Simpan dulu setting yang lama:
mkdir
./.old-gnome-config/ && mv ./.gnome* ./.old-gnome-config/ &&
mv .gconf* ./.old-gnome-config/ && mv ./.metacity
./.old-gnome-config/ && mv ./.cache ./.old-gnome-config/ &&
mv ./.dbus ./.old-gnome-config/ && mv ./.dmrc
./.old-gnome-config/ && mv ./.mission-control
./.old-gnome-config/ && mv ./.thumbnails ./.old-gnome-config/
&& mv ~/.config/dconf/* ./.old-gnome-config/
Lalu, hapus setting GNOME3 yang akan dikembalikan ke setelan baku:
rm -rf .gnome
.gnome2 .gconf .gconfd .metacity .cache .dbus .dmrc .mission-control
.thumbnails ~/.config/dconf/user ~.compiz*
Sudah diuji di Debian GNU/Linux stretch/sid 64-bit
Sumber: http://www.faqoverflow.com/askubuntu/56313.html