How to reset things to their default, post-installation state?

[Daniel Convissor]

On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 10:04:35AM +0100, Amedee Van Gasse (ub) wrote:
> 
> * delete all the "hidden" (name starting with a dot) files and directories
> in your /home/username. This resets all user settings.

I wouldn't do that step.  Keeping your personal setting files is very 
handy.  Stuff in there isn't causing a system wide problem, which the 
original poster was seeking to remedy.  So why waste time resetting your 
preferences.

--Dan

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