Need help with setting up backintime

nitja · 23 October 2025 17:15

2 days ago I installed backintime on my laptop system and have been fairly pleased setting it up and let it do the first backups for different users ….
So much that I dared to start the same on my desktop, still my only system in a truly productive state.
The installation places 2 desktop entries for backtintime-qt (backintime’s GUI) into /usr/share/applications. Back In Time for the current user and Back In Time (root). Both work fine on the laptop.

The GUI for the current user has a problem on the desktop:
Its toolbar appears to be grayed out, but it’s clickable all the same. A click, e.g. on the Manage profiles button, however leads to this …

coredump

Process 76250 (python) of user 1000 dumped core.

Stack trace of thread 76250:
#0  0x00007fdbb169894c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9894c)
#1  0x00007fdbb163e410 raise (libc.so.6 + 0x3e410)
#2  0x00007fdbb162557a abort (libc.so.6 + 0x2557a)
#3  0x00007fdbaea91217 n/a (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x91217)
#4  0x00007fdbaea920ec _ZNK14QMessageLogger5fatalEPKcz (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x920ec)
#5  0x00007fdbab9c08fa n/a (QtCore.abi3.so + 0x1c08fa)
#6  0x00007fdbab9cefa1 n/a (QtCore.abi3.so + 0x1cefa1)
#7  0x00007fdbaebd4aab n/a (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x1d4aab)
#8  0x00007fdbaf807800 _ZN7QAction8activateENS_11ActionEventE (libQt6Gui.so.6 + 0x607800)
#9  0x00007fdbaad05f7d n/a (libQt6Widgets.so.6 + 0x305f7d)
#10 0x00007fdbaad0a352 n/a (libQt6Widgets.so.6 + 0x30a352)
#11 0x00007fdbaab5c8a7 _ZN7QWidget5eventEP6QEvent (libQt6Widgets.so.6 + 0x15c8a7)
#12 0x00007fdbaab01dd0 _ZN19QApplicationPrivate13notify_helperEP7QObjectP6QEvent (libQt6Widgets.so.6 + 0x101dd0)
#13 0x00007fdbaab05db7 _ZN12QApplication6notifyEP7QObjectP6QEvent (libQt6Widgets.so.6 + 0x105db7)
#14 0x00007fdbab4c7af7 n/a (QtWidgets.abi3.so + 0x2c7af7)
#15 0x00007fdbaeb68678 _ZN16QCoreApplication15notifyInternal2EP7QObjectP6QEvent (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x168678)
#16 0x00007fdbaaaf7298 _ZN19QApplicationPrivate14sendMouseEventEP7QWidgetP11QMouseEventS1_S1_PS1_R8QPointerIS0_Ebb (libQt6Widgets.so.6 + 0xf7298)
#17 0x00007fdbaab7865f n/a (libQt6Widgets.so.6 + 0x17865f)
#18 0x00007fdbaab79568 n/a (libQt6Widgets.so.6 + 0x179568)
#19 0x00007fdbaab01dd0 _ZN19QApplicationPrivate13notify_helperEP7QObjectP6QEvent (libQt6Widgets.so.6 + 0x101dd0)
#20 0x00007fdbab4c7af7 n/a (QtWidgets.abi3.so + 0x2c7af7)
#21 0x00007fdbaeb68678 _ZN16QCoreApplication15notifyInternal2EP7QObjectP6QEvent (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x168678)
#22 0x00007fdbaf3a13cd _ZN22QGuiApplicationPrivate17processMouseEventEPN29QWindowSystemInterfacePrivate10MouseEventE (libQt6Gui.so.6 + 0x1a13cd)
#23 0x00007fdbaf4249b4 _ZN22QWindowSystemInterface22sendWindowSystemEventsE6QFlagsIN10QEventLoop17ProcessEventsFlagEE (libQt6Gui.so.6 + 0x2249b4)
#24 0x00007fdbaf413d77 _ZN22QWindowSystemInterface23flushWindowSystemEventsE6QFlagsIN10QEventLoop17ProcessEventsFlagEE (libQt6Gui.so.6 + 0x213d77)
#25 0x00007fdbaebc1a74 _ZN7QObject5eventEP6QEvent (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x1c1a74)
#26 0x00007fdbaab01dd0 _ZN19QApplicationPrivate13notify_helperEP7QObjectP6QEvent (libQt6Widgets.so.6 + 0x101dd0)
#27 0x00007fdbab4c7af7 n/a (QtWidgets.abi3.so + 0x2c7af7)
#28 0x00007fdbaeb68678 _ZN16QCoreApplication15notifyInternal2EP7QObjectP6QEvent (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x168678)
#29 0x00007fdbaeb68a5b _ZN23QCoreApplicationPrivate16sendPostedEventsEP7QObjectiP11QThreadData (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x168a5b)
#30 0x00007fdbaee437f8 n/a (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x4437f8)
#31 0x00007fdbaf108880 n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x5e880)
#32 0x00007fdbaf109cd7 n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x5fcd7)
#33 0x00007fdbaf109ee5 g_main_context_iteration (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x5fee5)
#34 0x00007fdbaee3ffe2 _ZN20QEventDispatcherGlib13processEventsE6QFlagsIN10QEventLoop17ProcessEventsFlagEE (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x43ffe2)
#35 0x00007fdbaeb74ca6 _ZN10QEventLoop4execE6QFlagsINS_17ProcessEventsFlagEE (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x174ca6)
#36 0x00007fdbaeb6cd21 _ZN16QCoreApplication4execEv (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x16cd21)
#37 0x00007fdbab4c3f4c n/a (QtWidgets.abi3.so + 0x2c3f4c)
#38 0x00007fdbb1b96213 n/a (libpython3.13.so.1.0 + 0x196213)
#39 0x00007fdbb1b620cb _PyObject_MakeTpCall (libpython3.13.so.1.0 + 0x1620cb)
#40 0x00007fdbb1b7697a _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault (libpython3.13.so.1.0 + 0x17697a)
#41 0x00007fdbb1c4e2c9 PyEval_EvalCode (libpython3.13.so.1.0 + 0x24e2c9)
#42 0x00007fdbb1c8c88c n/a (libpython3.13.so.1.0 + 0x28c88c)
#43 0x00007fdbb1c8985d n/a (libpython3.13.so.1.0 + 0x28985d)
#44 0x00007fdbb1c86f58 n/a (libpython3.13.so.1.0 + 0x286f58)
#45 0x00007fdbb1c86212 n/a (libpython3.13.so.1.0 + 0x286212)
#46 0x00007fdbb1c85b83 n/a (libpython3.13.so.1.0 + 0x285b83)
#47 0x00007fdbb1c83e51 Py_RunMain (libpython3.13.so.1.0 + 0x283e51)
#48 0x00007fdbb1c3bbeb Py_BytesMain (libpython3.13.so.1.0 + 0x23bbeb)
#49 0x00007fdbb1627675 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x27675)
#50 0x00007fdbb1627729 __libc_start_main (libc.so.6 + 0x27729)
#51 0x00005601917cc045 _start (/usr/bin/python3.13 + 0x1045)

Stack trace of thread 76261:
#0  0x00007fdbb169f042 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9f042)
#1  0x00007fdbb16931ac n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x931ac)
#2  0x00007fdbb16931f4 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x931f4)
#3  0x00007fdbb170d4ee __poll (libc.so.6 + 0x10d4ee)
#4  0x00007fdbaa8654a3 n/a (libQt6WaylandClient.so.6 + 0x654a3)
#5  0x00007fdbaed20e92 n/a (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x320e92)
#6  0x00007fdbb16969cb n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x969cb)
#7  0x00007fdbb171aa0c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11aa0c)

Stack trace of thread 76263:
#0  0x00007fdbb16931ce n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x931ce)
#1  0x00007fdbb169381c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9381c)
#2  0x00007fdbb1695ede pthread_cond_wait (libc.so.6 + 0x95ede)
#3  0x00007fdbaed30840 _ZN14QWaitCondition4waitEP6QMutex14QDeadlineTimer (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x330840)
#4  0x00007fdbaf8a4710 _ZN17QFileInfoGatherer3runEv (libQt6Gui.so.6 + 0x6a4710)
#5  0x00007fdbaed20e92 n/a (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x320e92)
#6  0x00007fdbb16969cb n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x969cb)
#7  0x00007fdbb171aa0c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11aa0c)

Stack trace of thread 76260:
#0  0x00007fdbb169f042 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9f042)
#1  0x00007fdbb16931ac n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x931ac)
#2  0x00007fdbb16931f4 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x931f4)
#3  0x00007fdbb170d4ee __poll (libc.so.6 + 0x10d4ee)
#4  0x00007fdbaa8654a3 n/a (libQt6WaylandClient.so.6 + 0x654a3)
#5  0x00007fdbaed20e92 n/a (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x320e92)
#6  0x00007fdbb16969cb n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x969cb)
#7  0x00007fdbb171aa0c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11aa0c)

Stack trace of thread 76292:
#0  0x00007fdbb169f042 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9f042)
#1  0x00007fdbb16931ac n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x931ac)
#2  0x00007fdbb169381c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9381c)
#3  0x00007fdbb16960e8 pthread_cond_timedwait (libc.so.6 + 0x960e8)
#4  0x00007fdbaed307b5 _ZN14QWaitCondition4waitEP6QMutex14QDeadlineTimer (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x3307b5)
#5  0x00007fdbaed2a540 n/a (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x32a540)
#6  0x00007fdbaed20e92 n/a (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x320e92)
#7  0x00007fdbb16969cb n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x969cb)
#8  0x00007fdbb171aa0c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11aa0c)

Stack trace of thread 76259:
#0  0x00007fdbb169f042 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9f042)
#1  0x00007fdbb16931ac n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x931ac)
#2  0x00007fdbb16931f4 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x931f4)
#3  0x00007fdbb170da36 ppoll (libc.so.6 + 0x10da36)
#4  0x00007fdbaf109e04 n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x5fe04)
#5  0x00007fdbaf109ee5 g_main_context_iteration (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x5fee5)
#6  0x00007fdbaee3ffe2 _ZN20QEventDispatcherGlib13processEventsE6QFlagsIN10QEventLoop17ProcessEventsFlagEE (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x43ffe2)
#7  0x00007fdbaeb74ca6 _ZN10QEventLoop4execE6QFlagsINS_17ProcessEventsFlagEE (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x174ca6)
#8  0x00007fdbaec88f06 _ZN7QThread4execEv (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x288f06)
#9  0x00007fdbafb7ac2e n/a (libQt6DBus.so.6 + 0x37c2e)
#10 0x00007fdbaed20e92 n/a (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x320e92)
#11 0x00007fdbb16969cb n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x969cb)
#12 0x00007fdbb171aa0c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11aa0c)

Stack trace of thread 76293:
#0  0x00007fdbb169f042 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9f042)
#1  0x00007fdbb16931ac n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x931ac)
#2  0x00007fdbb169381c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9381c)
#3  0x00007fdbb16960e8 pthread_cond_timedwait (libc.so.6 + 0x960e8)
#4  0x00007fdbaed307b5 _ZN14QWaitCondition4waitEP6QMutex14QDeadlineTimer (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x3307b5)
#5  0x00007fdbaed2a540 n/a (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x32a540)
#6  0x00007fdbaed20e92 n/a (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x320e92)
#7  0x00007fdbb16969cb n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x969cb)
#8  0x00007fdbb171aa0c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11aa0c)

Stack trace of thread 76280:
#0  0x00007fdbb169f042 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9f042)
#1  0x00007fdbb16931ac n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x931ac)
#2  0x00007fdbb16931f4 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x931f4)
#3  0x00007fdbb170da36 ppoll (libc.so.6 + 0x10da36)
#4  0x00007fdbaf109e04 n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x5fe04)
#5  0x00007fdbaf109ee5 g_main_context_iteration (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x5fee5)
#6  0x00007fdbaf109f32 n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x5ff32)
#7  0x00007fdbaf14097c n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x9697c)
#8  0x00007fdbb16969cb n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x969cb)
#9  0x00007fdbb171aa0c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11aa0c)

Stack trace of thread 76294:
#0  0x00007fdbb169f042 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9f042)
#1  0x00007fdbb16931ac n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x931ac)
#2  0x00007fdbb169381c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9381c)
#3  0x00007fdbb16960e8 pthread_cond_timedwait (libc.so.6 + 0x960e8)
#4  0x00007fdbaed307b5 _ZN14QWaitCondition4waitEP6QMutex14QDeadlineTimer (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x3307b5)
#5  0x00007fdbaed2a540 n/a (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x32a540)
#6  0x00007fdbaed20e92 n/a (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x320e92)
#7  0x00007fdbb16969cb n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x969cb)
#8  0x00007fdbb171aa0c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11aa0c)

Stack trace of thread 76295:
#0  0x00007fdbb169f042 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9f042)
#1  0x00007fdbb16931ac n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x931ac)
#2  0x00007fdbb169381c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9381c)
#3  0x00007fdbb16960e8 pthread_cond_timedwait (libc.so.6 + 0x960e8)
#4  0x00007fdbaed307b5 _ZN14QWaitCondition4waitEP6QMutex14QDeadlineTimer (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x3307b5)
#5  0x00007fdbaed2a540 n/a (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x32a540)
#6  0x00007fdbaed20e92 n/a (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x320e92)
#7  0x00007fdbb16969cb n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x969cb)
#8  0x00007fdbb171aa0c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11aa0c)

Stack trace of thread 76279:
#0  0x00007fdbb171876d syscall (libc.so.6 + 0x11876d)
#1  0x00007fdbaf1388ee g_cond_wait (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x8e8ee)
#2  0x00007fdbaf0cfebd n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x25ebd)
#3  0x00007fdbaf141547 n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x97547)
#4  0x00007fdbaf14097c n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x9697c)
#5  0x00007fdbb16969cb n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x969cb)
#6  0x00007fdbb171aa0c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11aa0c)

Stack trace of thread 76281:
#0  0x00007fdbb169f042 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9f042)
#1  0x00007fdbb16931ac n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x931ac)
#2  0x00007fdbb16931f4 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x931f4)
#3  0x00007fdbb170da36 ppoll (libc.so.6 + 0x10da36)
#4  0x00007fdbaf109e04 n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x5fe04)
#5  0x00007fdbaf10a097 g_main_loop_run (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x60097)
#6  0x00007fdb9b33afe4 n/a (libgio-2.0.so.0 + 0x117fe4)
#7  0x00007fdbaf14097c n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x9697c)
#8  0x00007fdbb16969cb n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x969cb)
#9  0x00007fdbb171aa0c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11aa0c)
ELF object binary architecture: AMD x86-64

I’ve compared all(?) files for backintime’s configuration on the 2 systems, but didn’t find any relevant looking difference. And yes, it rather seems to stem from the installed python. I had expected, that the installation would care for these (dependencies), but something must have gone wrong. But what? And how to fix it?

Ben · 24 October 2025 05:38

Yes - depending on your needs. personally, I don’t use the (root) option, I just use snapshots for the system.

Before you start, run snapshot and then do a full (main system) upgrade sudo pacman -Syu

Step 1: mv ~/.config/backintime ~/.config/backintime-MOVED
Step 2: Try backintime -h in terminal
Step 3: Try:

➤ LANG=en backintime-qt

Back In Time
Version: 1.5.6

Back In Time comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions; type `backintime --license' for details.

Step 4: If you have the GUI, do CtrlShiftP and report back.

I’m slightly curious of backintime-qt won’t be a good match for Gnome, and I’m using Plasma so I can’t answer that question here.

Moving on:

Yes, backintime-qt has known issues within the GNOME desktop environment, particularly when trying to open the profile management dialog. The problem appears to be a compatibility issue between the Qt application and the GNOME/GTK ecosystem.

Instead of running backintime-qt , try using:

LANG=enLANG=en backintime-qt backintime-qt

The crash occurs in the Qt library when processing the mouse event (see stack frames #16 to #18).

This could be an issue with your GNOME X11 or Wayland session… I don’t know.

Having seen that there are known issues for GNOME, I would suggest two possible actions:

Install a PROPER desktop (i.e. Plasma)
Purge back-in-time and install Déjà Dup (more of a native GNOME app).

Deja-Dup (source)

nitja · 24 October 2025 09:00

… which doesn’t have the issue on both of my systems, anyway.
Topic is the problem with the user version on the desktop system only.

Had been done before and after the occurrence of the issue, anyway.

[tn@23ed538 ~]$ LC_ALL=C backintime -h

[tn@23ed538 ~]$ LC_ALL=C backintime -h
usage: backintime [-h] [--config PATH] [--share-path PATH] [--debug] [--profile NAME | --profile-id ID] [--quiet] [--version]
                  [--license] [--diagnostics]
                  {backup,backup-job,benchmark-cipher,check-config,decode,last-snapshot,last-snapshot-path,pw-cache,remove,remove-and-do-not-ask-again,restore,shutdown,smart-remove,snapshots-list,snapshots-list-path,snapshots-path,unmount} ...

Back In Time - a simple backup tool for GNU/Linux.

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --config PATH         Read config from PATH. Default = ~/.config/backintime/config
  --share-path PATH     Write runtime data (locks, messages, log and mountpoints) to PATH.
  --debug               Increase verbosity.
  --profile NAME        Select profile by NAME.
  --profile-id ID       Select profile by ID.
  --quiet               Be quiet. Suppress messages on stdout.
  --version, -v         show backintime's version number.
  --license             show backintime's license.
  --diagnostics         show helpful info for better support in case of issues (in JSON format)

Commands:
  {backup,backup-job,benchmark-cipher,check-config,decode,last-snapshot,last-snapshot-path,pw-cache,remove,remove-and-do-not-ask-again,restore,shutdown,smart-remove,snapshots-list,snapshots-list-path,snapshots-path,unmount}
    backup              Take a new snapshot. Ignore if the profile is not scheduled or if the machine is running on battery.
    backup-job          Take a new snapshot in background only if the profile is scheduled and the machine is not on battery.
                        This is used by cron jobs.
    benchmark-cipher    Show a benchmark of all ciphers for ssh transfer.
    check-config        Check the profiles configuration and install crontab entries.
    decode              Decode paths with 'encfsctl decode'
    last-snapshot       Show the ID of the last snapshot.
    last-snapshot-path  Show the path of the last snapshot.
    pw-cache            Control Password Cache for non-interactive cronjobs.
    remove              Remove a snapshot.
    remove-and-do-not-ask-again
                        Remove snapshots and don't ask for confirmation before. Be careful!
    restore             Restore files.
    shutdown            Shut down the computer after the snapshot is done.
    smart-remove        Remove snapshots based on "Smart Removal" pattern.
    snapshots-list      Show a list of snapshot IDs.
    snapshots-list-path
                        Show the paths to snapshots.
    snapshots-path      Show the path where snapshots are stored.
    unmount             Unmount the profile.

For backwards compatibility commands can also be used with trailing '--'. All listed arguments will work with all commands.
Some commands have extra arguments. Run 'backintime <COMMAND> -h' to see the extra arguments.
[tn@23ed538 ~]$

backintime's GUI dialog

Tried that several times during the last ~ 40 hrs. E.g. with adjusted versions of the config file copied from the laptop system (where it works - Gnome as well).
If you choose ͟x͟ No, the terminal-emulator resumes with listing the errors:

[tn@23ed538 ~]$ LC_ALL=C backintime-qt

[tn@23ed538 ~]$ LC_ALL=C backintime-qt

Back In Time
Version: 1.5.5

Back In Time comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions; type `backintime --license' for details.

Detected locale "C" with character encoding "ANSI_X3.4-1968", which is not UTF-8.
Qt depends on a UTF-8 locale, and has switched to "C.UTF-8" instead.
If this causes problems, reconfigure your locale. See the locale(1) manual
for more information.
WARNING: PyQt (the GUI library) could not install a translator for the language code "C". Standard GUI elements will fall back to the source language (English). This does not affect the translation of Back In Time-specific GUI elements.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/backintime/qt/app.py", line 2472, in <module>
    mainWindow = MainWindow(cfg, appInstance, qapp)
  File "/usr/share/backintime/qt/app.py", line 342, in __init__
    SettingsDialog(self).exec()
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^
  File "/usr/share/backintime/qt/manageprofiles/__init__.py", line 253, in __init__
    self._tab_retention = RemoveRetentionTab(self)
                          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^
  File "/usr/share/backintime/qt/manageprofiles/tab_remove_retention.py", line 65, in __init__
    self._label_rule_execute_order()
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
  File "/usr/share/backintime/qt/manageprofiles/tab_remove_retention.py", line 177, in _label_rule_execute_order
    icon = self.style().standardPixmap(
        QStyle.StandardPixmap.SP_MessageBoxInformation)
TypeError: standardPixmap(self, standardPixmap: QStyle.StandardPixmap, opt: Optional[QStyleOption], widget: Optional[QWidget] = None): not enough arguments
[tn@23ed538 ~]$

→ to be expected:
… backintime-qt: error: argument command: invalid choice: 'backintime-qt' …

Have that (dual boot alongside my DE). Each logging into it confirms: That’s not made for me!
Configuring it to my preferences, if possible, would need several additional months & some 100 forum topics.

Backintime, including its GUI works well on my laptop system … under the same Gnome.
Getting the same QT6 install onto the desktop should do the trick.
But I don’t know which packages would provide the appropriate QT6 elements of the coredump.

Ben · 24 October 2025 10:35

Some weird locale messages coming up there, mine launches clean:

nitja · 24 October 2025 10:40

… just resulting from LC_ALL=C, without that it ‘launches clean’.