Fixed the messed up Unity and Compiz settings in Ubuntu 14.04 system. In this tutorial we will learn how to reset Unity and Compiz settings in Ubuntu 14.04.
Reset Unity and Compiz settings in Ubuntu 14.04
Open Terminal and run the following command to reset Unity and Compiz settings in Ubuntu systems. First of all, install dconf-tools using the following command in terminal (Ctl+Alt+T):
sudo apt-get install dconf-tools
No run the following command to reset Compiz and Unity:
dconf reset -f /org/compiz/
Once you have executed the above command and you have reset the Unity and Compiz settings, restart Unity. Run the following command to restart Unity:
setsid unity
You can also reset the Unity icons. Run the following command to reset the default Unity launcher icons:
unity --reset-icons
Please Note
If you get an error message while resetting the compiz, make a back up of dconf config and remove the original config file. To do so, run the following command in the Terminal:
mv ~/.config/dconf/ ~/.config/dconf.bak
That’s all you have to do to reset Unity and compiz in Ubuntu 14.04.