Kppp fig files for K18.04.3 for dialup

[ray burke]

Valorie,
So I should put in terminal-
"rayburke at rayburke:~$ $HOME/rayburke/.kde"
is this the rite way to do things as confused about typing in the rite way,
attached is what I got when followed your precious instructions?

Ray



On 10/10/2019, Valorie Zimmerman <valorie.zimmerman at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 9, 2019 at 9:29 PM ray burke <rayburke30 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: ray burke <rayburke30 at gmail.com>
>> Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 14:53:38 +1100
>> Subject: Re: Kppp fig files for K18.04.3 for dialup
>> To: Kubuntu user technical support <kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
>>
>> Valorie,
>>
>> Don't quite understand where to look and how for the Kppp configs,
>> because Kppp is old I tried it in K14.04 but no Kppp files. when I
>> boot up again in K18.04.03 will try and locate BUT CONFUSED about
>> should I look thru home/root/etc/ ?? or Nano?
>>
>
> Even I still have a .kde folder in my home, which is /home/valorie/.kde -
> putting in your own home/username/.kde should let you see it in Dolphin.
>
> To easily see hidden files in Dolphin, you either use Alt+. or just the
> View menu > hidden files. So-called "dot" files, the ones that start with .
> like .kde are hidden since most of the time they just clutter up your view.
> But they aren't secret; just hidden from regular view. You can even make a
> hidden file by writing something, say in Kate, and saving it with a name
> begining with .
>
> Just opening these files is always OK, because they are in your home, and
> are *your* files. If you want to work with config files though, it's a good
> idea to make a copy first, so you can move it back if you mess up.
>
> You'll not see "/root/" because root is /. So /etc/ means root/etc/.
>
>
>> Thanks, when I next boot up in K18.04.3 I will attempt to find ~/.kde
>> --, but in K14.04 not there?
>>
>> Ray
>>
>
> Yes, it's there -- just hidden.
>
> Valorie
>
> On 10/10/2019, Valorie Zimmerman <valorie.zimmerman at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi Ray,
>> >
>> > On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 10:53 PM ray burke <rayburke30 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi can anyone help with the below-
>> >>
>> >>  have recently Installed K18.04.3 on a new 160gb sata drive and
>> >> cloned all my info from my K14.04, as a test I want to make sure that
>> >> I can use dialup with the new system, but having
>> >> problems with Kppp. I have inserted the parameters thru the start
>> >> window in Kppp when I click on the Kppp icon, and it dials the modem
>> >> but gets to where it says connection in the log window ,then dies.
>> >> Have been advised to change the "#noauth",remove the #" in
>> >> /etc/ppp/peers/kppp"
>> >> but cant find a file ,as can only edit thru "sudo nano" as "Kate"
>> >> can't execute.
>> >> So does anyone know where the config files
>> >> for Kppp are stored for me to adjust, hope some one can help?
>> >>
>> >> Ray
>> >>
>> >
>> > Its been many years since I dialed up for connectivity, but
>> >
>> > you should be able to SEE /etc/ and the files in there in Dolphin and
>> Kate;
>> > you just won't be able to edit. Once you find it, you should be able to
>> > copy the etc/path/to/file in to nano in the konsole.
>> >
>> > Since Kppp is old, it's possible that the configs are still in ~/.kde
>> > --
>> > again, you can look in Dolphin and Kate to see what's there. All newer
>> > applications put configs in ~/.config and a few in ~/.local . All files
>> in
>> > your $HOME are editable by you, and do not (and should never) be used
>> with
>> > sudo.
>> >
>> > If you cloned your old info, you should be able to see your old config
>> file
>> > somewhere in ~/.kde . Config files are just text, so you can just copy
>> the
>> > old over and it will generally work.
>> >
>> > Just a warning - Kppp is not maintained anymore, because nobody ported
>> > it
>> > to KDE Frameworks. Of course the code is still available in various
>> places,
>> > and it's not yet been removed from the Ubuntu archive, but it
>> > eventually
>> > will be, because KDElibs are no longer supported (so-called KDE4).
>> >
>> > Hope this helps,
>> >
>> > Valorie
>>
>
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