Ta, any specific files or folders to look at besides /var/log/messages? I always get a bit nonplussed when someone says, "Look at the logs!" /Andrew
Sent from my iPad > On 28/03/2018, at 1:09 PM, finn turner <[email protected]> wrote: > > da fuck? that's weird. anything in the logs (/var/log/mesages and so > on) when you try to launch them? > >> On 3/28/18, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: >> Yesterday on boot up and numerous reboots, Mint 18 Mate confronted me with >> something I've never seen before. A few icons had disappeared from the dock >> (network, update). Multiple applications that I use every day refused to >> launch. They gave no error messages. Trying to launch from the GUI, the >> "Starting (name of application) bar would appear on the panel, then after a >> few seconds, nothing. Trying to launch from the terminal, nothing, even >> appending -v or -vv to the command. I tried running as root via sudo, same >> result. >> >> The non functioning applications included Firefox, Chromium, Thunderbird, >> the network manager when called from Settings, the PDF viewer (whether >> invoked from the menu or by double-clicking a .pdf document's icon), and >> Synaptic. >> >> Applications that seemed to be working normally included the Caja file >> manager, the display manager, Moneydance, the terminal and, as I then >> discovered, apt-get. >> >> With respect to each of the nonfunctioning applications for which I tried >> apt-get install, apt-get told me it was already installed and at the latest >> version. >> >> I was able to install Midori and xpdf, and they both worked. When I then >> tried removing and reinstalling Thunderbird, though, it did remove and >> reinstall but it still wouldn't launch. Thunderbird's data files seem >> mostly OK, although one or two of the mail sub folders may be duplicated. >> >> I have a quite up to date backup of my home folder, so if I have to >> reinstall the OS it's a nuisance rather than a tragedy, but is there any >> other way forward anyone can recommend? >> >> TIA - Andrew >> >> Sent from my iPad >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-users mailing list _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
