gnome panels gone - my fault [solved]

[Duncan Lithgow]

Duncan Lithgow wrote:

> I've lost my gnome panels - I had the gnome 'force quit this 
> application' and thought I'd used it to stop an application - but 
> apparently I force quit the gnome panels instead. How can I get it back?
>
> At least I'm learning how to use bash more...
>
> Cheers, Duncan
>
I found a solution.

If you need to reset your panels once they've all disappeared - you MAY 
NOT have to delete all your configurations. Just type gnome-panel in 
bash and see if that helps.