Re: Plasma config change?
On Jo, 07 oct 21, 15:26:38, Hans wrote: > Am Dienstag, 5. Oktober 2021, 12:55:49 CEST schrieben Sie: > I am answering myself. Still could not dircover, in which version of plasma > the settings were changed. > > The other thing is: Do not delete the folder ~/.kde, because by default it > keeps all your mails in ~/.kde/share/apps/kmail/mail/, which is the default > place for storing mails. However, you can move this folder to another place > and reconfigure kmail. > > But, even then, you can not delete the folder ~/.kde, as plasma is still > needing it for some files (i.e. kde.globals). I believe, this is just a bug, > and believe, the developers might have overseen this. > > Please note, I am still running debian/stable, which means, that the plasma > version is 5.20, whilst the development in testing or unstable is already > 5.21. > > So it looks like you will have either to upgrade to testing or unstable, or > just delete all configs below ~/.kde which are existent below ~/.config. > > Maybe someone will write a transition script to get rid of unused config file > below ~/.kde. On the other hand, in about 2 years bookworm will be stable, > and > maybe this issue will be solved automatically. This may or may not help in this particular situation, considering this is about a full-featured Desktop Environment (with which I have only limited experience). Developers tend to be quite conservative on such moves and will err on the side of caution *if* the old folder is still present. My usual strategy in the past has been to move the old folder out of the way and let the application recreate its stuff in the new location. Then move data / reconfigure as needed. Hope this helps, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: Plasma config change?
Am Dienstag, 5. Oktober 2021, 12:55:49 CEST schrieben Sie: I am answering myself. Still could not dircover, in which version of plasma the settings were changed. The other thing is: Do not delete the folder ~/.kde, because by default it keeps all your mails in ~/.kde/share/apps/kmail/mail/, which is the default place for storing mails. However, you can move this folder to another place and reconfigure kmail. But, even then, you can not delete the folder ~/.kde, as plasma is still needing it for some files (i.e. kde.globals). I believe, this is just a bug, and believe, the developers might have overseen this. Please note, I am still running debian/stable, which means, that the plasma version is 5.20, whilst the development in testing or unstable is already 5.21. So it looks like you will have either to upgrade to testing or unstable, or just delete all configs below ~/.kde which are existent below ~/.config. Maybe someone will write a transition script to get rid of unused config file below ~/.kde. On the other hand, in about 2 years bookworm will be stable, and maybe this issue will be solved automatically. Cheers Hans > Hi folks, > > somehow I missed something and was surprised today. > > Does anyone know, when plasma (kde) did change the position of its > configuration files from ~/.kde to ~/.config? And according to this, is > ~/.kde still needed or can it be safely fully deleted? > > Thanks for reading and any answers. > > Best > > Hans signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: Plasma config change?
On Tue 05 Oct 2021 at 12:55:49 (+0200), Hans wrote: > > somehow I missed something and was surprised today. > > Does anyone know, when plasma (kde) did change the position of its > configuration files from ~/.kde to ~/.config? And according to this, is > ~/.kde > still needed or can it be safely fully deleted? That's the way things are moving. The modification dates on your files would probably enable you to determine when your system changes over. And I would move ~/.kde to, say, ~/keep-old.kde rather than deleting it. You might want to consult it. (I assume you're not inconvenienced by its size.) Cheers, David.
Plasma config change?
Hi folks, somehow I missed something and was surprised today. Does anyone know, when plasma (kde) did change the position of its configuration files from ~/.kde to ~/.config? And according to this, is ~/.kde still needed or can it be safely fully deleted? Thanks for reading and any answers. Best Hans
