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Backup GNOME settings and extension
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GNOME_backup.md

dconf

Backup

dconf dump / > gnome-settings-backup.dconf

Restore

dconf load / < gnome-settings-backup.dconf

GNOME Settings

Backup

mkdir -p gnome-extensions-backup
cp -r ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions gnome-extensions-backup/

Restore

cp -r gnome-extensions-backup/extensions ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/

Installed Extensions List

Backup

gnome-extensions list > installed-extensions.txt

Restore

cat installed-extensions.txt | xargs -I{} gnome-extensions enable {}

GNOME Appearance Settings

Backup

cp -r ~/.icons ~/.themes ~/.local/share/icons ~/.local/share/themes gnome-theme-icons-backup/

Keyboard Shortcuts and Customizations

Backup

dconf dump /org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/ > shortcuts.dconf
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