Fresh user profile: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 10:55, 6 November 2018

Log out, open TTY 1 (CTRL-ALT-F1), log in with your p-number.

If you want to save the dot files you can do this:

mkdir ~/backup_dot_files && mv ~/.* ~/backup_dot_files/

Or this command forcibly removes all dot files and directory and their content from your home dir:

rm -rf ~/.*

Switch back to your window manager (CTRL-ALT-F7) and log in again.

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 ==== Fresh profile ====
 Log out, open TTY 1 (CTRL-ALT-F1), log in with your p-number.<br/>
-Back up any important files.<br/>
-Go to /home and delete the dot files and folders, or your whole /home directory.<br/>
-Alternatively, write the dot files to a tarball for later reference, and make sure not to delete the tarball.<br/>
-After you delete your home directory the system will create a new and fresh profile for you when you log in again.<br/>
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-This command forcibly removes all dot files and directory and their content from your home dir:<br/>
+If you want to save the dot files you can do this:<br/>
+ mkdir ~/backup_dot_files && mv ~/.* ~/backup_dot_files/
+Or this command forcibly removes all dot files and directory and their content from your home dir:<br/>
   rm -rf ~/.*
-Or if you want to save the dot files you can do this:<br/>
- mkdir ~/backup_dot_files && mv ~/.* ~/backup_dot_files/
 Switch back to your window manager (CTRL-ALT-F7) and log in again.