I apologize in advance for formatting: Not only am I new to Ubuntu but I am new to forums.
So I have decided to start playing with display managers, desktop environments, those sorts of packages within Ubuntu. My attempt at this; I started with a fresh Ubuntu 20.04LTS install, ran the following:
Code:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y && sudo reboot
I then used Deja Dup graphically to create a backup in my user's home folder (/home/username/Backups), then attempted:
Code:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install kde-plasma-desktop -y
And used the sddm display manager. Well I did not like the new login screen so I attempted switching to gdm3; results were back to the ubuntu desktop but with changed icons including a missing icon for the Ubuntu Software Store. I decided to attempt a restore in 3 ways, and all 3 failed:
1. Simply click to open Deja Dup and restore. The error given was unable to write to quite a few folders.
2. Attempted running Deja Dup from the terminal with sudo:
Code:
sudo deja-dup
Again an error (different than from way #1, but did not grab the details: I can if anyone feels inclined to try and fix Deja Dup).
3. Attempted running Deja Dup as su from the terminal:
Code:
sudo su
deja-dup
Same error from running Deja Dup from the terminal with sudo.
So my question: Is there a better backup and restore solution, at least for what I want to do? I'd prefer to not have to fresh install Ubuntu every time I don't like the desktop environment I'm currently trying out.