On Mon, 2008-02-18 at 12:03 +1100, Y Uanlux wrote: > On Feb 18, 2008 10:01 AM, Khoa Ton <khoa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Khoa Ton wrote: > > > Y Uanlux wrote: > > >> Hi > > >> I am using gnome on Fedora 7 (updated to latest versions). One day I > > >> incidentally deleted many file at my home dir /home/usr1 by a command > > >> rm -rf * > > >> > > >> Of course most files, except some symbolic linked ones and hidden ones > > >> (eg .jpilot etc), were remove. After rebooted, I put back some > > >> settings. However, there is a desktop problem. Every thing created at > > >> the home dir /home/usr1/ is put on desktop, making the desktop very > > >> crowed. How to fix it? > > >> Y > > > > > > What I did when my desktop got messed up and wanted to get back to > > > the default was to create a new user and logged on at that user. > > > > > > At logon, the desktop manager creates all the desktop configuration > > > files. Then, I renamed the new user's home directory to my old > > > user's home and move my personal files over. > > > > Thanks for your alternative. I assume you move personal files (for > example, .gnome etc) from the new home dir to the new one?? > > > > > I'm sure there are more elegant ways to do this, but this is the > > > surest way to get back to the default desktop environment. > > I hope some one can offer an additional solution too. > > > > > > > Good luck, > > > Khoa > > > > Oops, forgot to mention you'll have to chown the home directory > > to your old user as well. > > > > > > Khoa The easiest way to do this is to tar up your home directory and then use the -k option to untar it in the new directory, which installs only files that don't already exist. -- ======================================================================= The difference between reality and unreality is that reality has so little to recommend it. -- Allan Sherman ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
