Dear friends:
I had this problem before and somehow or other it solved itself.
sher@localhost sher]$ rpm -q galeon
galeon-0.11.3-1mdk
[sher@localhost sher]$ rpm -q mozilla
mozilla-0.9.2-7mdk
[sher@localhost sher]$
Galeon won't start either when I click on the Galeon desktop icon or when I
type "galeon" as user in xterm. I even tried to start Galeon by adding
"kstart" to the executable line: "kstart /usr/bin/galeon". Doesn't work. The
"Galeon" icon appears for a while in the panel, the icon spins for a good
while and then just disappears.
I went into xterm and typed "galeon". I got a message that said:
"Galeon is arleady running. Will use existing version."
(Perhaps not exactly what it the error message said but very close to it).
I recall the advice I got the last time this happened (about 6 weeks ago):
Use Xkill to kill Galeon by shutting down both "galeon" and "galeon-bin".
I clicked on Xkill (in the KDE menu). The cursor changed to a death's head. I
then moved it over the Galeon desktop icon and clicked. I not only killed
Galeon. I killed ALL of the desktop icons PLUS the panel, leaving me with a
blank desktop. I clicked on the desktop and logged out, then rebooted. Still,
same problem. Galeon refuses to launch.
I typed "top" in xterm and could see no reference to galeon or galeon-bin.
I logged out of KDE and shut down the system, unplugged the power cable,
reconnected it, rebooted, logged back into KDE, tried once again to launch
Galeon. Again, same problem.
I launched Konqueror as root, went to /usr/bin/ and clicked on "galeon". It
brought up the Galeon welcome screen, followed by a request for creating a
profile. So, Galeon seems to work as root. I decided not to proceed since I
don't need or want a "root" account of Galeon.
This is very puzzling. Unfortunately, I have exhausted my "trial and error"
options at this point.
As a last resort, before sending this message, I uninstalled galeon (rpm -e
galeon) and reinstalled it. Tried launching it again. Still won't start.
Would very much appreciate your help.
Thanks so much.
Benjamin
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