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gconf-editor package

how to restore default settings

Asked by justjohn19

hey so i did some tweeking and somewhere along the line messed up the gconf settings to where my desktop is no longer usable(referring to Nautilus) I can't right click and there are no icons. So how do I restore default settings in gconf?

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Robert Spanjaard (spamtrap-arumes) said : 		#1

If you didn't change too much after you messed up, you might be able to track down the error with Edit > List Recent Keys.

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#2

Hi,
or try by typing in a terminal:
gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/nautilus

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