Config migrate

When I install Linux I copy over all my config files from my last install (if not just copy my whole home) - its essential otherwise I'd be wasting time reconfiguring.

I also build up a set of config files for copying over to Linux systems that I install on other people's PC's.
Most contig files will be found in ~/ (user's home) as hidden dot-directories, and also in ~/.config/.

Then in ~/.local/share you have .desktop files for the menu if you made changes there and marble map images if you use that.

Files I migrate/tweak for LXDE installs

Config Files	File Location
LXDE panels	~/.config/lxpanel/LXDE/panels/
Desktop: wallpaper	~/.config/pcmanfm/LXDE/pcmanfm.conf
Desktop: widget	~/.config/lxsession/LXDE/desktop.conf
Openbox menu	~/.config/openbox/menu.xml
Openbox window decoration/work spaces/keybindings/mouse behaviours/menus/app opening positions	~/.config/openbox/lxde-rc.xml
.desktop files	~/.local/share/applications/
Libreoffice toolbars	~/.config/libreoffice/4/user/config/soffice.cfg/modules/swriter/ etc
Ranger config	~/.config/ranger/
.Xresources, .bashrc, .bash_aliases	~/

I also regularly backup config files somewhere safe, with a script (for LXDE)

#!/bin/bash
rsync -ru ~/.config/libreoffice/4/user/registrymodifications.xcu ~/Settings/LO\ macro/
rsync -ru ~/.config/openbox/* ~/.config/lxterminal/lxterminal.conf ~/.config/pcmanfm/LXDE/pcmanfm.conf ~/Settings/OB-lxde/
rsync -ru ~/.config/lxpanel/LXDE/panels/* ~/Settings/OB-lxde/panels/
rsync -ru ~/.config/ranger/* ~/Settings/ranger/
rsync -ru ~/.config/Thunar/* ~/Settings/thunar/
rsync -ru ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-power-manager.xml ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/thunar.xml ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/thunar-volman.xml ~/.config/xfce4/xfce4-notes.gtkrc ~/Settings/xfce/rsync -ru ~/.kde/share/apps/k3b/k3bui.rc ~/Settings/kde/apps-k3b/
rsync -ru ~/.kde/share/config/k3brc ~/.kde/share/config/kdeglobals ~/kdenlive/.kde/share/config/kdenliverc ~/Settings/kde/share-config/
rsync -ru ~/.luckyBackup/profiles/* ~/Settings/lucky\ backup/
rsync -ru ~/kdenlive/.kde/share/apps/kdenlive/kdenliveui.rc ~/Settings/kde/apps-kdenlive/
rsync -ru -r ~/scripts/* ~/Settings/scripts/
cp ~/.bash_aliases ~/.bashrc ~/.compton.conf ~/.gtk-bookmarks ~/.gtkrc-2.0 ~/.gtkrc-2.0-gnome-color-chooser ~/Settings/HOME\ files/
rsync -ru --delete-after ~/.local/share/notes/ ~/Settings/notes/
rsync -ru ~/.bluefish/* ~/Settings/bluefish/

lines 3 &4 swap for these if openbox not lxde: