Michael wrote:
Hi,
Read this to the end, this is interesting.
I've just had time to look at the 3 replies to my question. Firstly, I had to install gconf-editor and when I ran that there was nothing in the window that opened except for one proxy setting that I had set manually (via CLI) quite some time ago. I am using Debian with gnome but I can't decipher what version of gnome. It's part of Debian-stable (Woody).
Nautilus is not installed. Well I can't fire up "nautilus" anyway. I should also add that I used to be able to access my desktop, add remove icons etc I could previously browse my directories with an icon that was on the Desktop (the very desktop I can't see now).
Someone directed me to "Start->System Settings->Users and Groups" for my "how can I manage users" question. I should have pointed out at the start that I am using linux so there is no "Start" menu. Also, no "System Settings" or "Users and Groups" off any of the menus. I just want a Debian package for gnome that lets me manage users. KDE has kuser for example (I don't know if it's graphically orientated).
In Fedora Gnome, there's a Red Hat where the Windows start button is. As you didn't state the distro, I pointed out one option. It's a shortcut to /usr/bin/system-config-users, but I don't think there is a debian equivalent. As this is the CLUG, I assumed that you were using linux (:
You're using debian stable, which is absolutely ancient, I suggest that you upgrade a bit. The quality of software has improved over the intervening few years.
Assuming you've got a nice fast adsl connection, do the following:
1. Update /etc/apt/sources.list to point to the testing release. This is mine...
deb http://ftp.nz.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib
deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main contrib non-free
deb http://ftp.nz.debian.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib
deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free
Now you need to upgrade apt-get as it can't handle the number of packages that are now available.
2. apt-get update
( You may have to comment out all but the first line to get it to work because of all the new packages )
3. apt-get install apt
4. Uncomment all the lines in sources.list and apt-get update
5. apt-get dist-upgrade
This will at least get you to gnome 2.4. The current release is 2.6 which I think you still need to build from source at www.gnome.org for debian releases.
hth,
Steve
Holy crap! Apparently my file browser is "GNU Midnight Commander", which I started via Paw->Programs->File Manager and all my icons came back! Man, who writes this junk software? No wonder KDE is so popular. Problem solved, so long suckers. I mean thanks.
Michael.
At 03:56 a.m. 8/06/2004 +1200, you wrote:
Michael, 2004-06-07 19:27:46: > I cannot add or even see any icons on my gnome desktop. I have a > Desktop directory in my /home but I am unable to change the blank > desktop in any way. When I right-click on the desktop I don't even > get a menu. I have checked file ownerships and privileges. Any new > user I create has this poblem.
Adding to Dale's reply...
Can you open nautilus windows at all? (E.g., by selecting "Browse Filesystem" from GNOME's "Applications" menu, or by typing 'nautilus' in a terminal window.)
Does nautilus show up in the System Monitor ("Applications -> System Tools -> System Monitor"), or when you 'ps -A | grep nautilus'?
If so...
Using gconf-editor ("Applications -> System Tools -> Configuration Editor"), drill down to "/apps/nautilus/preferences" and make sure the "show_desktop" option is selected. Now type this in a terminal window:
nautilus &
With luck, that'll get you your desktop. Now, close any extraneous apps, and log out of GNOME. A dialog box will probably appear, asking if you want to "Save current setup". Select that option, restart GNOME, and cross your fingers :)
If none of this helps:
What GNU/Linux distro are you using? Which version of GNOME?
If we can't sort it out here, another place to try: http://gnomesupport.org/forums/
Tim -- Timothy Musson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~trmusson/ . . . . . . . . . . . .3327 BYTES FREE
