GNOME Classic & Flashback sessions

[mc4man]

Is there a way to make my first one default?
Thanks!

Best case scenario -
open ccsm > Preferences
In the Profiles box expand & pick Default. (there may be 2, choose the 'middle' one.
Then enable deco if it isn't, close ccsm & do a log out in & see

[Cavsfan]

Best case scenario -
open ccsm > Preferences
In the Profiles box expand & pick Default. (there may be 2, choose the 'middle' one.
Then enable deco if it isn't, close ccsm & do a log out in & see

I tried that a few times and it keeps going back to Unity. I've logged off and rebooted and still the same results.
This morning I purged compizconfig-settings-manager, rebooted and logged into the test uid and installed it there.

Logged back out and into my regular account and it still defaults to Unity. I can change it and set the checkmark in window decoration.
Then just by opening CCSM up it removes the checkmark and the window decoration disappears and it goes back to Unity.

Any other possibilities?

[xc3RnbFO8P]

Have you try this:

[mc4man]

If what Ringi suugested doesn't work then a sledgehammer approach -
Open ~/.config/dconf
Rename user file to user.bak
You then need to do a restart *without* logging out, either use some means to kill X or otherwise kill your session
If a log out or normal restart is done then the new user file will be the same as the .bak (at least this is what happens in an ubuntu/unity session

Another alternative to above is to access the above location from another install or user, then you 'should' get a new default user file
or
maybe there is a command to reset dconf settings to default for your session, haven't paid attention...

[Cavsfan]

I tried Ringi's approach and it still defaulted back to Unity.

I found this about how to reset the configuration for Compiz:

cd /home/cavsfan/; rm -rf .gnome .gnome2 .gconf .gconfd .metacity .compiz-1 .config/compiz-1 .config/dconf

I don't have a .gnome folder or a .metacity folder and have .compiz and not .compiz-1. I also have .config/compiz-1 and .config/dconf

Would that be worth a shot or should I do as you said Mc4man?

[mc4man]

I tried Ringi's approach and it still defaulted back to Unity.

I found this about how to reset the configuration for Compiz:

cd /home/cavsfan/; rm -rf .gnome .gnome2 .gconf .gconfd .metacity .compiz-1 .config/compiz-1 .config/dconf

I don't have a .gnome folder or a .metacity folder and have .compiz and not .compiz-1. I also have .config/compiz-1 and .config/dconf

Would that be worth a shot or should I do as you said Mc4man?

Me - I'd just whack the user file & see
So -
if you don't have any easy means to kill x other than holding power button till pc shuts down you can re-enable ctrl+alt+backspace to 'kill xserver' like this

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources xkb-options  "['terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp']"

The either delete that user file or rename to a .bak
As soon as that's done kill X, then see what shakes out when you log back in

[Cavsfan]

If what Ringi suugested doesn't work then a sledgehammer approach -
Open ~/.config/dconf
Rename user file to user.bak
You then need to do a restart *without* logging out, either use some means to kill X or otherwise kill your session
If a log out or normal restart is done then the new user file will be the same as the .bak (at least this is what happens in an ubuntu/unity session

Another alternative to above is to access the above location from another install or user, then you 'should' get a new default user file
or
maybe there is a command to reset dconf settings to default for your session, haven't paid attention...

I tried this renaming user to user.bak. Then pressed Cntl+Alt+F1, and logged in then issued sudo service lightdm stop and it stopped. I pressed Cntl+Alt+F7 and got a blank screen.
Then entered sudo service lightdm start and it brought up the login screen.
Checked CSM and it was still set to Unity without windows deco.
Is there anything I did wrong? This stops X doesn't it?

This is just after logging in:

cavsfan@cavsfan-MS-7529:~$ dconf dump /org/compiz/
[/]
existing-profiles=['Default', 'unity']
current-profile='unity'

[profiles/Default/plugins/thumbnail]
thumb-color='#0000007f'
font-background-color='#0000007f'

[profiles/Default/plugins/wall]
thumb-highlight-gradient-shadow-color='#dfdfdfff'
arrow-base-color='#e6e6e6d9'
arrow-shadow-color='#dcdcdcd9'

[profiles/Default/plugins/composite]
refresh-rate=50

[profiles/Default/plugins/cube]
top-color='#17855aff'
bottom-color='#fe4f4dff'
skydome=true
skydome-gradient-start-color='#0050ffff'
skydome-image='/home/cavsfan/Pictures/The-Sea_1920x1200_cool_twitter_backgrounds1.jpg'
skydome-gradient-end-color='#ff0061ff'

[profiles/Default/plugins/decor]
command='/usr/bin/emerald'

cavsfan@cavsfan-MS-7529:~$ dconf dump /org/compiz/
[/]
existing-profiles=['Default', 'unity']
current-profile='Default'

[profiles/Default/plugins/thumbnail]
thumb-color='#0000007f'
font-background-color='#0000007f'

[profiles/Default/plugins/wall]
thumb-highlight-gradient-shadow-color='#dfdfdfff'
arrow-base-color='#e6e6e6d9'
arrow-shadow-color='#dcdcdcd9'

[profiles/Default/plugins/composite]
refresh-rate=50

[profiles/Default/plugins/cube]
top-color='#17855aff'
bottom-color='#fe4f4dff'
skydome=true
skydome-gradient-start-color='#0050ffff'
skydome-image='/home/cavsfan/Pictures/The-Sea_1920x1200_cool_twitter_backgrounds1.jpg'
skydome-gradient-end-color='#ff0061ff'

[profiles/Default/plugins/decor]
command='/usr/bin/emerald'

So the only issue is current-profile which will not stay at Default.

[Cavsfan]

Me - I'd just whack the user file & see
So -
if you don't have any easy means to kill x other than holding power button till pc shuts down you can re-enable ctrl+alt+backspace to 'kill xserver' like this

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources xkb-options  "['terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp']"

The either delete that user file or rename to a .bak
As soon as that's done kill X, then see what shakes out when you log back in

I renamed the user file and pressed cntl+alt+backspace and it brought me to the login screen.
When I logged in Unity was still in control not default.

[mc4man]

true but not helpful

[mc4man]

looks like I'll need to install flashback as if I change in a unity session to Default profile, log out then in it stays on Default
If I then remove the user file, log out then back to unity normally it switches to unity profile.
Have you tried switching to Default, then delete the user file & do a normal log out/in?