1. Press (Alt+F2)
2. Type (gnome-terminal)
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| Fig1. Open terminal |
3. Type gconftool-2 --shutdown
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| Fig2. First command |
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| Fig3. Second command |
5. The panels will disappear at this point but dont worry you are almost there.
6. Type rm -rf ~/.gconf/apps/panel
7. Type pkill gnome-panel
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| Fig4. Final outcome |
8. Give your system a moment and walla... Your default panels are back.
