Jim Gonzales wrote: > James G. Sack (jim) wrote: >> Jim Gonzales wrote: >> >>> I use Ubuntu 8.04 on a compaq presario v3000. I think I have picked up >>> something that is making the OS do weird things. Like losing names on >>> the tool bar. Can anyone recommend a good antivirus detection and >>> clean-up application? Thanks in advance. >>> >>> >> >> Viruses and other malware are rare in linux. >> >> Perhaps there's another explanation for what you are observing. Can you >> be a little more specific about the symptoms, and also the history >> leading up to the problem? >> >> By tool bar, do you mean a toolbar in some application such as firefox? >> Or perhaps you really meant the panel at the bottom (or top) of the >> screen? Don't ask why it's called "panel" -- I never learned that! :-) >> >> And "Names on the toolbar" .. would that be the "Window List" of open >> applications. If so, you may have inadvertently removed the Window List >> applet from the panel? Or perhaps you have switched to another "Desktop" >> that has no open applications -- so no window buttons show up there? >> >> Awaiting more information... >> >> Regards, >> ..jim >> > The problem is on the top "panel." When the machine boots the panel is > there with the Firefox and Thunderbird icons. The words "Applications, > Places and System" are missing. Since this is all gui, I don't know how > to do anything on the command line or even how to get to a terminal. > Could this be a problem in the boot commands? >
Ahh, you seem to be missing an "applet" called the "Menu Bar". It's possible that something is screwed up in the panel configuration code that keeps the menu bar from showing. I think I _have_ been puzzled by something like that before and I think it may have been triggered by experimenting with a narrow screen resolution (maybe 640)? I think we can try some things and will eventually get back the way the panel is supposed to look. Is there an empty space at the top-left (or anywhere) on the top panel big enough to hold the "Applications Places System" menu bar? If so, right click on an empty part of the top panel and choose "Add to Panel". That should bring up the "Add to Panel" dialog which you can scroll down until you see an entry "Menu Bar". The way I like to do it is to click on the Menu Bar entry and drag your mouse to the target location on a panel -- ie, the top-left on the top panel. If that works just dismiss the dialog (Close or X) without clicking the "Add" button. If you do not have any space, or the above does not work, let me know, and we can try some other things. If you end up with 2 menu bars (perhaps after reboot), then you must simply click a spot just-to-the-left of the icon and choose "Remove from Panel" to get rid of one of them. Let me know how it goes. Regards, ..jim -- KPLUG-Newbie@kernel-panic.org http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie
