On Friday 17 May 2002 05:00 am, andersn@isy.liu.se wrote:
Hi.
I recently added an applet to the KDE panel by mistake. To remove it you're supposed to right klick on the applet and then be presented with a "remove" option in the menu that appears. No such option was available for that applet, so I tried removing it by removing it's corresponding lines in the kickerrc file in the directory .kde2/share/config/ in my home directory and then restarting KDE. Apparently that was the wrong way to do it because now there is no KDE panel when KDE starts. Anyone who knows how to restore the KDE panel? What command starts the KDE panel? (I thought it was /opt/kde2/bin/kicker, but running that nothing happens)
/Anders
Hi Anders. I have a suggestion that might help prevent messes like this in the future. Before editing any system component MAKE A COPY of the original file and rename it with a ".old" extension. At this point since you don't have a kickerrc.old file to rename kickerrc, you might try logging in as ROOT and copying the kickerrc file for your root or another account and then using chown/chmod to change ownership and or permissions on that file. You may also find it very beneficial to make a copy of your home directory and rename it something like "prototype" "{accountname}Backup" etc. This will protect you in any event, and if you regularly backup you can "experiment" with your files with a great degree of safety. Max.