Re: Removing and re-installing gconf & gconf-editor ??

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On Tue, 2008-08-19 at 14:24 -0400, William Case wrote:
> On Tue, 2008-08-19 at 13:07 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
[...]

> > Almost guaranteed to cause problems. Using --nodeps is an action of last
> > resort, when there's something seriously wrong with a package
> > installation or a spec file. Given that you have just reinstalled your
> > entire system, there's no reason to suspect anything is wrong with your
> > package set or any of its components.
> > 
> Forewarned is to be forearmed.  When I move -/.gconf and -/.gconf2
> aside, I trust that gconf will write new files.  ( No answer necessary;
> I'll find out soon enough.)

Do it when logged out of the account. I'm not sure of the effect if you
try it while the gconf daemon is using the data, but it might not be
good.
[...]

> > 
> > You've been doing a lot of tweaking in your system, and some of it may
> > well have touched Gconf data. 
> 
> Calling it 'tweaking' is very kind, Patrick.

Well, there are other terms :-) See
http://www.jargondb.org/glossary/frobnicate for a list.

poc

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