Re: [newbie] Gnome 2.8 problem

[Keith Powell]

On Monday 28 Feb 2005 19:39, john wrote:
> Keith Powell wrote:
> >I have installed Gnome2.8, using Thac's packages, but have a problem.
> >
> >There's no desktop panel!
> >
> >The gnome panel package was installed, so I have uninstalled it and
> > installed it again. Still nothing, so I have no menus, applets, and so
> > on.
> >
> >Also, if I try to change the background from the default, there is just a
> >*very* quick flash of the box in which to change it, and then it's back to
> >the default desktop. The desktop has its normal icons on, and everything
> > else which is called up by the mouse right click, works.
> >
> >As root, there is no panel, but I can change the background.
> >
> >The gnome2.6, which is with Mandrake 10.1OE works great - I would just
> > have liked a later version. I installed the upgrade whilst in KDE, but
> > did not uninstall the previous Gnome first.
> >
> >I can't find what the problem is, so any advice will be very gratefully
> >received.
> >
>
> Keith
> I have had the same problem with gnome. I ran menu updates both from
> terminal and from menu drake but nothing has worked. I uninstalled gnome
> 2.6 first and tried with same results. I actually had the menus at one
> point and they disappeared when I was adding or upgrading another
> program. Don't know which one  might have caused it. You might also
> check the gnome desktop forum at  //gnomedesktop.org/
> .
> John

Thanks, John.

I got your message just after I had sent my last one.

I also run PCLinuxOS (a derivative of Mandrake), which started off as just a 
KDE distribution. Then Texstar added Gnome2.8 to the repository and I 
installed it. No problems at all! Very confusing!!

I will look at the gnome desktop forum tomorrow. Too tired tonight after 
struggling with Gnome for many hours.

Cheers

Keith


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Re: [newbie] Gnome 2.8 problem

[john]

Keith Powell wrote:
I have installed Gnome2.8, using Thac's packages, but have a problem.
There's no desktop panel!
The gnome panel package was installed, so I have uninstalled it and installed 
it again. Still nothing, so I have no menus, applets, and so on.

Also, if I try to change the background from the default, there is just a 
*very* quick flash of the box in which to change it, and then it's back to 
the default desktop. The desktop has its normal icons on, and everything else 
which is called up by the mouse right click, works.

As root, there is no panel, but I can change the background.
The gnome2.6, which is with Mandrake 10.1OE works great - I would just have 
liked a later version. I installed the upgrade whilst in KDE, but did not 
uninstall the previous Gnome first.

I can't find what the problem is, so any advice will be very gratefully 
received.

Many thanks
Keith
 

Keith
I have had the same problem with gnome. I ran menu updates both from 
terminal and from menu drake but nothing has worked. I uninstalled gnome 
2.6 first and tried with same results. I actually had the menus at one 
point and they disappeared when I was adding or upgrading another 
program. Don't know which one  might have caused it. You might also 
check the gnome desktop forum at  //gnomedesktop.org/ 
.
John



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[newbie] Gnome 2.8 problem

[Keith Powell]

I have installed Gnome2.8, using Thac's packages, but have a problem.

There's no desktop panel!

The gnome panel package was installed, so I have uninstalled it and installed 
it again. Still nothing, so I have no menus, applets, and so on.

Also, if I try to change the background from the default, there is just a 
*very* quick flash of the box in which to change it, and then it's back to 
the default desktop. The desktop has its normal icons on, and everything else 
which is called up by the mouse right click, works.

As root, there is no panel, but I can change the background.

The gnome2.6, which is with Mandrake 10.1OE works great - I would just have 
liked a later version. I installed the upgrade whilst in KDE, but did not 
uninstall the previous Gnome first.

I can't find what the problem is, so any advice will be very gratefully 
received.

Many thanks

Keith


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