How to backup and restore XFCE configuration?

Alexander Toresson alexander.toresson at gmail.com
Wed Nov 22 18:01:21 CET 2006


On 11/22/06, bfb21 at comcast.net <bfb21 at comcast.net> wrote:
> I've been using xfce at home for a couple of weeks now, and I love it.
> Now I want to configure my PC at work the same as at home.  I installed
> xfce4, then copied the entire ~.config directory to my PC at work.
> But when I start an xfce session, the desktop appears as it does when
> you first start xfce, i.e., no customization.  So, I tried deleting the ~.cache
> directory, and that didn't help.  I also was looking under /etc for any
> xfce files, but could find none.  How can I backup my xfce configuration,
> then restore it?
>
> -Thanks

Are you sure that you've got the same version of xfce at home and at work?

Regards, Alexander Toresson



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