2009/6/15 thirstyh2o <[email protected]>: > On Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:00:42 +0100, Neil Greenwood wrote: >> You could try creating a new user on the machine and see if that works. >> If so, try deleting/renaming the .gnome2 and .gnome2_private hidden >> directories in your home directory, then logging back in. This will lose >> any customisations you've made to Gnome, but should also get rid of the >> bad setting that is preventing the panel from running. > > Well, I did not try creating a new user but I did tried deleting the > folders you suggest, and some others too. E.g. I tried deleting .conf > and .gconf too. > > I did not helped. > > So, for now, as I already mentioned, the problem is fixed by explicitly > entering gnome-panel in the list of Startup Applications applet. > > This way I am happy Jaunty user (though I'm not really much excited by > it). > > The only thing that bothers me is a question:"Why? What's the heck is > wrong?". > > The gnome-panel has been starting in Hardy, it started just fine after > intermediate upgrade to Intrepid and then all at a sudden it stopped > starting after, without this rather smooth, upgrade to Jaunty.
I would definitely try creating another user. There might well be another configuration directory that is causing the problem. Cofion, Neil. -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
