KDE Config Files Missing Plus More (Solved)

[Alexzee]

After spending 2 weeks on digging deep and methodically going through an exhaustive list on GitHub (regarding my Slackware system) I discovered a few things that need fixing.

GitHub - shalva97/kde-configuration-files: KDE plasma configuration files

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There are 19 kde-config files missing from the system.

kactivitymanagerd-pluginsrc, krunnerrc, kuriikwsfiltersrc, baloofilerc, plasmaanotifyrc, kaccessrc, plasmaUserFeedback, touchpadxlibinputrc, kgammarc, device_automounter-kcmrc, kgammarc, device_automounter_kcmrc, kded_device_automounterrc, konsolesshconfig, breezere, kcmfonts, klaunchrc, kwinrc (DE effects), and kactivitymanager-switcher

No matter how many times I selected the Icon's I wanted to use logging out and back in again it wouldn't stick.
Attempting to get more global themes through the KDE Settings api would fail with error:

kns://colorschemes.knsrc/api.kde-look.org/2162536

Under the original users account Firefox consistently prompted me to keep logging into gmail.
Deleting the kde files in ~/.cache/ didn't seem to make much of a difference either.

I tried downloading a global theme and placed it where it belongs.

/home/c/.local/share/plasma/desktoptheme/Vortex-Global

However, when using the KDE api the theme doesn't show in the GUI.
Moving the theme here I had no dice either-

/usr/share/plasma/desktoptheme

Creating a new user fared well and didn't produce any of the functionality issues or problems.

Pulling at straws here and running out of ideas:-

Do I need to run scripts to have those config's back where they belong?

**-!Performing a fresh install is an option however; I don't want entertain that unless there isn't any way to fix this.
Slackware takes a long time to install (40 min's) or more and at first boot the runlevels have to be changed and many other numerous practices with root privileges have to be configured.!-**

Thanks in advance-
Alex

 

[Caluser2000]

If functionality is working fine with another profile I'd just used that, transfer data permissions to that account and delete the one you are having issues with.

 

[Alexzee]

If functionality is working fine with another profile I'd just used that, transfer data permissions to that account and delete the one you are having issues with.

Thanks!
How would I transfer data permission?

 

[GatorsFan]

In Debian/Ubuntu it is below - I don't know about the Slackware equivalent since I do not use it - but it may point you in right direction

sudo adduser --home /home/<new-username> <new-username>

sudo usermod -aG adm,cdrom,sudo,dip,plugdev,lpadmin,sambashare <new-username>

Then :

mv -v ~/* /home/<new-username>/

chown -R <new-username>:<new-username> /home/<new-username>/*

 

[Alexzee]

In Debian/Ubuntu it is below - I don't know about the Slackware equivalent since I do not use it - but it may point you in right direction





Then :

Thanks, I'll think on this.

I don't have sudo installed on this Slackware system. With this system I have root privileges and have given the users access to lp, and all the goods.

Also, I have written to the kde-devel team to get there take on what could be done and how to approach fixing this system.

 

[Alexzee]

I've given the new user permission's via the usermod command so that's done.
To delete a user and the users home and files you'll need to use the userdel command.

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The kde-devel team hasn't responded yet and I need to move on to learning how to write SlackBuild scripts.

Thanks to everyone that helped-