[arch-general] Plasma 5 - how to start afresh
Hello, I would like to restart the DE as if for the first time, and I don't know where the Plasma 5 user files are stored. There's no $HOME/.kde5 nor $HOME/.kf{,5}. Upon first start, the initial step was to localize the env to fr_FR. systemsettings crashed and/or hanged after choosing the relevant locale in all 4 existing tabs (translations, spell check, format, date time). After the third time I closed/restarted the session, the target locale finally prevailed. Not all strings are translated, I suppose a full l10n package will be avilable later on. So I wish to repeat the same steps, just to see if I run in the same crash/hang. Please advise how I can delete all kf5 settings ? Thanks.
Hello! On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 7:58 PM, SET <nmset@netcourrier.com> wrote:
I would like to restart the DE as if for the first time, and I don't know where the Plasma 5 user files are stored. There's no $HOME/.kde5 nor $HOME/.kf{,5}.
Upon first start, the initial step was to localize the env to fr_FR. systemsettings crashed and/or hanged after choosing the relevant locale in all 4 existing tabs (translations, spell check, format, date time). After the third time I closed/restarted the session, the target locale finally prevailed. Not all strings are translated, I suppose a full l10n package will be avilable later on.
So I wish to repeat the same steps, just to see if I run in the same crash/hang.
Please advise how I can delete all kf5 settings ?
KF5/Plasma 5 settings are stored in to XDG_CONFIG_HOME. so if this variable is not set you can clear ~/.config and ~/.cache.. If you just want to reset just plasma 5 settings delete ~/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc and ~/.config/plasmarc files Thanks -- Bhushan Shah http://bhush9.github.io IRC Nick : bshah on Freenode
On 10/19, Bhushan Shah wrote:
Hello!
KF5/Plasma 5 settings are stored in to XDG_CONFIG_HOME. so if this variable is not set you can clear ~/.config and ~/.cache..
Woah, why would you ever advise anyone to delete the entire ~/.config and ~/.cache directories? They want to reset their KDE config, not *everything*. Even if the $XDG_CONFIG_HOME isn't explicitly set, there are still a lot of applications that deliberately look in those paths for configuration regardless. Clearing everything in those directories will wipe out most of the user's configuration, browser profile, who knows what else. -- "A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools." - Douglas Adams
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Bhushan Shah
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Bigby James
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SET