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System Restore/Refresh Comannd

Asked by june

I'm new and still learning Ubuntu 7.10, but I always mess with my computer. Just like window, Is there a “system restore” in Ubuntu so that every time I did something wrong with Ubuntu I can just go to system restore and goes back to its previous setting, and also, do Ubuntu have a refresh command to refresh my desktop?

Thanks in advance

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Harvey Muller (hlmuller) said : 		#1

june,

There is no "system restore" in Ubuntu, nor in any other linux distribution that I am aware of. There are many backup/restore solutions available, one you may be interested in reviewing is sbackup. I hope that is helpful.

It is not clear what you mean "refresh my desktop." Would you expand on what you mean?

Harvey

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Best Vadim Peretokin (vperetokin) said : 		#2

To refresh your desktop, just press the mouse on the desktop, and then the F5 key.

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june (june0669) said : 		#3

hi harvey,

i mean i right click the mouse in window desktop and click the refresh comand.

june

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Harvey Muller (hlmuller) said : 		#4

June,

I think then, that Vadim's answer is what you are looking for. Press and hold the left mouse-click button on the Desktop, and hit F5.

I tested it on mine, and it appears to refresh the Desktop.

Harvey

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Vadim Peretokin (vperetokin) said : 		#5

Also, I believe this is what you're looking for:

http://www.howtoforge.com/snapshot-backups-with-timevault-ubuntu-7.10

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june (june0669) said : 		#6

Thanks Vadim Peretokin, that solved my question.

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puppy linux fan (stevenpowers) said : 		#7

I am curious, my question is the same concerning a MS WINDOWS style system restore. I found something at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/systemrestore?action and it states that if you go to System > Administration and in this group there should be a function titled "Restore System" ; however I am not able to find anything. Any thoughts?

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Harvey Muller (hlmuller) said : 		#8

puppy linux fan,

The document you refer to (SystemRestore, not systemrestore), is more a proposal for discussion which is why you won't find a "system restore" function. It simply has not been implemented.

Best regards,

Harvey

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puppy linux fan (stevenpowers) said : 		#9

Harvey,

Oh, I was reading it wrong, thinking it was a function currently in Ubuntu 7.1. I have ran into problems when trying to run Compliz or Beryl removing functionality from the default Windows Managers and then I can not change them back to the defaults without reinstalling the whole operating system. Is there a command I can type into terminal to repair missing title bars if the title bar is ever erased when using either of these features.

Thanks,
Steve Powers

Harvey Muller <email address hidden> wrote: Question #20471 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/20471

Harvey Muller posted a new comment:
puppy linux fan,

The document you refer to (SystemRestore, not systemrestore), is more a
proposal for discussion which is why you won't find a "system restore"
function. It simply has not been implemented.

Best regards,

Harvey

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Vadim Peretokin (vperetokin) said : 		#10

Eep! Yes, you can just type "metacity --replace" in the terminal, or press
alt+f2 and type it there, to go back to the original window manager.

Or you can do "compiz --replace" to simply reload compiz. No need to
reinstall anything at all.