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There needs to be a way or utility to repair a damaged gconf database (preferably a pro-active utility that detects a problem and either fixes it or offers to) other than re-install.
rm ~/.gconf* -fr [snip]
Well actually, there is a difference - windows makes periodic backups of its registry
tar -czf /tmp/gconf-backup.tgz ~/.gconf* && cp -b /tmp/gconf-backup.tgz ~ man crontab [snip]
AND there _are_ user friendly repair utilities.
Sounds like you're volunteering ;) Chris
