restore configurations

    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/vscode.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
    
    tar -xvzf ~/temp/keys.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