Any way to repair or refresh or reinstall a KDE Neon installation while leaving intact all configuration settings? Should there be?
iām wondering if half the issues with neon right now have to do with those config files, so preserving them might not necessarily be desirable.
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Only if one has does manual partitioning to provide a separate one for /home for the existing install.
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Therefore, I can simply copy my /home folder to a USB drive, do a fresh install of KDE Neon, and put back my /home folder from the USB drive, and I should have a fresh KDE Neon install with all my programs and configurations just as they are now?
Even easier - you do need to already have a separate /home, and then use manual partitioning in the new install - just make sure NOT to format /home when setting things up, then install using the same username/password. No copying needed. Everything is there when you log in.
But having a backup is a GOOD idea.
If you just copy your /home to an external drive, you can do a normal automatic install, and then restore the contents just fine, and skip the manual partitioning.
But having a separate /home has the potential to save a LOT of time and effort.
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