CentOS 6.7 -- Restore Gnome Panel Default Config Settings

narayanab16 · 10-23-2015, 08:11 AM

Hi,

CentOS 6.7 x64 Desktop Edition

I accidently deleted gnome panel which present in the bottom, which has network icon, volume, terminal, desktop,kick off application launcher etc.
The below link for old version of centos, but how do i fix for the CENTOS 6.7 Desktop version.
https://www.centos.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5954

Iam completely struck, please help me to fix this issue
Nothing is present like 'panel' folder under $HOME/.gconf/apps/
how to regenerate bottom panels?

rm -rfv $HOME/.gconf/apps/panel

Habitual · 10-23-2015, 08:19 AM

Welcome to LQ!
Have a look in/at/under $HOME/.config/
I use Xfce4 and I see my panels at .config/xfce4/panel/
Yours may exist in a similar location.

You could just re-create the bottom panel manually?

narayanab16 · 10-23-2015, 08:26 AM

Hi,

no, nothing

[narayana@laptop ~]$ cd .config/
akonadi/ enchant/ gtk-2.0/ menus/ teamviewer10/ user-dirs.dirs vlc/
autostart/ google-chrome/ libreoffice/ session-state/ Trolltech.conf user-dirs.locale

I really struck...

I dont know how to regenearate? but i have the same OS installed on other machine where i can see $HOME/.gconf/apps/panel present.

knudfl · 10-23-2015, 08:36 AM

Gnome 2, CentOS 6.7 : /home/knudfl/.gconf/apps/panel/

If you have no "$HOME/.gconf/apps/, then you may have deleted it, when you deleted the panel ?

Please try "log out", and see what happens when you are logged in again.

If no luck, you can use this : gconf-panel-files-2.30.2.tar.gz
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7S...ew?usp=sharing
... provides .gconf/apps/panel/{ 3 folders + gconf.xml }

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narayanab16 · 10-23-2015, 08:40 AM

Hi,

I did not delete physically please.

I went to the bottom panel then Panel Options-> Remove this panel - by mistake...

Tell me step by step process to generate this, iam worried now a lot.

I logged out and logged in, rebooted all attemps are made, but there is no luck.

Keeping some others dump won't work, even i tried from my other machine

, this needs to be regenerated.only

knudfl · 10-23-2015, 09:26 AM

New Panel :

Right click on the top panel, and select `New Panel'.

... You can have four panels, top, bottom, right, left.
And move them around : Right click >> Properties.

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narayanab16 · 10-23-2015, 09:33 AM

Hi,
I have tried but i won't be able to create like original panel plz.

You reproduce then you will come to know whats is the issue

Habitual · 10-23-2015, 11:10 AM

You will have to re-create the items in the new bottom panel manually, sorry.
Do you have backups of your $HOME directory?

knudfl · 10-23-2015, 11:41 AM

Empty panel ?

... You could try with $ tar xvf gconf-panel-files-2.30.2.tar.gz

... and then remove the surplus Icon`s, if any.

Also : It's very easy to add functions with "Add to panel".

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Habitual · 10-23-2015, 01:08 PM

when I used gnome2 and wanted to 'start over' without re-installing,
I'd just logout.
Ctrl+Alt+F1 and login as myself and

Code:

rm -fr .gconf .config && exit

then
Ctrl+Alt+F7 or F8 to get back to the gui login manager.

Default 'experience'!

John VV · 10-24-2015, 02:02 PM

as "Habitual" in post #8 said

you need to recreate the items on it

but if you NEED!!!!!! the DEFAULT and can not just add it back
as in it MUST!!!!! be the default

rename

~/.gnome2
and
~/.gconf

to

~/.gnome2.old
~/.gconf.old

and reboot
and log back in as you

now
all your settings will be back to the DEFAULTS but that is what you asked for