{"id":44385,"date":"2023-09-20T10:59:39","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T10:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=44385"},"modified":"2023-09-20T10:59:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T10:59:39","slug":"reset-ubuntu-dock-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2023\/09\/reset-ubuntu-dock-factory\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Reset Ubuntu Dock (the Left Panel) to Factory Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This simple tutorial shows how to reset Ubuntu Dock, the left panel, to its original status in Ubuntu 22.04 & Ubuntu 23.10.<\/p>\n

As you may know, Ubuntu Dock (aka Dash-to-Dock) is an extension to the GNOME Desktop. It has many configure options, however most of them are hidden.<\/p>\n

In Ubuntu 23.10, it finally provides a preference dialog to configure its appearance with full options. See HERE<\/a> for how to get it.<\/p>\n

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Ubuntu Dock preference dialog<\/p><\/div>\n

The preference dialog so far does not have ‘Reset’ buttons. If you messed thing up or want to restore Ubuntu Dock to factory setting, then this tutorial may help!<\/p>\n

Reset Ubuntu Dock<\/h3>\n

The steps below should work in all current Ubuntu releases, include other Gnome-based Linux (such as Manjaro) using Dash-to-dock extension.<\/p>\n

Option 1: Single command to reset Ubuntu Dock<\/h4>\n

Without installing anything, running a single command in terminal window can do the job.<\/p>\n

First, open terminal<\/b> either by searching from the overview screen, or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut key on keyboard.<\/p>\n

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When terminal opens, copy and paste the command below and hit Enter.<\/p>\n

dconf reset -f \/org\/gnome\/shell\/extensions\/dash-to-dock\/<\/pre>\n
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The command above resets Ubuntu Dock, but leaves your favorite apps (pinned app icons) unchanged.<\/p>\n
If you want to also reset the app icons on the Dock, run command:<\/p>\n
gsettings reset org.gnome.shell favorite-apps<\/pre>\n
Option 2: Use Dconf Editor (graphical way)<\/h4>\n
For a graphical way, the advanced ‘Dconf Editor’ configuration tool can do the job.<\/p>\n
First, either search for and install ‘Dconf Editor<\/b>‘ from Ubuntu Software:<\/p>\n
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Or, install it by running a command in terminal:<\/p>\n
sudo apt install dconf-editor<\/pre>\n
Then, launch Dconf Editor by searching from the overview screen.<\/p>\n
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When it opens, navigate to ‘org\/gnome\/shell\/extensions\/dash-to-dock<\/code>‘. Finally, click on ‘\u2261’ menu, select “Reset visible keys<\/b>“, and click “Apply” button in bottom.<\/p>\n
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To reset the app icons, go to ‘org\/gnome\/shell\/favorite-apps<\/code>‘, turn on “Use default value” and finally click Apply.<\/p>\n
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That’s all. Enjoy!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This simple tutorial shows how to reset Ubuntu Dock, the left panel, to its original status in Ubuntu 22.04 & Ubuntu 23.10. As you may know, Ubuntu Dock (aka Dash-to-Dock) is an extension to the GNOME Desktop. It has many configure options, however most of them are hidden. In Ubuntu 23.10, it finally provides a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[1667],"class_list":["post-44385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-howtos","tag-dash-to-dock"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44385\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}