KDE backup

Desktop Environments Plasma
1

Hi,

I am curious is there some kind of app, script or similar to backup your default Plasma setup ( panel, theme, etc) before experimenting with others.

Thanks :slight_smile:

2

I haven’t tried it but there is this:
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/konsave/

There are some other options out there too.

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3

I found this one on Github:

This is what it does:

#!/bin/bash

@name: kde-plasma-backup.sh

@desc: Script for backup and restore KDE Plasma environment configuration.

@author: Ruben Aleman Alfonso

@mail: raleman90@gmail.com

Define global variables

SHARE_FILES=(“color-schemes” “knewstuff3” “konsole” “kxmlgui5” “plasma” “aurorae” “themes”)
CONFIG_FILES=(“dolphinrc” “plasma*” “powerdevilrc” “powermanagementprofilesrc” “startupconfig” “startupconfigkeys” “systemsettingsrc” “touchpadrc” “gtk-2.0” “gtk-3.0” “gtk-4.0”)
OUTPUT_DIR=“/tmp”
BACKUP_NAME=“kde-configuration-backup-$(date +%Y%m%d).tgz”
BACKUP_DIR=“/tmp/kde-configuration-backup”
RESTORE_DIR=“/tmp/kde-configuration-restore”

Define functions

help(){
echo "Usage: kde-plasma-backup.sh ACTION [OPTION]
Description: Script for make a backup or restore KDE Plasma environment configuration.

ACTIONS:

backup make a backup of specific user home configuration
restore restore the environment configuration from backup file
help print this help message

OPTIONS:

backup:
-o output directory where it will be created the backup file. Default value is /tmp
-d uploads the backup file generated to the Dropbox account configured

restore:
-f file to use for restoring KDE configuration environment

NOTES:

The restore must be executed from SSH or TTY directly, without any open user session,
because when the system runs the logout process, some of the actual configuration of
plasmashell and KDE is writed to disk, overwritting the settings that were been applied
with the restore.
"
}

backup(){
echo “[*] Creating backup temporary directory.”
if [ ! -d $BACKUP_DIR ]; then
mkdir $BACKUP_DIR
else
rm -rf $BACKUP_DIR
mkdir $BACKUP_DIR
fi

echo "[*] Doing backup of KDE environment configuration files."
for file in ${SHARE_FILES[*]}; do
    rsync -aqR ${HOME}/./.local/share/${file} $BACKUP_DIR
done

for file in ${CONFIG_FILES[*]}; do
    rsync -aqR ${HOME}/./.config/${file} $BACKUP_DIR
done

rsync -aqR ${HOME}/./.config/k* $BACKUP_DIR
rsync -aqR ${HOME}/./.gtkrc-2.0 $BACKUP_DIR

tar czf ${OUTPUT_DIR}/${BACKUP_NAME} -C $BACKUP_DIR .
rm -rf $BACKUP_DIR
echo "[*] KDE environment backup file generated in ${OUTPUT_DIR}"

}

restore(){
echo “[*] Creating restore temporary directory.”
if [ ! -d $RESTORE_DIR ]; then
mkdir $RESTORE_DIR
else
rm -rf $RESTORE_DIR
mkdir $RESTORE_DIR
fi

echo "[*] Extracting restore file."
tar xzf $RESTORE_FILE -C $RESTORE_DIR &> /dev/null

echo "[*] Restoring KDE environment configuration files."
for item in .config .local .gtkrc-2.0 ; do
    rsync -aqR --no-owner --no-group ${RESTORE_DIR}/./${item} ${HOME}/
done

rm -rf $RESTORE_DIR
echo "[*][OK] KDE environmente configuration files had been successfully restored from $RESTORE_FILE"

}

dropbox_upload(){
echo -e “[*] Uploading backup to dropbox account\n”
curl -s -X POST https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/upload
–header “Authorization: Bearer ${DROPBOX_TOKEN}”
–header “Dropbox-API-Arg: {"path": "/${BACKUP_NAME}","mode": "overwrite","autorename": true,"mute": false,"strict_conflict": false}”
–header “Content-Type: application/octet-stream”
–data-binary @${OUTPUT_DIR}/${BACKUP_NAME} | jq .
}

Main

case “$1” in
backup)
shift
while getopts “:do:” opt; do
case $opt in
o)
OUTPUT_DIR=“$OPTARG”
if [ -d $OUTPUT_DIR ]; then
echo “[] Changed output directory to: ${OUTPUT_DIR}"
else
echo "[][FAILURE] Directory ${OUTPUT_DIR} does not exists. Please, create it and run again the script or select another directory.”
exit 1
fi
;;
d)
if [ -z $DROPBOX_TOKEN ]; then
echo “[] Importing dropbox access token"
if [ -s ./dropbox.properties ]; then
source ./dropbox.properties
else
echo "[][FAILURE] There isn’t a valid dropbox.properties file in current directory”
exit 1
fi
fi
DROPBOX=1
;;
?)
echo “[][FAILURE] Invalid option: -$OPTARG"
echo “See kde-plasma-backup.sh help for more information.”
exit 1
;;
:slight_smile:
echo "[][FAILURE] Option -$OPTARG requires an argument.”
echo “See kde-plasma-backup.sh help for more information.”
exit 1
;;
esac
done

    backup
    if [ $DROPBOX ]; then
        dropbox_upload
    fi
;;
restore)
    shift
    if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
        echo "[*][FAILURE] No file for restore was specified."
        echo "See kde-plasma-backup.sh help for more information."
        exit 1
    fi
    case "$1" in
        -f)
            shift
            RESTORE_FILE="$1"
            if [ ! -z "$RESTORE_FILE" ] && [ -s "$RESTORE_FILE" ]; then
                echo "[*] Using file ${RESTORE_FILE} for restoring KDE configuration."
            else
                echo "[*][FAILURE] File ${RESTORE_FILE} does not exist or it is not valid."
                echo "See kde-plasma-backup.sh help for more information."
                exit 1
            fi
            shift
        ;;
        *)
            echo "[*][FAILURE] Invalid option: $1"
            echo "See kde-plasma-backup.sh help for more information."
            exit 1
        ;;
    esac
    
    restore
;;
*)
    help
    exit 1
;;

esac

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4

I heard about it also , but never used. Don’t know is it fine or not

5

Seems confusing :slight_smile: when reading codes . But usage is pretty easy

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6

That one hasn’t been updated in 3 years

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7

I noticed the same. But not good in reading codes, to check if script is still good :confused:

8

I didn’t notice that :man_facepalming:t5:
But the script seems quite straight forward, perhaps to my un-educated eyes :blush:. Did you have a look at it?

9

Yes, the question is have any new config locations been added in the last 3 years.

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10

I don’t know if you can call it a “backup”, but it worked here to restore and switch between different configurations while toying around at least short term.

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11

Right, that’s exactly I came to think of while you were writing. Things, locations, stuff… might have changed.

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12

What about Timeshift , Deja Dup ? It can be useful , but I am not sure which folder is needed to backup.
.config
.kde4

?

13

Nice, this seems like a really helpful. I hope :slight_smile:

14

You can certainly do that but you would need to know every file and folder which is exactly what the other tools have done for you. The kde config is not all in one place.

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