restore configurations
How to restore config settings from a backup
gpg --output ~/backup.tar.gz --decrypt /my/remote/filesystem/backup_settings.tar.gz.gpg
tar -xvzf ~/backup.tar.gz
decompress rclone settings
tar -xvzf ~/temp/rclone.tar.gz
decompress gitman settings
tar -xvzf ~/temp/gitman.tar.gz
decompress vscode settings
tar -xvzf ~/temp/codium.tar.gz
decompress thunderbird settings
tar -xvzf ~/temp/thunderbird.tar.gz
decompress firefox settings
tar -xvzf ~/temp/firefox.tar.gz
decompress latex files
tar -xvzf ~/temp/mytex.tar.gz
tar -xvzf ~/temp/_ssh.tar.gz
dconf load /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/ < ~/temp/keybindings.dconf
dconf load /org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/ < ~/temp/media-keys.dconf
dconf load /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-dock/ < ~/temp/dash-to-dock.dconf
dconf load /org/gnome/desktop/interface/ < ~/temp/interface.dconf
dconf load /com/ubuntu/touch/system/ < ~/temp/screen.dconf
tar -xvzf ~/temp/syncthing.tar.gz
reimport network connections
sudo nmcli conn reload
If you don't have another device to restore from
tar -xvzf ~/temp/keys.tar.gz