I'm just starting to flee the nest off Windows, and migrated via Mint Cinnamon and for an hour or 2 KDE Neon.
I've landed on Kubuntu and already feeling more comfortable. Just a few observations and one significant setback I'm not sure how happened.
This is the significant one: I spent maybe an hour setting up my desktop. Adding Widgets, adding time zones, desktop backgrounds, Launch Menu objects etc.
I use a hardware KVM to switch to a different desktop to kick off a very long download and then I switched back. My KDE system had "timed out" to the lock screen (It's set to the default 5 mins). When I entered my password I found all my desktop settings had returned to the defaults.
- All Widgets gone
- Desktop background returned to the defaults
- My newly installed Apps are still available though
Questions:
1. Any idea where my desktop could have gone to? What could I have done wrong? I can rebuild it fairly easily, and likely a bit faster this time; But it would be annoying if I lose it a 2nd time.
2. System backups on MInt were really easy to setup - switch them on, schedule them and point to a Target; Hit go.
- The backups app, seems to allow me to write a schedule, but does not offer a "Go now" button.
- I've installed KUP and it's asking me to select the source folders, but I'd just like it to backup the "system," and all my Home folders. Not sure what to choose.
- I have a 1.5TB internal second disk that I only use exclusively for taking backups, it's mounted in my mnt folder but the backup is failing saying it can't write to my mnt/data/backup_date_time.tar file. Probably a permissions issue.
- What folders should I select to make sure I backup the system, desktop configuration and my data?
I'm also finding I have to reboot very frequently to make settings "take", is this to be expected?
My System
Operating System: Kubuntu 21.10
KDE Plasma Version: 5.22.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.86.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Kernel Version: 5.13.0-22-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 8 × AMD Ryzen 3 3100 4-Core Processor
Memory: 15.6 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon Pro W5700
120GB SSD Boot Drive
1.4TB Spinning Disk for Backups
I've landed on Kubuntu and already feeling more comfortable. Just a few observations and one significant setback I'm not sure how happened.
This is the significant one: I spent maybe an hour setting up my desktop. Adding Widgets, adding time zones, desktop backgrounds, Launch Menu objects etc.
I use a hardware KVM to switch to a different desktop to kick off a very long download and then I switched back. My KDE system had "timed out" to the lock screen (It's set to the default 5 mins). When I entered my password I found all my desktop settings had returned to the defaults.
- All Widgets gone
- Desktop background returned to the defaults
- My newly installed Apps are still available though
Questions:
1. Any idea where my desktop could have gone to? What could I have done wrong? I can rebuild it fairly easily, and likely a bit faster this time; But it would be annoying if I lose it a 2nd time.
2. System backups on MInt were really easy to setup - switch them on, schedule them and point to a Target; Hit go.
- The backups app, seems to allow me to write a schedule, but does not offer a "Go now" button.
- I've installed KUP and it's asking me to select the source folders, but I'd just like it to backup the "system," and all my Home folders. Not sure what to choose.
- I have a 1.5TB internal second disk that I only use exclusively for taking backups, it's mounted in my mnt folder but the backup is failing saying it can't write to my mnt/data/backup_date_time.tar file. Probably a permissions issue.
- What folders should I select to make sure I backup the system, desktop configuration and my data?
I'm also finding I have to reboot very frequently to make settings "take", is this to be expected?
My System
Operating System: Kubuntu 21.10
KDE Plasma Version: 5.22.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.86.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Kernel Version: 5.13.0-22-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 8 × AMD Ryzen 3 3100 4-Core Processor
Memory: 15.6 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon Pro W5700
120GB SSD Boot Drive
1.4TB Spinning Disk for Backups