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Restart DE without reboot (good for fixing minor glitches, applying modified settings etc.) for Linux
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#!/bin/bash | |
# Restarts the running DE without rebooting | |
# Save this file as a .sh file (e.g. restart-de.sh) | |
# run: chmod +x restart-de.sh | |
# then to restart DE: ./restart-de.sh | |
# Supports: LxQt, Openbox, KDE Plasma, GNOME, Mate, JWM, Budgie | |
xprop_session=$(xprop -id $(xprop -root -notype | awk '$1=="_NET_SUPPORTING_WM_CHECK:"{print $5}') | grep _NET_WM_NAME | awk '{print $3}' | tr -d '"') | |
if [[ "$DESKTOP_SESSION" =~ "lxqt" ]]; then | |
killall lxqt-panel && lxqt-panel & | |
elif [[ "$DESKTOP_SESSION" =~ "openbox" ]]; then | |
openbox --restart & | |
elif [[ "$DESKTOP_SESSION" =~ "plasma" ]]; then | |
kquitapp5 plasmashell && kstart5 plasmashell & | |
elif [[ "$DESKTOP_SESSION" =~ "gnome" ]]; then | |
# killall gnome-panel | |
killall -3 gnome-shell && gnome-shell --replace & | |
elif [[ "$DESKTOP_SESSION" =~ "mate" ]]; then | |
mate-panel --replace & | |
elif [[ "$xprop_session" =~ "JWM" ]]; then | |
jwm -restart & | |
elif [[ "$xprop_session" =~ "Mutter(Budgie)" ]]; then | |
budgie-panel --replace & | |
else | |
echo "Error: The DE currently running is not yet supported" | |
fi |
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