I have tried three different methods to preserve the KDE settings I desire on my customised KNOPPIX image (basically, KNOPPIX 5.1.1 + Citrix Presentation Client 10.6 minus a few things like Audacity, Icedove and KDE Languages to make room). Each time I get the same result. Some custom K menu settings are retained, others are not and some are duplicated. The desktop is not retained nor are the panel settings. Application settings are retained (Iceweasel, Citrix). On booting my custom image I am prompted to setup KDE preferences, as if it were the first run of KDE after installation, resulting in losing some of the settings I had customised. (Could this be because I have removed all the KDE language packages besides english?)

I have tried the procedure recommended here under "Customize the user settings (Optional)":
http://www.brianmadden.com/content/a...rix-ICA-client
Also the procedure here:
http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Knoppix_...C_Icons.2C_etc.
and a manual procedure of my own design.

All three result in only a partial retainment of my custom KDE settings.

What am I missing? Is there something that is not mentioned in those guides? Has something changed in 5.1.1 that would affect this?

I am getting to know the KNOPPIX distribution far better than I had intended, even geting down to going over each and every run level init script. (Where the heck does /KNOPPIX.build come from when mounted in these scripts? I suspect something there is not accounting for custom KDE settings and is overwriting or deleting them...)

Has anyone had any success with custom KDE settings when remastering KNOPPIX? Is there a reliable and reproducible procedure I could follow?