sudo apt remove --purge xubuntu-desktop
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mike@mike-ROG-Strix-G731GT-G731GT:~$ sudo apt remove --purge xubuntu-desktop
[sudo] password for mike:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
xubuntu-core : Depends: xubuntu-default-settings but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
mike@mike-ROG-Strix-G731GT-G731GT:~$
Run
sudo apt --fix-broken install
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mike@mike-ROG-Strix-G731GT-G731GT:~$ sudo apt --fix-broken install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra gstreamer1.0-vaapi heif-gdk-pixbuf
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
xubuntu-default-settings
The following NEW packages will be installed:
xubuntu-default-settings
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2 not fully installed or removed.
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(Reading database ... 332754 files and directories currently installed.)
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Unpacking xubuntu-default-settings (20.04.4) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/xubuntu-default-settings_20.04.4_all.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.config/libreoffice/4/user/registrymodifications.xcu', which is also in package zorin-os-default-settin
gs 16.3
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/xubuntu-default-settings_20.04.4_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
mike@mike-ROG-Strix-G731GT-G731GT:~$
sudo apt remove --purge xubuntu-desktop xubuntu-default-settings xubuntu-core
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(Reading database ... 332754 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing xubuntu-desktop (2.233) ...
Removing xubuntu-core (2.233) ...
mike@mike-ROG-Strix-G731GT-G731GT:~$
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mike@mike-ROG-Strix-G731GT-G731GT:~$ sudo apt remove --purge xubuntu-desktop xubuntu-default-settings xubuntu-core
[sudo] password for mike:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package 'xubuntu-default-settings' is not installed, so not removed
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
blueman catfish chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra dmz-cursor-theme doc-base fonts-noto-hinted fonts-symbola gigolo
gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1 gir1.2-cheese-3.0 gstreamer1.0-nice gstreamer1.0-vaapi gucharmap hddtemp heif-gdk-pixbuf inxi libexo-1-0
libfarstream-0.2-5 libgadu3 libgtksourceview-3.0-1 libgtksourceview-3.0-common libgtkspell0 libgucharmap-2-90-7 libmeanwhile1
libotr5 libprotobuf-c1 libpurple-bin libpurple0 libunique-1.0-0 libuuid-perl libyaml-tiny-perl libzephyr4 mate-calc
mate-calc-common menulibre mousepad mugshot numix-gtk-theme onboard onboard-common onboard-data parole pastebinit pidgin
pidgin-data pidgin-otr python3-xcffib ristretto sgt-launcher sgt-puzzles shimmer-themes thunderbird tree whoopsie xfburn
xfce4-cpugraph-plugin xfce4-dict xfce4-mailwatch-plugin xfce4-netload-plugin xfce4-notes xfce4-notes-plugin xfce4-panel-profiles
xfce4-places-plugin xfce4-systemload-plugin xfce4-taskmanager xfce4-verve-plugin xfce4-weather-plugin xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin
xfce4-xkb-plugin xfpanel-switch xubuntu-artwork xubuntu-community-wallpapers xubuntu-community-wallpapers-focal xubuntu-docs
xubuntu-wallpapers
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
xubuntu-core* xubuntu-desktop*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 4 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 59.4 kB disk space will be freed.
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(Reading database ... 332754 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing xubuntu-desktop (2.233) ...
Removing xubuntu-core (2.233) ...
mike@mike-ROG-Strix-G731GT-G731GT:~$
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sudo apt install --reinstall xfce4 xfce4-goodies
Once done;
Please download this keyboard-shortcuts xml file and move it to ~/.config/xfce4/xconf/xfce-perchannel-xml
Log out and in, then back into Window Manager > Keyboard and check the shortcuts...
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OK I'll pick this up tomorrow as we just had company come over .... thank you very much for your patience .... see ya tomorrow ....
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WHOA
Do not shut down the computer until you have run the command above!
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Follow Aravisian instructions now, you want to run that command before you shutdown, because you know what happens if you shutdown without running that command?
You cause a parabolic destabilization of the quantum universe. It could send you back to 1955, I know scary!
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Yoy ain't gonna believe what just happened .... when I went to close out window keyboard I looked at the window left and window right and just hit edit and typed in then hit the super key + the left arrow and it came up Super+left arrow and then I did the same thing with the right arrow .... and guess what .... I got the super + arrow keys to work .... not sure what will happen when I open up tomorrow but right now they are working .... 
.... unbelievable .... thank you again for all your help ....
Frog- see above or you will be rebuilding your desktop tomorrow.
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mike@mike-ROG-Strix-G731GT-G731GT:~$ sudo apt install --reinstall xfce4 xfce4-goodies
[sudo] password for mike:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
blueman catfish chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra dmz-cursor-theme doc-base fonts-noto-hinted fonts-symbola gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1
gstreamer1.0-nice gstreamer1.0-vaapi gucharmap heif-gdk-pixbuf inxi libfarstream-0.2-5 libgadu3 libgtkspell0 libgucharmap-2-90-7
libmeanwhile1 libotr5 libprotobuf-c1 libpurple-bin libpurple0 libuuid-perl libyaml-tiny-perl libzephyr4 mate-calc mate-calc-common
menulibre numix-gtk-theme onboard onboard-common onboard-data pastebinit pidgin pidgin-data pidgin-otr python3-xcffib sgt-launcher
sgt-puzzles shimmer-themes thunderbird tree whoopsie xfce4-panel-profiles xfpanel-switch xubuntu-artwork
xubuntu-community-wallpapers xubuntu-community-wallpapers-focal xubuntu-docs xubuntu-wallpapers
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
libqrencode4 xfce4-battery-plugin xfce4-clipman xfce4-clipman-plugin xfce4-cpufreq-plugin xfce4-datetime-plugin
xfce4-diskperf-plugin xfce4-fsguard-plugin xfce4-genmon-plugin xfce4-sensors-plugin xfce4-smartbookmark-plugin xfce4-timer-plugin
xfce4-wavelan-plugin
Suggested packages:
xfce4-mpc-plugin xfce4-radio-plugin xsensors
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libqrencode4 xfce4-battery-plugin xfce4-clipman xfce4-clipman-plugin xfce4-cpufreq-plugin xfce4-datetime-plugin
xfce4-diskperf-plugin xfce4-fsguard-plugin xfce4-genmon-plugin xfce4-goodies xfce4-sensors-plugin xfce4-smartbookmark-plugin
xfce4-timer-plugin xfce4-wavelan-plugin
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mike@mike-ROG-Strix-G731GT-G731GT:~$
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Is that what you meant ?????
Thanks, your D.E. is safe for now. 
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Oh thank God, I was sweating, I thought we were going to lose you into 1955, we'd meet again today and you'd be 90 years old, and saying, I should have listen to you guys when you told me to run that command.
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My god my heart just about stopped .... my company got a good laugh when the color drained from my face ... but they don't know about these sort of things ...
OK all I am signing off .... sure glad I ain't a drinking man ....
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If you were a drinking man, your fingers and toes would be drunk, lord knows where the code in terminal would end up. Good save!
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No... it's just that in trying to correct the problem, we did some Removals of desktop components that we needed to be sure were back in place before stopping the process is all.