So, you don’t do backups of /etc? Or parts of it?
I have those tars dir ssh, pam, and portage for Gentoo systems. Quickset way to set stuff up.
And before you start whining about ansible or puppet or what, I need those maybe 3-4 times a year to set up a temporary hardened system.
But may, just maybe, don’t assume everyone is a fucking moron or has no idea.
Edit Or just read what op did, I think that is pretty much the same


Moved from KDE to hyperland, while keeping some of the ecosystem, like KDE PIM, Dolphins, Okular and the other standard apps.
Best decision for my daily work I made in a long time