As a workaround to move docking windows (e.g. the layers palette) back into the docking area you can:
mv ~/.config/inkscape/preferences.xml ~/.config/inkscape/preferences-old.xml
As a workaround to move docking windows (e.g. the layers palette) back into the docking area you can:
mv ~/.config/ inkscape/ preferences. xml ~/.config/ inkscape/ preferences- old.xml