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krax
Asked: 2014-01-17 06:52:52 +0800 CST

Problem changing settings in desktop and programs in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

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I had Ubuntu Gnome 13.10. installed, but it wasn't very stable, so I installed Ubuntu LTS 12.04 in its place, removing everything from /, but keeping /home.

Now I have several, but possibly related problems. A list of things I have noticed thus far:

  1. I cannot change the background picture. It simply won't change regardless of what is chosen from the menu.
  2. Changes to Unity sidebar do not persist between logins. The default icons return at every login.
  3. Changes to Deja dup do not happen - if I open the settings panel and close it again, the changes are gone. Backup can be started, but does nothing.

I tried removing settings from the desktop, but returning everything to default settings did just that, without removing the problem.

However, I have no problems installing new software or changing Compiz settings or having those persist.

12.04

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  1. Best Answer

    This is only a partial solution, but since I did not manage to find the specific files responsible for the problems, but I removed all config files from /home and the problem was gone. First, of course, I got copies of everything. I could test and see where the problem was, but that would take a lot of work.

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