I don't recall whether standard GNU has the -w or --follow switch for dmesg. if it does, use it
On 3/28/18, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
