've rearranged some hard drives and data recently. Got > the data moved into the new places. Given those changes, I'm also > having to adjust my backups as well. Before, I just backed up > /home/dale and told rsync to exclude a few large directories that needed > to be stored on other drives. I reversed for the other drive. Anyway, > I'm splitting things up differently now. What I'm not sure about is KDE > config files. I googled and found out some I was pretty sure of > already. Examples, .config, .local, and .kde4 but there could be others > that need to be backed up as well. Anyone know if that is all of them > or am I missing some? > > I already have .mozilla backed up locally. That takes care of my web > browsers, Seamonkey and Firefox which includes emails. This may not be of much use to you now, Dale, but the way I do this dates back to the '80s or '90s when I didn't know which distro to settle on. I created a ~/common directory on its own partition, which could be mounted under my home directory in whichever flavour I was running at the time. In that way, all the big, general stuff was under ~/common and the specific stuff to me was under ~/ . Thus, KMail, for instance, was set up to work with the right version of KDE. There was a minimum of conflict between OSs. The backups were simplified as a bonus, which is the main reason why I've stuck with this arrangement, and /etc/fstab was easily arranged to accommodate what I wanted. As I said, it may be too late for you to think along these lines, but I hope someone might be interested. It's certainly saved me an awful lot of errors when reinstalling things. -- Regards, Peter.
Re: [gentoo-user] Backing up KDE config files
Am Mittwoch, 6. April 2022, 15:10:00 CEST schrieb Dale: > [...] but couldn't figure out > how to get rsync to do that yet. I am using app-backup/luckybackup as "frontend" for rsync (because I am using KDE/QT). Many Greetings, Peter
Re: [gentoo-user] Backing up KDE config files
Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > Am Tue, Apr 05, 2022 at 09:02:46PM -0500 schrieb Dale: >> Howdy, >> >> What I'm not sure about is KDE config files. I googled and found out some >> I was pretty sure of already. Examples, .config, .local, and .kde4 but >> there could be others that need to be backed up as well. Anyone know if >> that is all of them or am I missing some? > I guess it depends on the applications you use. I think the directories you > mentioned have all you need. I looked at my laptop, whose user directory > harkens back to 2016. I still have ~/.kde (without any files) and ~/.kde4, > but the only files in there that are newer than at least 9 months is > .kde4/share/config/kdeglobals (modified 1 week ago, I probably changed some > keyboard shortcuts) and theme files from Breeze inside > .kde4/share/apps/color-schemes/. > > Look for yourself: >> find ~/.kde ~/.kde4 -mtime -180 > will tell you which files in there are newer than 180 days. Modify > parameters to your liking. > At first, I just wanted to backup . but couldn't figure out how to get rsync to do that yet. I'm working on it tho. There should be a way. Still, at least I get back most everything with those. I skimmed the list and most programs I use just use the defaults so it can just be recreated or rarely use that software at all. I suspect a lot of them have been moved to .config anyway. Given the volume of data, I may have to start using tar and friends before long. Even split up, my backup drives are getting a bit full with direct copies. Someone else mentioned snapshots but I still need to research that. I need a month of good health to see if I can catch up on the things that need doing here. :/ Thanks. Dale :-) :-)
Re: [gentoo-user] Backing up KDE config files
Am Tue, Apr 05, 2022 at 09:02:46PM -0500 schrieb Dale: > Howdy, > > What I'm not sure about is KDE config files. I googled and found out some > I was pretty sure of already. Examples, .config, .local, and .kde4 but > there could be others that need to be backed up as well. Anyone know if > that is all of them or am I missing some? I guess it depends on the applications you use. I think the directories you mentioned have all you need. I looked at my laptop, whose user directory harkens back to 2016. I still have ~/.kde (without any files) and ~/.kde4, but the only files in there that are newer than at least 9 months is .kde4/share/config/kdeglobals (modified 1 week ago, I probably changed some keyboard shortcuts) and theme files from Breeze inside .kde4/share/apps/color-schemes/. Look for yourself: > find ~/.kde ~/.kde4 -mtime -180 will tell you which files in there are newer than 180 days. Modify parameters to your liking. -- Grüße | Greetings | Salut | Qapla’ Please do not share anything from, with or about me on any social network. Please don’t confuse me with facts, my mind is set. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
