update - lost desktop setup SOLVED

[old_guy]

I just ran an update, rebooted and found myself back at the default desktop. Lost all my configurations.

I should have looked at the update closer:

Commit Log for Sat Jun 16 21:40:10 2012

Upgraded the following packages:
java-1.6.0-sun (1.6.0.31-1pclos2012) to 1.6.0.33-1pclos2012
java-1.6.0-sun-alsa (1.6.0.31-1pclos2012) to 1.6.0.33-1pclos2012
java-1.6.0-sun-fonts (1.6.0.31-1pclos2012) to 1.6.0.33-1pclos2012
java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc (1.6.0.31-1pclos2012) to 1.6.0.33-1pclos2012
java-1.6.0-sun-plugin (1.6.0.31-1pclos2012) to 1.6.0.33-1pclos2012
kde4-config (4.6.1-2pclos2011) to 4.6.1-3pclos2012

I guess the kde4-config update reset everything.

NOT HAPPY that the regular update had that RESET included.

Earl

[saltcedar]

Not only that I lost my lovely black terminal screen!
Can I have it back please?

[Old-Polack]

I just ran an update, rebooted and found myself back at the default desktop. Lost all my configurations.

I should have looked at the update closer:

Commit Log for Sat Jun 16 21:40:10 2012

Upgraded the following packages:
java-1.6.0-sun (1.6.0.31-1pclos2012) to 1.6.0.33-1pclos2012
java-1.6.0-sun-alsa (1.6.0.31-1pclos2012) to 1.6.0.33-1pclos2012
java-1.6.0-sun-fonts (1.6.0.31-1pclos2012) to 1.6.0.33-1pclos2012
java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc (1.6.0.31-1pclos2012) to 1.6.0.33-1pclos2012
java-1.6.0-sun-plugin (1.6.0.31-1pclos2012) to 1.6.0.33-1pclos2012
kde4-config (4.6.1-2pclos2011) to 4.6.1-3pclos2012

I guess the kde4-config update reset everything.

NOT HAPPY that the regular update had that RESET included.

Earl

From a terminal;

[<you>@localhost ~]$ ls -la |grep .kde            <Enter>

Post your results.

[kaptain_zero]

Same thing happened here, all me desktop tweaks, custom application stuff on panel are gone . No biggie, I can rebuild the desktop the way I like it, but it is a pain to have to do it.

My grep results:

[chris@localhost ~]$ ls -la |grep .kde
drwxr--r--  4 chris chris  4096 Jun 17 01:09 .kde4/
drwxr-xr-x  4 chris chris  4096 Jun 17 01:06 .kde4.bak/
-rw-------  1 chris chris   353 Jun  9  2011 .kderc


Regards

Christian

[Old-Polack]

Same thing happened here, all me desktop tweaks, custom application stuff on panel are gone . No biggie, I can rebuild the desktop the way I like it, but it is a pain to have to do it.

My grep results:

[chris@localhost ~]$ ls -la |grep .kde
drwxr--r--  4 chris chris  4096 Jun 17 01:09 .kde4/
drwxr-xr-x  4 chris chris  4096 Jun 17 01:06 .kde4.bak/
-rw-------  1 chris chris   353 Jun  9  2011 .kderc


Regards

Christian

Rename .kde4 to .kde4-new, then rename .kde4.bak to .kde4, then log out, and back in. Your old setup with all your personal tweaks should return.

[kaptain_zero]

Hehe... I was probably doing that while you were typing. Yep, everything is back the way it used to be.

Thanks for the confirmation.

Regards

Christian

[kaptain_zero]

Whoops... I may have my desktop back, but I CANNOT access another login screen.... errr.. terminal, using ctrl alt +Fx key, all I get is nothing... no video at all, the only F key that works is F8 for the KDE session.. I had this problem when I was trying to rename my .kde4old... I couldn't log into another terminal to do it, so I had to use a terminal in the kde session. The desktop is back to normal but the other terminals are still missing.

Christian

[AussieBear]

Same thing happened here, all me desktop tweaks, custom application stuff on panel are gone . No biggie, I can rebuild the desktop the way I like it, but it is a pain to have to do it.

My grep results:

[chris@localhost ~]$ ls -la |grep .kde
drwxr--r--  4 chris chris  4096 Jun 17 01:09 .kde4/
drwxr-xr-x  4 chris chris  4096 Jun 17 01:06 .kde4.bak/
-rw-------  1 chris chris   353 Jun  9  2011 .kderc


Regards

Christian

Rename .kde4 to .kde4-new, then rename .kde4.bak to .kde4, then log out, and back in. Your old setup with all your personal tweaks should return.

O.K. Done. Back to previous desktop. Well, except for the other icon/widgets
that were there and had to be deleted...

What exactly did the upgrade to "kde-config" accomplish?

Are we to expect a KDE upgrade > 4.6?

Just asking as I also saw in slightly earlier updates some
qt4* stuff...

AussieBear.

[Old-Polack]

Same thing happened here, all me desktop tweaks, custom application stuff on panel are gone . No biggie, I can rebuild the desktop the way I like it, but it is a pain to have to do it.

My grep results:

[chris@localhost ~]$ ls -la |grep .kde
drwxr--r--  4 chris chris  4096 Jun 17 01:09 .kde4/
drwxr-xr-x  4 chris chris  4096 Jun 17 01:06 .kde4.bak/
-rw-------  1 chris chris   353 Jun  9  2011 .kderc


Regards

Christian

Rename .kde4 to .kde4-new, then rename .kde4.bak to .kde4, then log out, and back in. Your old setup with all your personal tweaks should return.

O.K. Done. Back to previous desktop. Well, except for the other icon/widgets
that were there and had to be deleted...

What exactly did the upgrade to "kde-config" accomplish?

Are we to expect a KDE upgrade > 4.6?

Just asking as I also saw in slightly earlier updates some
qt4* stuff...

AussieBear.

Yes.

[Old-Polack]

Whoops... I may have my desktop back, but I CANNOT access another login screen.... errr.. terminal, using ctrl alt +Fx key, all I get is nothing... no video at all, the only F key that works is F8 for the KDE session.. I had this problem when I was trying to rename my .kde4old... I couldn't log into another terminal to do it, so I had to use a terminal in the kde session. The desktop is back to normal but the other terminals are still missing.

Christian

Try rebooting.

[chrisretusn]

HeHe. It was quite a "what they hey?" moment. Then I recalled the kde4-config in the updates list.

OK with me. Not much customization any way. Just the wallpaper, application launcher and panel size to put back.

Good to hear we are upgrading KDE > 4.6. I'm testing 4.9 beta on my Slackware machine.

Of course this is being typed from my PCLinuxOS laptop.

[la_monda]

Thanks Old-Polack!

[old_guy]

Had my home folder backed up to another partition.

Just thought that there should have been an announcement about what the package would do - with the easy fix noted.

I'll mark this solved.

[smileeb]

I have a problem

[smileeb@localhost ~]$ ls -la |grep .kde
drwxr--r--  4 smileeb smileeb  4096 Apr  9 07:31 .kde4/
drwxr-xr-x  4 smileeb smileeb  4096 Jun 17 00:21 .kde4.bak/
drwxr-xr-x  5 smileeb smileeb  4096 May 17 11:08 kdenlive/
-rw-------  1 smileeb smileeb   353 Jun  9  2011 .kderc
[smileeb@localhost ~]$

[Old-Polack]

I have a problem

[smileeb@localhost ~]$ ls -la |grep .kde
drwxr--r--  4 smileeb smileeb  4096 Apr  9 07:31 .kde4/
drwxr-xr-x  4 smileeb smileeb  4096 Jun 17 00:21 .kde4.bak/
drwxr-xr-x  5 smileeb smileeb  4096 May 17 11:08 kdenlive/
-rw-------  1 smileeb smileeb   353 Jun  9  2011 .kderc
[smileeb@localhost ~]$

And... the problem is...?