Bug 86543

Summary:	Backup previous versions of the configuration
Product:	[Unmaintained] kcontrol	Reporter:	Brian Hunt <bmh_ca>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Daniel Molkentin <molkentin>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	chaofeng111
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Debian testing
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Brian Hunt 2004-08-04 05:40:58 UTC

Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.2.3)
Installed from:    Debian testing/unstable Packages
OS:                Linux

Backup and keep track of prior versions of the configuration, and permit reversion. This is divided into several components:

1. keep backups of previous versions of the configurations. If, like me, your system locked up while the configuration files were open and they were garbled beyond recovery, you have to start from scratch.

2. keep differences between previous versions, with the ability to revert.

3. provide a nice interface for going through previous configuration options.

This may be done better with a low-level system-wide configuration backup and management system, or perhaps with a redesign of kcontrol in general.

Comment 1 Boaz Rymland 2006-01-10 13:22:38 UTC

I'd say this could be implemented via a "export" and "restore" confugration. this will enable those roll backs, as well as a back up or duplicating configuration accross several machines.

Comment 2 Chao Feng 2014-06-21 03:29:07 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 330960 ***