<div dir="auto"><div>"Got everything the way I like it" ... Does this extend beyond user configs?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I would imagine you could probably backup your /home/joe user folder (make sure you get all the hidden directories like .config) ... Or are you talking about system wide changes?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I mean, it might hurt at first, but I would back everything up that I needed or wanted, and then just do a fresh mint install on one, get it the way you want it, then you could image it for the others, or just do the same steps on those too.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">If you're constantly backing up to the other systems for redundancy, it might make more sense to just keep a solid backup routine that collects so the things you want and uploads it to the cloud (public or private).</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I've never used MINT per say, but I've been deep in Linux for about 20 years now. Let me know what you think or if you have any questions.</div><div><br></div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">--<br>Thanks,<br>Alexander<br><br>Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 16, 2024, 18:32 joe--- via PLUG-discuss <<a href="mailto:plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org">plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">PLUG Friends ...<br>
<br>
I need help and I will be glad to pay<br>
someone to help me get my out-of-date<br>
Linux systems updated.<br>
<br>
I have four (4) Thinkpads with these<br>
old versions of Linux Mint installed:<br>
<br>
#1 T420 linux Mint version 18.1 Serena<br>
#2 T430 linux Mint version 18.1 Serena<br>
#3 T460 Linux Mint version 20.1 Ulyssa<br>
#4 T530 Linux Mint version 19.1 Tessa<br>
<br>
#1 is my primary computer and the only<br>
one on which (almost) everything works<br>
the way I want it to work. But the OS<br>
is now too old so it cannot be updated.<br>
<br>
Every week, I back up all of my data to<br>
the other three, but each of them have<br>
various deficiencies; including, I cannot<br>
get 4 virtual desktops to work with unique<br>
screen backgrounds on each desktop.<br>
<br>
I am considering replacing my old Thinkpads<br>
with T460's or T470's or T480's like these:<br>
<br>
<a href="https://upquick.com/walmart-thinkpads.jpg" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://upquick.com/walmart-thinkpads.jpg</a><br>
<br>
Which would you recommend, and would KDE<br>
be better to install than Linux Mint?<br>
<br>
Joe@Actionline.com ~ 480-325-5055<br>
855 South 77th Place<br>
East Mesa AZ<br>
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