-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 H.S. wrote: > Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote: >> paragasu wrote: >> >>> AFAIK, >>> you can delete all files in $HOME directory. especially the hidden >>> files. >>> the worst you will get is you lost some setting of the program. But you >>> can login >>> just fine. >>> >> >> One has to be careful. For example, Kmail (from KDE) uses .kde to >> store all >> the mail. If some one deletes the .kde directory thinking that it is >> just a >> bunch of rc files they would be in for a nice surprise. >> >> raju > > I have encountered the "soft reset" situation many times: I wanted to > start over with a particular desktop, KDE or Gnome. I usually do this: > 1. log out from the window manager > 2. kill all my files in /tmp > 3. kill all relevant hidden directories in $HOME/ (e.g. .kde*, .gnome*, > .gconf* and such). > 4. Log in to the window manager. It starts configuration from scratch. > > Now, I do not use Kmail, just Thunderbird and mutt. I know where they > save their email. And now I learn that kmail saves its data in .kde. I > hope a user using Kmail knows this. But then, the question is, what is > the "right way" to start over using a desktop environment above? Is > there a "soft reset" for window managers and desktop env.? > > thanks, > ->HS > > >
Depends on the window manager, obviously, for example i use E, the various subdirectories of ~/.e are pretty obvious about what's in them, it doesn't take long to go through and hose just the right bits, and then you can restart E without even closing all your windows :) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFH8XoFLeTfO4yBSAcRAmljAJ91ofcjhp4CsDXHcOW0L+Qehf8RAACeKEgQ jSIQoxR9GjGPIisL2ug/SxE= =7sRH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
