Re: [Trisquel-users] Problems after update
Finally sorted Checking the user login to use mate environment suddenly started working Thanks all
Re: [Trisquel-users] Problems after update
"Personally, I'd remove Dropbox because it is proprietary software, but I don't think that any of your startup programs are causing this problem." I've been wanting to navigate away from this for a while, but it is convenient. I've had a look at sparkleshare - would this be a better option?
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> When I corrected that everything booted as it was in guest. Do you mean that panel/shutdown/etc is working like it was in guest? If so, what problems are you still having? If Orca is still enabled, here's how to disable it. https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/disabling-orca-screen-reader signature.asc Description: PGP signature
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Correction - we are getting somewhere. I noticed that the default was booting as trisquel (instead of mate on the screen where you select your username) When I corrected that everything booted as it was in guest. I'll continue playing - hopefully will get it sorted
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I tried something else I booted up a guest login and then copied all the information in the .config file. I then pasted that into the ~/.config file in my area. But it still doesn't boot properly, even though it did when running in guest. There must be something else which is also stopping it boot correctly
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Maybe I didn't do it correctly I tried using this command mv ~/.config ~/config.bak I then tried rebooting the machine It took a long time to boot, but I experienced similar problems. Although I'd now lost my default background so I knew something had happened. I then navigated to the config.bak folder and copied across everything into the .config folder After this I lost the ability to type in the terminal so had to reboot the machine by holding down the power button. On rebooting I'm experiencing all the old problems but I also have orca screen reader working all the time, and haven't been able to turn it off yet.
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> Just tried the logging in as guest > > It works perfectly Okay, then the problem is not system-wide. There just a problem with your user's configuration, and we need to find out where it is. Magic Banana's suggestion should accomplish this. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
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Just tried the logging in as guest It works perfectly It boots quickly (I didn't say, but it was taking ages to boot into my account) and it has the panel in place. :) I feel we might be getting close
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The output of the ps -f -u $USER | grep mate myusername 3014 3001 0 20:27 pts/200:00:00 grep --color=auto mate 3014 3001 0 20:27 pts/200:00:00 grep --color=auto mate
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:~$ mate-session-save --logout-dialog :~$ mate-session-save --shutdown-dialog ** (mate-session-save:2541): WARNING **: Failed to call shutdown: Shutdown interface is only available during the Running phase :~$ mate-screensaver-command --lock ** Message: Screensaver is not running! Above is are the comments to the commands as given - none of them appeared to do anything but logout went to next line without giving any error messages
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> (mate-panel:3374): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion > 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed From what I can gather searching, I think that this warning is harmless. > The panel appears to run properly with the exception that the > logout/shutdown buttons don't work. One other difference is that > lockscreen does not work anymore - with gnome-panel I could still > lockscreen Do those things work from a terminal? To logout: $ mate-session-save --logout-dialog To shutdown: $ mate-session-save --shutdown-dialog To lock the screen: $ mate-screensaver-command --lock What is the output of the following command? $ ps -f -u $USER | grep mate Do you have the same problem if you log into a guest session? You do this by selecting a guest session instead of your user at the login screen. Make sure you double check that the dropdown menu says "MATE" and not "Trisquel" when logging into the guest session. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
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Whilst mate-panel loads none of the shutdown/logout buttons work This I believe is the crux of the problem. So if we can sort this out I think all will be good. I've noticed that when I run mate-panel this error message comes up on the terminal: (mate-panel:3374): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed (mate-panel:3374): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed The panel appears to run properly with the exception that the logout/shutdown buttons don't work. One other difference is that lockscreen does not work anymore - with gnome-panel I could still lockscreen
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> It booted without panel, so I ran mate-panel which worked While mate-panel is running, can you logout/shutdown/etc from the main menu? If so, then the only problem is that mate-panel isn't started automatically. If not then there is something else missing as well. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
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Okay I followed instructions It booted without panel, so I ran mate-panel which worked I then ran dconf-editor and navigated to the session required components. The value of the panel is already "mate-panel" That doesn't seem to quite be the issue, but maybe we're getting closer
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> It was > set to Trisquel, but I had the option of a MATE login so I changed to that. Okay, then MATE is the one we want. > When the desktop loaded there was no panel at all. Run sudo apt install --reinstall trisquel trisquel-recommended and reboot. I don't know that it will fix the problem, but it's low-effort enough to be worth trying first. If that doesn't fix it, run $ mate-panel in a terminal. If the panel crashes or does not appear, copy/paste here any error messages that appear in the terminal. If the panel launches properly, run $ dconf-editor and in the window that launches, navigate to org -> mate -> desktop -> session- > required-components Look where it says "panel". The value should be "mate-panel". If the value is blank or says anything other than "mate-panel", change it to "mate-panel" and then reboot. > I had a look in startup applications again and here is a list of startup > applications > > Should I remove any of these? Personally, I'd remove Dropbox because it is proprietary software, but I don't think that any of your startup programs are causing this problem. > I'll wait for your advice but there are three of the above applications > listed below which all have references to GNOME in their description > Certificate and Key Storage, Secret Storage Service, SSH Key Agent Those shouldn't be a problem. I have them too, despite using MATE on a system that has never had GNOME installed. If we saw "GNOME Settings Daemon" then that would indicate that this is a GNOME session, but we see "MATE Settings Daemon" as expected. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
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Okay So I can't logout - because just like shutdown that button isn't working but I am able to poweroff and then reboot which is what I did. I then selected the login next to my name and got a dropdown menu. It was set to Trisquel, but I had the option of a MATE login so I changed to that. When the desktop loaded there was no panel at all. I think you may be onto something suggesting that a gnome session is trying to start rather than the mate session. I had a look in startup applications again and here is a list of startup applications Should I remove any of these? AT-SPI D-Bus Bus Backup Monitor Blueman Applet Certificate and Key Storage Dropbox Evolution Alarm Notify Mate Setting Daemon Network Onboard Orca screen reader Personal File Sharing obexftp Personal File Sharing obexpush Personal File Sharing webdav PolicyKit Authentication Agent Power Manager Pring Queue Applet PulseAudio Sound System Screensaver Secret Storage Service Setting Overlay SparkleShare SSH Key Agent Tilda Update Notifier Xscreensaver I'll wait for your advice but there are three of the above applications listed below which all have references to GNOME in their description Certificate and Key Storage, Secret Storage Service, SSH Key Agent I'm thinking that I should remove these Thanks
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> I now have a mate-panel > > I added this to the startup applications Hm. You shouldn't have to add mate-panel to Startup Applications. It should launch automatically like gnome-panel did in Trisquel 7. Remove mate-panel from Startup Applications. That isn't the issue. Maybe LightDM (the login screen) is still trying to start a GNOME session instead of a MATE session. Log out, and at the login screen see if there's a little login next to your name. If so, click it, and you'll get a dropdown list of all desktop environments you have installed. The one we want should be called "MATE" or "Trisquel" or something along those lines. Select that and try logging in. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
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Well the good news is that all worked nicely. I now have a mate-panel I added this to the startup applications Unfortunately the problem persists. I cannot shutdown or logout. I also cannot lockscreen - something I could do before
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Try $ sudo apt purge minidlna $ sudo apt clean $ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install minidlna and if that works then retry $ sudo apt install trisquel $ sudo apt update signature.asc Description: PGP signature
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tried it but got this error Setting up minidlna (1.1.5+dfsg-2) ... chown: cannot access '/var/cache/minidlna': No such file or directory dpkg: error processing package minidlna (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: minidlna E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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> Errors were encountered while processing: > minidlna Can you try $ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install minidlna ? If you get an error, copy/paste the entire message here. If you don't get an error, try $ sudo apt install trisquel again. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
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Thanks I tried that but then I got this message Errors were encountered while processing: minidlna E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) Any advice from here would be very helpful
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This has to do with the switch from GNOME to MATE and Trisquel's default desktop environment. What I think happened is that you did not have the "trisquel" metapackage installed while upgrading. This metapackage would have installed the needed components of the MATE desktop environment. Install "trisquel", either using Synaptic or by typing $ sudo apt install trisquel into a terminal. Then log out and log in again or reboot. This should fix the problem. Don't try to use gnome-panel anymore. It will be replaced with mate-panel. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
[Trisquel-users] Problems after update
I recently had an invitation to upgrade to trisquel 8 which I accepted When I initially rebooted into my machine the panel had disappeared from the bottom of my screen. I managed to get that back by typing "gnome-panel &" into a terminal. I then managed to find a way to get the panel to load on boot I went to one of my menus called other and in there I was able to edit the startup applications. However at the moment I am not able to shutdown the computer using the Power Off button in the menu. Pressing the button doesn't do much. At the moment to shutdown I have to open a terminal and type poweroff Please can someone advise how to make the buttons power off Thanks
