> On 02/27/15 09:03, Jim Lewis wrote: >> Since I fully expect to have no terminals when I finally reboot I have >> opened Bug 1196472 for this issue. They have already begun to look at >> the problem. > > FWIW, at times I've experienced "weird" things after updates. The latest > one was segfaults in ibus after an update. Simply logging out and logging > back in has always fixed this sort of thing. > > Also, I happen to have an F20 VM with multiple desktops installed but not > updated in quite some time. I just stated the VM, logged in as a MATE > user and updated. I was not able to recreate the problem you're seeing. > Hi Ed, Thanks for trying that out. I don't expect that many people have seen this problem or else I would have found it during my search. And, there's still a good chance a reboot will solve it. If only I wasn't such a big wuss ... I have found one more data point: I noticed I could open another terminal from a root session but not a guest session. Turns out the DISPLAY variable needs to be set first. I exported it to ":0.0" and a guest terminal will now come up when I run mate-terminal &. Jim Lewis -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org