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I was playing around in Unity 2D, and I messed up my configuration. How can I reset it, preferably without losing other config files? (such as Empathy config, Firefox/Chrome config, etc)

Jorge Castro
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  • @type: That *restarts* - I want to reset. For Unity, a simple `unity --reset` will do the trick - I want the equivalent for Unity 2D. – jrg Sep 09 '11 at 18:49
  • @jrg - can you clarify what you mean "messed up my configuration" - what is wrong? Can you post a picture in your question? – fossfreedom Sep 09 '11 at 21:49
  • @fossfreedom It's a hypothetical question - similar to [How do I reset my Unity configuration](http://askubuntu.com/questions/17610/how-do-i-reset-my-unity-configuration) and [How do I reset GNOME?](http://askubuntu.com/questions/56313/how-do-i-reset-gnome-to-the-defaults) - it's a legitimate question though. – jrg Sep 10 '11 at 00:48
  • Purge unity-2D and reinstall it – Tachyons Oct 27 '12 at 04:09
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    @tachyons That answer has been given on several occasions, but it doesn't remove *user* specific configuration. – jrg Oct 27 '12 at 16:38

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Open a terminal and type

dconf reset -f /

to reset Unity 2D to defaults, or IMPORTANT - THIS RESETS EVERYTHING NOT JUST UNITY-2D

unity --reset

to reset Unity (3D).

If default Ubuntu Nautilus theme is also missing, close all instances and type

rm -R ~/.gconf/apps/nautilus
fossfreedom
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Although this link may seem off topic, it covers some of the information I believe you are looking for.

Edit: Whoops, I see fossfreedom was already on the case.

Changing Unity Default Settings

User: fossfreedom points out,

The list of sessions is described in the directory:

/usr/share/xsessions

For unity-2d the session file is called:

ubuntu-2d.desktop

fossfreedom goes on to explain how to reset this to default. Hopefully, this method would leave your files intact.

Regards, SomaComa

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SomaComa
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To reset unity type the following in the terminal:

unity --reset

To reset the unity icons type:

unity --reset-icons

To reset Compiz type (NOTE: this will reset ALL compiz settings):

   gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/compiz-1
unity --reset

The above command will reset the respective elements back to their default configuration.

Adam Thompson
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    Nope, that's for normal Unity. This is for Unity *2D*, not *3D*. Thanks for the answer though, it's already documented [here](http://askubuntu.com/questions/17610/how-do-i-reset-my-unity-configuration) – jrg Sep 09 '11 at 16:38
  • Also, resetting compiz doesn't apply here, since Unity 2D uses metacity - Unity 3D is just a giant compiz plugin. – jrg Sep 09 '11 at 16:45
  • Yes. I wasn't thinking at the time I guess ;) – Adam Thompson Sep 10 '11 at 04:34