«
»

reset your GNOME desktop

This tip is too useful not to share. Running a computer lab with GNOME (Ubuntu GNU/Linux in my case) means desktops sometimes go haywire as my students are given the freedom to play with the panels and other settings. Resetting the desktop to its default condition is very easy:

Browse your home folder, view hidden files, and delete any of the following that exist…

.gnome .gnome2 .gconf .gconfd .metacity

Log out and the next time you log in, your desktop should be reset.

Tags: ,

This entry was posted on February 1, 2008 at 8:57 am and is filed under tips. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

4 Responses to “reset your GNOME desktop”

  1. Ubuntu Life » Blog Archive » [Tip] Restablecer el escritorio Gnome Says:
    February 5, 2008 at 7:58 pm | Reply

    […] en | GnuOsphere Tambien te puede […]

  2. …for the adult in you » Wombats are nice Says:
    February 18, 2008 at 3:17 am | Reply

    […] reset your Gnome desktop […]

  3. Jason Says:
    July 30, 2008 at 5:00 am | Reply

    Worked like a charm thanks

  4. holdcraft Says:
    June 16, 2011 at 10:40 am | Reply

    Thank you! Thank you! I have spent days trying to figure this out!

Leave a comment