Hallo list, after starting panel or gnome-session there is always one dead panel process running as a zombie like this:
$ ps aux | grep panel freak 867 0.0 6.9 8420 4428 ? S 09:14 0:00 panel --sm-config-pre freak 875 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? Z 09:14 0:00 (panel <zombie> Where could this come from? I have these gnome packets installed: $ dpkg -l | grep gnome ii gnome-bin 0.99.4-2 Miscellaneous binaries used by Gnome ii gnome-control-c 0.99.3-3 The Gnome Control Center ii gnome-core 0.99.3.2-4 Common files for Gnome core apps and help br ii gnome-panel 0.99.3.2-4 Launch and/or dock Gnome applications ii gnome-session 0.99.3.2-4 The Gnome Session Manager ii libgnome0 0.30.1-5 The Gnome libraries ii libgnome31 0.99.4-2 The Gnome libraries -- __ __ Frank Barknecht ____ ______ ____ __ trip\ \ / /wire ______ / __// __ /__/ __// // __ \ \/ / __ \\ ___\ / / / ____/ / / / // ____// /\ \\ ___\\____ \ /_/ /_____/ /_/ /_//_____// / \ \\_____\\_____\ /_/ \_\