You have been subscribed to a public bug: I cannot start gnome-terminal. If I open an xterm and start gnome- terminal from the command line, here is what I get:
$ gnome-terminal Failed to contact the GConf daemon; exiting. $ ps ax | grep gconf 3956 pts/0 R+ 0:00 grep gconf 6643 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/pulseaudio/pulse/gconf-helper 6647 ? S 0:06 /usr/lib/libgconf2-4/gconfd-2 This is in Jaunty Alpha 4 with all updates current as of 12 Feb. ** Affects: gconf2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Cannot start gnome-terminal bcause of gconf error https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/328575 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gconf2 in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs