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How can I reset ubuntu 12.10 to complete default?

Asked by Fishtank

Hello, I have been tweaking my updated 12.10 and now am having difficulty
getting things back to the original state. Is there a way of getting everything
back to the default state, as if I just installed it? I won't be able to list all the
changes I have done, but it's allot. I am fairly new to ubuntu, so I would need
step by step instruction please. Thank you, fishtank.

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Best N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : 		#1

If you mean the graphical environment , then you can reset the settings with some commands in terminal. (CTRL+ALT+T).

Be aware you will loose all of your settings - changes.. even the background.

Open a terminal and apply the commands below , with order and one at time.

$ gconftool --shutdown

$ sudo killall -r -I gconf

$ sudo killall -r -I dconf

$ rm -rf .compiz* .gconf* .config/dconf/ .config/compiz*

Reboot you PC.

Thanks

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Haw Loeung (hloeung) said : 		#2

There's also "unity --reset"

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N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : 		#3

Unity --reset is not working in 12.10 .. considered as deprecated. :-)

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Fishtank (fishtank1) said : 		#4

Thank you for the reply, will do it in that order.

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N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : 		#5

If the question is solved , please mark the answer that solved your question (for future - help - others with same problem).

Thanks

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Fishtank (fishtank1) said : 		#6

Thanks NikTh, that solved my question.