Re: xubuntu upgrade/install

2008-11-03 Thread Sebastian Spiess
Daniel Mons wrote: Sebastian Spiess wrote: Hi Dan, I had the same thought that the alternate intaller would be better. Well, the installation went without problems - some things took a while but still. After the installation the reboot got stuck at the same spot again - 'starting GNOME

Login - blank desktop

2008-11-03 Thread Paul Gear
Hi folks, I've got a strange problem with my wife's 8.04 desktop - when she logs in she gets just a blank screen. The problem is that gnome-panel and nautilus are not starting normally, but these seem to be symptoms rather than the cause. I can start them manually and they mostly work, until