Ubuntu 13.04 mini: LXDE not working

[xoomer.ap]

It is just my guess: well, I remember lxde have block screen like from xdm or something else. Maybe it depends from libgnome.so.

Try to dpkg -S libgnome.so (there we are searching packet containing libgnome.so. On the contrary if you want to know what provides some package you must run dpkg -L some_package)

So, when you find packet - try to install it. Desirable with options --no-install-recommends, because you want minimal system. So, hope for your success.

[xoomer.ap]

Upd:

## default session or desktop used when no systemwide config
# session=/usr/bin/startlxde

Do you have file "startlxde" in /usr/bin ?

[Framba]

Upd:

Do you have file "startlxde" in /usr/bin ?

Quick reply: Yes, I used it when you suggested to start LXDE using xinit from runlevel 3.

Now I start investigating libgnome.so

[xoomer.ap]

Quick reply: Yes, I used it when you suggested to start LXDE using xinit from runlevel 3.

[Framba]

Sorry, I just wanted to answer your question. I didn't mean to sound snob.

sudo dpkg -S libgnome.so
dpkg-query: no path found matching pattern *libgnome.so*

[xoomer.ap]

It's okay, nevermind too. ^^

Hmm, that time I was on Debian - there was this file in some package with name (if I correct) - gnomeui-0.
Now, when I am at Mint (that based on Ubuntu Quantal Quetzal) I got output of dpkg -L libgnomeui-0:

/.
/usr
/usr/lib
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglade
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglade/2.0
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglade/2.0/libgnome.so
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgnomeui-2.so.0.2400.5
/usr/share
/usr/share/doc
/usr/share/doc/libgnomeui-0
/usr/share/doc/libgnomeui-0/README
/usr/share/doc/libgnomeui-0/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/libgnomeui-0/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libgnomeui-0/copyright
/usr/share/doc/libgnomeui-0/NEWS.gz
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgnomeui-2.so.0

so, what if you have same? Than try:
ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgnomeui-2.so.0 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgnomeui.so.0
or/and
ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgnomeui-2.so.0 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgnomeui.so

Keep in mind that I don't know differences between /libgnomeui.so and libgnomeui-2.so, etc...

[Framba]

Mmm, no luck with sudo dpkg -L libgnomeui-0:

dpkg-query: package 'libgnomeui-0' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.

The only libgnome* I can find in my /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ is libgnome-keyring.so.0

I tried installig libgnomeui-0 using aptitude. dpkg -L libgnomeui-0 output is now identical to your.
I also created the two suggested soft links, but the problem is always there.

From the bug report I linked before it seems the problem started with lxdm 0.4.1-0ubuntu6. I was thinking to try to downgrade the package, waiting for a fix.
apt-cache showpkg lxdm

Package: lxdm
Versions: 
0.4.1-0ubuntu6 (/var/lib/apt/lists/ch.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_raring_universe_binary-amd64_Packages) (/var/lib/dpkg/status)
 Description Language: 
                 File: /var/lib/apt/lists/ch.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_raring_universe_binary-amd64_Packages
                  MD5: b8e3da45a6f996b0d98b1dc577c5d8a1
 Description Language: en
                 File: /var/lib/apt/lists/ch.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_raring_universe_i18n_Translation-en
                  MD5: b8e3da45a6f996b0d98b1dc577c5d8a1


Reverse Depends: 
  plymouth:i386,lxdm 0.4.1-0ubuntu2
  plymouth,lxdm 0.4.1-0ubuntu2
  lxdm:i386,lxdm
  plymouth:i386,lxdm 0.4.1-0ubuntu2
  lxde,lxdm
  plymouth,lxdm 0.4.1-0ubuntu2
Dependencies: 
0.4.1-0ubuntu6 - libc6 (2 2.14) libcairo2 (2 1.2.4) libck-connector0 (2 0.2.1) libdbus-1-3 (2 1.0.2) libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (2 2.22.0) libglib2.0-0 (2 2.24.0) libgtk2.0-0 (2 2.24.0) libpam0g (2 0.99.7.1) libpango1.0-0 (2 1.14.0) libx11-6 (0 (null)) libxcb1 (0 (null)) debconf (18 1.2.9) debconf-2.0 (0 (null)) upstart-job (0 (null)) x11-utils (16 (null)) xbase-clients (16 (null)) xmessage (0 (null)) lsb-base (2 3.0-6) gtk2-engines-pixbuf (0 (null)) librsvg2-common (0 (null)) libpam-runtime (2 0.76-14) libpam-modules (0 (null)) iso-codes (0 (null)) lxsession (2 0.4.0) lxde-common (0 (null)) locales-all (0 (null)) lxdm:i386 (0 (null)) 
Provides: 
0.4.1-0ubuntu6 - x-display-manager 
Reverse Provides:

Does the lack of "Reverse Provides" mean I can't go back to a previous version (at least not using apt-get or aptitude)?

[xoomer.ap]

Does the lack of "Reverse Provides" mean I can't go back to a previous version (at least not using apt-get or aptitude)?

I don't know what means that field... But here is howto for downgrade package from CLI.

Uh, 00:05 at my clocks - sorry but I have to go to sleep. I'll check this thread tomorrow, maybe we can work something out.

Peace to you.

[Framba]

I don't know what means that field... But here is howto for downgrade package from CLI.

Yes, this is the same page I read yesterday. Maybe the important field is "Provides" and not "Reverse Provides", but again I have no alternatives.

Uh, 00:05 at my clocks - sorry but I have to go to sleep. I'll check this thread tomorrow, maybe we can work something out.

Peace to you.

Thank you very much for all your help.
At the moment I think I can work well using GDM: it's light and it works. I checked for LightDM but it would require about half a GB of additional packages (friends-facebook, friends-twitter... WTF!), so "No thanks!".

If you or anybody else wants to help me to dig deeper to find a fix I would be grateful, and maybe this can help somebody else, but now I can work again with this computer (a small "server" with a few virtual machines).

Thank you very much again!

[xoomer.ap]

It's my pleasure. I'll try repeat your doing and let you know today or tomorrow.