FC3: Gnome desktop seems to have disappeared

[James Wilkinson]

Wong Kwok-hon wrote:
> I have such like that before and I fixed. It just use the root acount
> and delete the files begin with "." excepted the .profile and the
> system would copy back to default.

Sorry, Ringo, but your English isn't particularly clear there. And one
interpretation of that advice is dangerous.

No-one should delete anything unless they are sure they know what it is
or that they don't need it. If you need to make sure that your system
won't look at a file, rename it or move it.

A number of programs will keep information in hidden files (those
beginning with dots), and you *will* lose data like bookmarks, account
settings, and potentially e-mail.

Note, too, that "." and ".." have special meanings in Unix (and
Unix-like systems like Fedora).

James.

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