Kent West wrote: > > Nathan E Norman wrote: > > > > On Wed, Jul 05, 2000 at 01:15:34PM -0500, Kent West wrote: > > > I tried to install HelixGNOME via the instructions for Debian on > > > the helixcore website (lynx -source blah blah blah), and chose > > > option 3 (full install), and it looked like everything was going > > > fine, until I got a dependency error that libsound is apparently > > > not available. I haven't been able to find this package anywhere > > > .deb form, so I've just put HelixGNOME on the back burner for > > > now. > > > > Erm, Helix supplies debs. They work, too. > > > > # Helix GNOME > > deb http://spidermonkey.helixcode.com/distributions/debian unstable main > > deb-src http://spidermonkey.helixcode.com/distributions/debian unstable main > > > > -- > > Nathan Norman "Eschew Obfuscation" Network Engineer > > GPG Key ID 1024D/51F98BB7 http://home.midco.net/~nnorman/ > > Key fingerprint = C5F4 A147 416C E0BF AB73 8BEF F0C8 255C 51F9 8BB7 > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > Part 1.2Type: application/pgp-signature > > My bad. Although I had the first line in my sources.list file, > when I did the install gdm was installed, only it came up broken > (explanation below). So I tried to use kdm to see what effect it > had and it was broken, so I did an "apt-get install kdm", which > then complained about the missing libsound package. > > So like the idiot that I am, I added my "problem with Helix" to > this discussion, not thinking straight enough to realize that my > problem was with KDE, not Helix. > > I reckon I need to get one of them "Stupid" signs to display. > > So here's my real problem with Helix: when I run gdm, it brings > up a gnome login screen that if I accept the default X session of > Gnome, dumps me into a screen with a Gnome-ish file-browser-type > window that is partially off the screen and with a Gnome Tips > window. I can close the tips window, but I can't access the title > bar of the file-browser to move it or close it, etc. There is not > Gnome taskbar (with the "foot" and other icons), and clicking on > bare desktop background doesn't bring up any pop-up menus, no > matter which button I use. So it appears that the install is > broken on my machine. > > If anyone knows the solution, great; if not, no biggie; like I > said, I've just put HelixGNOME on the back burner for now.
Sounds like there's no window manager running. If I use the Gradient theme for Sawmill, the Sawmill window manager eventually crashes out and leaves all my windows in this state. I can close them via the File menu, if present. What I do, apart from not using the Gradient theme, is to select another window manager via the Gnome Control Centre, try it, and revert back to Sawmill to restart it. Mind you, I run a Gnome session, so I still have the Gnome Panel when Sawmill crashes. LeeE -- http://www.spatial.freeserve.co.uk ...or something
