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r_endymion
March 2nd, 2008, 06:25 PM
I am running mythbuntu with the Ubuntu desktop installed on Gutsy.

Every time that I try to change the themes or even colors in my shell using the Appearance Preferences tool it completely freezes the sysem and crashes the shell. When I finally get it to reboot I usually get just a background color (no image and no panels), and I have to reboot from console mode.

dpkg-reconfigure ubuntu-desktop did restore the default desktop this time, I just wish I had known that command two clean-installs ago:mad:

The apppearence preference panel displays only generic thumbnails of the themes with a question mark superimposed on top of them. Making any change causes an immmediate problem.

So for the time being, when logged into a GNOME session, I am stuck with the default "Human" theme. I can't change colors, icons, cursors, or anything else.

foxbuntu
March 2nd, 2008, 09:50 PM
Please try the following:
rm ~/.gtk-2.0
Then try changing the theme again.

r_endymion
March 3rd, 2008, 01:02 AM
Please try the following:
rm ~/.gtk-2.0
Then try changing the theme again.

That just returned error messages:


mythtv@absolution:~$ rm ~/.gtk-2.0
rm: cannot remove `/home/mythtv/.gtk-2.0': No such file or directory
mythtv@absolution:~$ sudo rm ~/.gtk-2.0
[sudo] password for mythtv:
rm: cannot remove `/home/mythtv/.gtk-2.0': No such file or directory
mythtv@absolution:~$