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Woozle: yes, plasma-desktop seems to do the trick

2010-05-27T20:56:15Z

yes, plasma-desktop seems to do the trick

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	** According to [http://anojrs.blogspot.com/2008/01/disappearing-panel-in-kde-4.html this], you may be able to restore the default taskbar by typing "rm ~/.kde4/share/config/plasma*" and restarting plasma.		** According to [http://anojrs.blogspot.com/2008/01/disappearing-panel-in-kde-4.html this], you may be able to restore the default taskbar by typing "rm ~/.kde4/share/config/plasma*" and restarting plasma.
	* '''How do you restart the Plasma desktop?'''		* '''How do you restart the Plasma desktop?'''
	** ~~Tentatively (haven't tried this yet):~~ From a command prompt, run the command "[[plasma-desktop]]". To get a command prompt without a terminal, press Alt-F2.		** From a command prompt, run the command "[[plasma-desktop]]". To get a command prompt without a terminal, press Alt-F2.
	** Another suggestion is to type "killall plasma" and then "plasma" at a command prompt; when I tried running "plasma", however, I got a message that there was no such command. Possibly different revisions of KDE4 usa different commands?		** Another suggestion is to type "killall plasma" and then "plasma" at a command prompt; when I tried running "plasma", however, I got a message that there was no such command. Possibly different revisions of KDE4 usa different commands?
	** ''Source: [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1264937 Ubuntu Forums]''		** ''Source: [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1264937 Ubuntu Forums]''

Woozle: /* How To */ a suggestion about restoring the taskbar config

2010-05-05T12:47:51Z

How To: a suggestion about restoring the taskbar config

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	** If the entire Plasma desktop has crashed, then you need to restart that; see below.		** If the entire Plasma desktop has crashed, then you need to restart that; see below.
	** If only the taskbar is missing (probably been closed accidentally rather than crashed), it's not clear if there's a good way to recover its exact prior configuration, but you can recreate it by right-clicking the desktop and selecting "add panel" and then adding appropriate widgets to the panel.		** If only the taskbar is missing (probably been closed accidentally rather than crashed), it's not clear if there's a good way to recover its exact prior configuration, but you can recreate it by right-clicking the desktop and selecting "add panel" and then adding appropriate widgets to the panel.
			** According to [http://anojrs.blogspot.com/2008/01/disappearing-panel-in-kde-4.html this], you may be able to restore the default taskbar by typing "rm ~/.kde4/share/config/plasma*" and restarting plasma.
	* '''How do you restart the Plasma desktop?'''		* '''How do you restart the Plasma desktop?'''
	** Tentatively (haven't tried this yet): From a command prompt, run the command "[[plasma-desktop]]". To get a command prompt without a terminal, press Alt-F2.		** Tentatively (haven't tried this yet): From a command prompt, run the command "[[plasma-desktop]]". To get a command prompt without a terminal, press Alt-F2.

Woozle: /* How To */ another suggestion/claim

2010-05-05T12:44:53Z

How To: another suggestion/claim

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	* '''How do you restart the Plasma desktop?'''		* '''How do you restart the Plasma desktop?'''
	** Tentatively (haven't tried this yet): From a command prompt, run the command "[[plasma-desktop]]". To get a command prompt without a terminal, press Alt-F2.		** Tentatively (haven't tried this yet): From a command prompt, run the command "[[plasma-desktop]]". To get a command prompt without a terminal, press Alt-F2.
			** Another suggestion is to type "killall plasma" and then "plasma" at a command prompt; when I tried running "plasma", however, I got a message that there was no such command. Possibly different revisions of KDE4 usa different commands?
			** ''Source: [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1264937 Ubuntu Forums]''

	==Links==		==Links==
	===Reference===		===Reference===
	* {{wikipedia\|KDE Software Compilation 4}}		* {{wikipedia\|KDE Software Compilation 4}}

Woozle: Created page with '==About== category:softwareKDE4, or version 4 of KDE, was first released in 2008; as of 2010 it remains the current major release of KDE.{{seed}} ==How To== * '''How …'

2010-05-05T12:39:24Z

Created page with '==About== category:software KDE4, or version 4 of KDE, was first released in 2008; as of 2010 it remains the current major release of KDE.{{seed}} ==How To== * '''How …'

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==About==
[[category:software]][[KDE4]], or version 4 of [[KDE]], was first released in 2008; as of 2010 it remains the current major release of KDE.{{seed}}
==How To==
* '''How do you restart the taskbar?'''
** If the entire Plasma desktop has crashed, then you need to restart that; see below.
** If only the taskbar is missing (probably been closed accidentally rather than crashed), it's not clear if there's a good way to recover its exact prior configuration, but you can recreate it by right-clicking the desktop and selecting "add panel" and then adding appropriate widgets to the panel.
* '''How do you restart the Plasma desktop?'''
** Tentatively (haven't tried this yet): From a command prompt, run the command "[[plasma-desktop]]". To get a command prompt without a terminal, press Alt-F2.
==Links==
===Reference===
* {{wikipedia|KDE Software Compilation 4}}