In this video I cover how to backup and restore a desktop environment configuration in Linux using SaveDesktop. https://github.com/vikdevelop/SaveDesktop#savedesktop SaveDesktop is an application that allows you to backup and restore the configuration of a wide range of popular desktop environments including Gnome, KDE Plasma, MATE, Xfce and Cinnamon. More specifically, this application allows you to back up and restore icons, fonts, themes, backgrounds, Gnome extensions, Cinnamon applets, KDE Plasma widgets, and installed Flatpak applications. Step 1. Installing SaveDesktop. https://github.com/vikdevelop/SaveDesktop#installation There are a couple of ways to install SaveDesktop, although my recommendation would be to use the Flatpak method, as this will provide you with the latest stable release regardless of your chosen Linux distribution. https://flathub.org/setup First, enable Flatpak support for your system, by following the instructions that are relevant to your Linux distribution. https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.vikdevelop.SaveDesktop Once Flatpak support is enabled, install SaveDesktop by either clicking the Install button which will typically launch your distribution’s application centre. Or alternatively, install using Terminal commands which you can see if you press the down arrow. In either case, once installation has finished, launch SaveDesktop using your application launcher. Step 2. Using SaveDesktop. The application itself is straightforward, you have three tabs at the top, Save, Import and Sync. The Save tab allows you to name the snapshot of your configuration, as well as dictate what items should be included in the configuration archive, although this will differ depending on your desktop environment. On the same tab, you can also set up periodic saving, which you can learn about if you click on the Learn more link. The second tab is Import, which allows you to import a previous backup, either from a file or list. The final tab is Sync, which allows you to synchronise a configuration with other machines on the same local network, and if you want more information on how this works, click on the How it works? link. #linux #desktop #backup Social Media Links Discord - https://discord.gg/3SxGk3WG2D Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Intelligent-Gaming-101640054531594 Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@Intelligentgaming Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/IntelligentGaming2020/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/inspectorgecko