On 09-11-23 13:31:14, John Jason Jordan wrote: ... > 1) How can I fix Gnome? What part of the configuration starts > metacity and gnome-panel when the user logs in? Note that I'll have > to do this manually from XFCE, because I can't even get a terminal > running in Gnome.
Try creating a new user. If that user works properly in Gnome, it's probably a user-specific config file, usually in a .gnome*/ directory, and diff'ing the files may help (I suggest meld, but I use vimdiff nowadays). If a new user doesn't work, it's probably something you did in /etc. `debsums -es` looks useful. It won't check files created by the install scripts. > 2) How the heck did this happen? I did hundreds of things before I > rebooted - which thing messed up Gnome? Can someone suggest a way to > find out what I did to cause this so I can file a bug report or at > least avoid doing it again? Do more reboots / logins so you know sooner. In general, be cautious about copying config files around. It's safer to merge them manually, perhaps with meld. -- ____________________________________________________________________ TonyN.:' <mailto:tonynel...@georgeanelson.com> ' <http://www.georgeanelson.com/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
