On Wed, 2 Nov 2011 14:16:44 +0000 (UTC) Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:36:05 +0000, Richard wrote: > > > I've fallen foul of this a few times. When moving between distros and > > using gnome DM, which of the gnome config files need to be deleted. > > I've been forced a few times to add a new user on install and copy files > > from my user directory in to it . > > > > Which is a pain > > It can be a pain but usually that option is what provides the better > results in the end (less conflicts and headaches), and it's safer because > you can still copy/paste the old files without worrying on having > overwrote or damaged them. > > > there is .gnome2 or .gnome3, .gconf, or .gconfd. Which should be deleted > > It used to be "~/.gnome", "~/.gnome2", "~/.gconf", "~/.gconfd" and also > "~/.metacity" but *NEVER* remove these folders as they can contain user's > data or e-mails... is better to rename them (e.g., appending "-old") > instead. > > Greetings, > All noted , Thanks -- Best wishes / 73 Richard Bown e-mail: rich...@g8jvm.com or richard.b...@blueyonder.co.uk nil carborundum a illegitemis ################################################################################## Ham Call G8JVM . OS Debian Wheezy amd64 on a Dual core AMD Athlon 5200, 4 GB RAM Maidenhead QRA: IO82SP38, LAT. 52 39.720' N LONG. 2 28.171 W ( degs mins ) QRV HF + VHF Microwave 23 cms:140W,13 cms:100W,6 cms:10W & 3 cms:5W ################################################################################## -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20111102163054.4ecc15a6@debian
