Sign up with GoogleI just came across this very nifty little script, it allows you to restart the DE without login out or rebooting, without closing any windows, but WILL update the DE should you have installed an update, very, very handy!
Get the script here:
http://code.google.com/p/linuxessentials/downloads/list
You need to download the ESSENTIALS:
http://code.google.com/p/linuxessentials/downloads/detail?name=ESSENTIALS.tar.bz2&can=2&q=
In terminal just issue the command related to your DE:
etc.
Currently it supports Gnome, KDE and XFCE.
It works flawlessly in KDE.
It is reported that there might be a problem on some Gnome desktops where running the scripts causes a lot of windows to spawn, to prevent this:
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/linux-ess...-environment-without-closing-any-windows.html
Get the script here:
http://code.google.com/p/linuxessentials/downloads/list
You need to download the ESSENTIALS:
http://code.google.com/p/linuxessentials/downloads/detail?name=ESSENTIALS.tar.bz2&can=2&q=
In terminal just issue the command related to your DE:
Code:
./FASTKDE.shCurrently it supports Gnome, KDE and XFCE.
It works flawlessly in KDE.
It is reported that there might be a problem on some Gnome desktops where running the scripts causes a lot of windows to spawn, to prevent this:
Code:
killall nautilus
./FASTGNOME.shhttp://www.ubuntugeek.com/linux-ess...-environment-without-closing-any-windows.html