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Thursday, July 29th 2004, 11:07am

Question about adding KDE configuration at fresh installatio

Hi, i have some questions concerning KDE. Its a bit lengthy, so feel free to jump to
MY_QUESTIONS at the bottom of my note:

Its precompiled, 3.2.2 i think.

I need to install that Linux Distribution on several PCs. Now, I want to include all my settings. Ok ok not all, but actually those settings that i personally like. I give you few examples:

* I am using a certain background image.
* I am using several different icons, for example my favorite GUI Editor Bluefish, then some star wars icons etc..
* I am using a superkaramba theme to display CPU usage.

So, I can do this via the control center, but I am rather slow to use the mouse and find all settings i need to change, plus i think with a simple script it can be all easier. :)
I can use shell scripts, aliases and perl to change what I want to have, however i am a bit clueless
to as to where those settings are kept, and also if its possible to edit the configuration of KDE this way ( i assume it is, have yet to find something that doesnt allow simple editing without a GUI control center).


Ok, what infos do I need?




MY_QUESTIONS
- The name of the files (and even better the usual location although i guess i can find them too) which are important to include all the settings necessary for WALLPAPER, the color theme of KDE, the toolbar background settings and behaviour like never group same windows, virtual desktop (and also, if i can remove a panel).

- Whether there is an existing script (perl/shell/ruby) which i could use and modify already.

(If you can give some more hints please feel free to do so, If you need more info ill post back.
Thanks for reading.[/b]

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Thursday, July 29th 2004, 2:55pm

Settings are stored in $HOME/.kde or a directory $KDEHOME points to

Some configuration items are in a file $HOME/.kderc

Theoretically you could copy the old .kde directory to the new computer before starting KDE the first time and KDE should use the old settings like the version running on the old computer.

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Saturday, July 31st 2004, 10:25am

Ok thanks :)

If you dont read from me on this topic all went fine :)


PS Karambaz rulez