KDE Migrant 🧳

KDE Migrant allows you to migrate your existing KDE configuration to a new computer. Good when changing computers or cloning one user configuration for other users.

A single file browser and command-line script that allows you to backup your full or partial KDE configuration including apps, dotfiles and any customizations. It works for KDE Plasma widgets as well.

It creates a ZIP file that you can transfer to a different computer to unzip it.

1. Backup configuration in browser

1. Select user to backup
2. Select configuration folders and files to backup (i.e. KDE programs' rc-files)
3. Confirm to create backup configuration

2. Command-line backup process

Run from command line:

php migrant.php

to see info and help.

Dry run to simulate backup based on existing configuration:

php migrant.php dryrun

Run backup based on existing configuration:

php migrant.php backup

To run backup as a different user use:

sudo -u [user] php migrant.php backup

migrant.zip file will be created.

3. Transfer migrant.zip to target computer

And extract it there.

Please note that KDE Migrant 🧳 creates a ZIP file with full paths (e.g. /home/user/*). When cloning single user's config files for multiple users, extract and change paths as needed.

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