Hi Sean, Thanks for your advice. - snip - > Of course, the settings database isn't in either of those directories, > its in .gconf. > > This problem does arise for quite a few other reasons, tho, not the > least of which is simply that you didn't install GNOME correctly. The > Debian packages, last I had used them, were rather horrible at getting > up and running easily. Did you install using 'apt-get install gnome' I ran 'Sarge net-installation'. Then GNOME was there afterwards but I can't start its desktop. > or have you tried installing individual packages manually? I have not installed individual packages manually except 'gnome-session' # locate .gconf /home/satimis/.gconf /home/satimis/.gconfd /root/.gconf /root/.gconfd They are there # ls -a /home/satimis/.gconf %gconf.xml . .. desktop localhost:~# ls -a /home/satimis/.gconfd/ . .. saved_state # cat /homs/satimis/.gconfd/saved_state CLIENTADD "IOR:010000001700000049444c3a436f6e6669674c697374656e65723a312e300000$ CLIENTADD "IOR:010000001700000049444c3a436f6e6669674c697374656e65723a312e300000$ ADD 1124073478 "def" "/apps/gnome-session/options" "IOR:010000001700000049444c3$ ADD 1023410177 "def" "/apps/gnome-session/options" "IOR:010000001700000049444c3$ ADD 1107296261 "def" "/apps/gnome-settings/gnome-session" "IOR:0100000017000000$ ADD 1040187394 "def" "/apps/gnome-settings/gnome-session" "IOR:0100000017000000$ ADD 1090519044 "def" "/desktop/gnome" "IOR:010000001700000049444c3a436f6e666967$ > Is the gconf > package (not sure which Debian package name that's in) installed? I have not installed gconf package manually. I don't know whether it is there already. B.R. Stephen _______________________________________________ gnome-list mailing list gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list
