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 > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
