[Wylug-help] redo/reset KDE - is this even possible

[HauntedUnix]

#kde on Freenode may be able to help - they're pretty good

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Alex

On Sat, Jan 29, 2005 at 03:30:22PM +0000, Anne Wilson wrote:
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> On Saturday 29 Jan 2005 15:04, you wrote:
> > >
> > > Is your /home not on a separate partition?  If it is you should not have
> > > lost any work at all.  If it isn't, I'd recommend backing up any work you
> > > have on there and doing a complete re-install, with /home on a separate
> > > partition.
> >
> > My partitions are / swap /home - they are the default settings from the
> > installation.
>
> Good.
>
> > I couldn't see any work using Knoppix (it just looked empty
> > - using GUI).
> >
> > It actually feels almost as if I have a new install - but this is
> > impossible surely?
> >
> Impossible, I would say.  Installing anything - new or update - might
> overwrite a config file in your home directory, but it wouldn't touch
> anything else, and all your work should be in the home directory.
>
> > > > Otherwise, It's impossible to tell whether you've deleted stuff or just
> > > > messed up a users' config
> > >
> > > What I think Alex is referring to can easily be cured.  In your home
> > > directory there is a directory/folder called .kde - in other words it is a
> > > hidden directory.  If you can't see it in Konqueror you will need to
> enable
> > > that in the View menu.  Rename that to .kdeold and reboot.  Kde will
> create
> > > a new copy of the folder.  You will have lost your settings, but you can
> > > explore the .kdeold folder for the relevant files to put them back.
> > >
> > > If Alex is on the right lines and it is just a user config issue, that
> > > should cure it.
> >
> > Tried this last time - no joy  :(
> >
> In that case it's not your kde user configs.
>
> > I had most of the older work backed up/printed copies - its not ideal, but
> > better than having everything completely lost.  I'm using another box and
> > 9.2 at the minute -  I'm gonna have another look early next week at the
> > /home partition, maybe through the CLI of Knoppix - but I'm not holding my
> > breath for it - I think it's been fried!!
> >
> Nothing you have said about the home partition makes any sense to me.  I can't
> see how any install/upgrade could do what you have found.  If the work is
> there you should be able to see it, in Mandrake, in Knoppix, in X or in CLI.
> If you can't it's not there.
>
> The loss of installed apps is from your upgrade gone wrong - though there
> again it doesn't sound right.  If you refuse because of bad signatures all
> that normally happens is that the downloaded packages remain
> in /var/cache/urpmi/rpms, uninstalled.  If a dependency package can't be
> installed, then the main package is not installed.  Again it would just stay
> in the cache directory.  You can then go out and get the appropriate keys or
> decide to install anyway if you know the source is good.
>
> Whatever went wrong that day just does not fit the normal pattern.  I think it
> is time to re-install.  Format your / partition but not /home.  If your files
> are there you will find them - they will not be damaged by the install.  If
> they are not there when you have finished they were not there when you
> started.
>
> Anne
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