> Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 09:51:02 +0000 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loss of 10.04 headers. > > On 31.10.11 15:58, Michael Daniels wrote: > >> I searched Google for "ubuntu 10.04 reset gnome panels" (without the > >> quotes). Near the top of the results, I found a link to an Ubuntu Forums > >> post[0] that includes a couple of ways to do this, in the terminal. You > >> might want to copy all the contents of the .gconf directory beforehand > >> in case it goes wrong or you lose some customisations. Open the terminal > >> and type (without the quotes): > >> "cp -a .gconf backup.gconf" > >> to do this. > >> > >> HTH, > >> Neil. > >> > >> [0] http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1520623 > >> > >> -- > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > > > Thanks, Neil, all correctly displayed if I create a new user, but still > > have to use Alt F1 on my admin login. Looks like I shall have to look > > further unless anyone can suggest a quick fix ? > > > > > > OK, so if the new user was fine, reset the panels for your admin login. > > Look at that forum post I linked too, and it shows 2 ways of doing this. > One thing I didn't mention is that you need to be logged in as your > admin user, not the new user. > > After doing the reset, you might have to log out and then back in as the > admin user, and everything should be reset to the standard layout. > > > Let us know if you have any problems. > > Neil. > > -- > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ Neil, I am pleased to tell you that my headers are back, I used the rm -rf .gconf/apps/panel. I am still trying to work out how I caused the problem, the fix is carefully filed for future use if needed. Grateful thanks, Neil for your help.
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