On Sat, 2004-04-17 at 19:10 -0400, kynn@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Hi! > > In a misguided effort to get apt-get to install some package, I > unwisely uninstalled and re-installed several gnome-related packages. > The re-installation went (seemingly) without a hitch, but now a > few things are very messed up. > > The most serious one is that when I run startx from the console, > I get an X environment *with no desktop*: the background is a > fine-grained black-and-white (effectively gray) herringbone pattern, > not the solid-color background I had before, and there are no bars > with launch icons, minimized windows, etc. running along the bottom > and top. > > (Luckily there were a few xterms in an earlier saved session, which > got re-started automatically for the new X session, otherwise I > don't know how I would have been able to communicate with the > system--other than by switching to a text-mode console with > ctrl-alt-F? or by killing the X server altogether with ctrl-alt-backspace.) > > As before, I have chosen gdm as my default "display manager", but > this does not seem to be enough to bring back my desktop. If > instead of running startx from the console I run gdm, eventually > (after logging in again) I land at another desktop-less X environment, > although this time I get my old solid-color background. > > What must I do to bring back my old desktop or ANY desktop? > > Thanks! > what happens if you type gnome-panel& or nautilus& from one of the xterms? also what does the following give ps -aux|grep nautilus ps -aux|grep panel ps -aux|grep gconf > kj > > P.S. I am running Linux Debian 3.0 (woody), with a 2.4.18 kernel. > > P.S.2 Is there a way to configure gdm so that when run from the > console it does not bring up a redundant login dialog, but goes > directly to the desktop, just as startx does? defeats the object of gdm, it being a login manager. You can setup a default user to login automatically > _______________________________________________ > gnome-list mailing list > gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list > _______________________________________________ gnome-list mailing list gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list
