Shell won't close

[djailer]

It looks like I have a shell wnidow open on my desktop. I suspect a 2 year olds hands might have gotten to the keyboard. If I type exit it tells me "Shell exited. Another one is launching.' I shutdown completely and when it started up again the shell window is still there. I can execute commands from it but I want it to go away and stay away. Any ideas?

[CRYy0OKmKpJgc]

Try

gconftool --recursive-unset /apps/gnome-terminal

[papibe]

Hi djailer.

If it appears after you reboot, it may be in 'Startup Applications'.

If it only happens when you open a terminal, please run these commands and post back the results (you can copy/paste the text):

diff ~/.bashrc /etc/skel/.bashrc 

diff ~/.profile /etc/skel/.profile

If you are unable to open a 'clean' terminal, you can press Ctrl+Alt+F1 to get a prompt text. Then run these (similar) commands:

diff ~/.bashrc /etc/skel/.bashrc > ~/diff.log

diff ~/.profile /etc/skel/.profile >> ~/diff.log

Then get back to the graphic environment by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F7, and paste the content of the diff.log file.

Regards.

[djailer]

gconftool --recursive-unset /apps/gnome-terminal

didnt do anything...it just returns to the prompt.I looked at StartUp Applications and did not see a terminal app there. I attached a screen shot of them just in case.

Here is the output from the commands above:

kenneth@doug:~$ diff ~/.bashrc /etc/skel/.bashrc

6c6,9
< [ -z "$PS1" ] && return
---
> case $- in
> *i*) ;;
> *) return;;
> esac
8,10c11,13
< # don't put duplicate lines in the history. See bash(1) for more options
< # ... or force ignoredups and ignorespace
< HISTCONTROL=ignoredups:ignorespace
---
> # don't put duplicate lines or lines starting with space in the history.
> # See bash(1) for more options
> HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth
22a26,29
> # If set, the pattern "**" used in a pathname expansion context will
> # match all files and zero or more directories and subdirectories.
> #shopt -s globstar
>
27c34
< if [ -z "$debian_chroot" ] && [ -r /etc/debian_chroot ]; then
---
> if [ -z "${debian_chroot:-}" ] && [ -r /etc/debian_chroot ]; then
84a92,95
> # Add an "alert" alias for long running commands. Use like so:
> # sleep 10; alert
> alias alert='notify-send --urgency=low -i "$([ $? = 0 ] && echo terminal || echo error)" "$(history|tail -n1|sed -e '\''s/^\s*[0-9]\+\s*//;s/[;&|]\s*alert$//'\'')"'
>
97c108,111
< if [ -f /etc/bash_completion ] && ! shopt -oq posix; then
---
> if ! shopt -oq posix; then
> if [ -f /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion ]; then
> . /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion
> elif [ -f /etc/bash_completion ]; then
98a113
> fi
100d114
< export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun
kenneth@doug:~$

kenneth@doug:~$ diff ~/.profile /etc/skel/.profile
kenneth@doug:~$

[sandyd]

Its a cairo dock widget

Right click -> remove

[djailer]

I have seven widgets currently on my cairo-dock. None of them are a terminal. I have Firefox, KMyMoney, Macslow's cairo clock, Applications, Folders, and Snapshot. Is there one hidden in there somewhere?


Also, should probably mention I am using 14.04.

I am attaching a screenshot of a normal terminal window alongside this annoying one. I can create new tabs, shutdown the computer and navigate using this terminal - just like the regular one. I just cannot close it or move it.

[sandyd]

I have seven widgets currently on my cairo-dock. None of them are a terminal. I have Firefox, KMyMoney, Macslow's cairo clock, Applications, Folders, and Snapshot. Is there one hidden in there somewhere?


Also, should probably mention I am using 14.04.

I am attaching a screenshot of a normal terminal window alongside this annoying one. I can create new tabs, shutdown the computer and navigate using this terminal - just like the regular one. I just cannot close it or move it.

From what ive found, this is a picture of cairo-dock's terminal applet


Looks like yours, except a different color

Does middle clicking close it by any chance?

[djailer]

Nope. It does enter a '1' however. Middle-clicking doesn't work on some of the other applets either so maybe something is broken somewhere? It works on some though...

[CantankRus]

Right click on cairo-dock .....cairo-dock > configure.
Click on advanced mode at bottom left.
Type in "terminal" in the filter box at top left and press enter.
Disable terminal.

[djailer]

That did it! Thanks. I disabled the terminal in cairo-dock.