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I'm using Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring)

I've installed CompizConfig Settings Manager (CCSM) and wanted to enable the wobbling window effect. This disabled some other things and suddenly I didn't have window borders any more... Following various instructions I found at Google, I've tried the following steps:

  1. Go to CCSM Preferences / Reset to defaults

This disabled all plugins and effects (including Unity) so I didn't get any further...

  1. executing dconf reset -f /org/compiz and rebooting

This brought borders back, but still don't have close/mini/maxi buttons, can't resize or move windows. And the top left entries of the menu bar vanished (Logout, battery, volume...) so I have to shutdown my computer via a terminal...

Edit:

  1. Following the instructions from the first answer.

This brought my menu bar applets back... dpkg-reconfigure didn't seem to work. Result of this command:

/var/lib/dpkg/info/compiz.config: 1: /var/lib/dpkg/info/compiz.config: [general]: not found
/var/lib/dpkg/info/compiz.config: 2: /var/lib/dpkg/info/compiz.config: backend: not found
/var/lib/dpkg/info/compiz.config: 3: /var/lib/dpkg/info/compiz.config: plugin_list_autosort: not found
/var/lib/dpkg/info/compiz.config: 5: /var/lib/dpkg/info/compiz.config: [gnome_session]: not found
/var/lib/dpkg/info/compiz.config: 6: /var/lib/dpkg/info/compiz.config: backend: not found
/var/lib/dpkg/info/compiz.config: 7: /var/lib/dpkg/info/compiz.config: integration: not found
/var/lib/dpkg/info/compiz.config: 8: /var/lib/dpkg/info/compiz.config: plugin_list_autosort: not found
/var/lib/dpkg/info/compiz.config: 9: /var/lib/dpkg/info/compiz.config: profile: not found
/var/lib/dpkg/info/compiz.config: 11: /var/lib/dpkg/info/compiz.config: [general_ubuntu]: not found
/var/lib/dpkg/info/compiz.config: 12: /var/lib/dpkg/info/compiz.config: backend: not found
/var/lib/dpkg/info/compiz.config: 13: /var/lib/dpkg/info/compiz.config: integration: not found
/var/lib/dpkg/info/compiz.config: 14: /var/lib/dpkg/info/compiz.config: plugin_list_autosort: not found
/var/lib/dpkg/info/compiz.config: 15: /var/lib/dpkg/info/compiz.config: profile: not found

Is there any possibility to reset the settings like they were after installing Ubuntu?

Edit 2:

Just noticed that the title bar of windows isn't missing; It's just hidden under the menu bar. So the buttons are only hidden, too.

Edit 3: PROBLEM SOLVED

Started CCSM, went to window management and checked scale windows and move windows... After a re-login everything was fine.

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Execute the following command and then re-login:

rm  -rf ~/.compiz-1 ~/.config/compiz-1
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  • I think it will remove all settings, not only unity – fikr4n Jan 24 '14 at 11:04
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    Then you only rm .compiz-1 and .config/compiz-1 – s3lph Jan 24 '14 at 21:32
  • Maybe you should revise this answer as per your comment above... I used to see Ubuntu's default background for one or two seconds on startup. Removing ~/.compiz and ~/.config/compiz-1 got rid of this problem as well (although I still see it after logoff and login). Thanks :-) – Sadi May 03 '15 at 07:19
  • or you can easily create a new profile or set it to default – emreaydin149 Apr 07 '17 at 18:21
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The script is now bundled with Unity Tweak Tool. You can install it using

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:freyja-dev/unity-tweak-tool-daily
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install unity-tweak-tool

To reset Unity, do

unity-tweak-tool --reset-unity
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    This worked (eventually, had to log in and out, set DISPLAY=:0)! Thank you! No thanks to unity being flaky and unfriendly. – Steven Lu Mar 09 '17 at 22:12
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You probably are missing this last command:

unity --reset-icons

Look at this link:

http://www.liberiangeek.net/2013/04/how-to-restart-unity-and-compiz-in-ubuntu-13-04-raring-ringtail/

Hope it helps

Thanks

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what worked for me is the solution described in the link posted by Mário:

http://www.liberiangeek.net/2013/04/how-to-restart-unity-and-compiz-in-ubuntu-13-04-raring-ringtail/

Steps:

 sudo apt-get install dconf-tools
 dconf reset -f /org/compiz/
 unity --reset-icons

and login again

AlejandroVD
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Open a Terminal and type:

$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure compiz

an relogin...

or type in Terminal for compiz standard:

$ gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/compiz $ rm -rf ~/.compiz

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