Gnome look and feel has changed !!

[chinmaya_n]

Some how my whole /(root) space has gone 0 !
Then after next restart it showed me that "gnome-power-manger settings are not configured correctly" and it didnt allowed me to login.
So I searched google and executed some commands to rescue it !: (not in order, but individually )

sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get install -f
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get --reinstall install ubuntu-desktop

and also making /var/lib/gconf/defaults directory manually !!

After that I observed that my root space is 0 !! I was shocked and I removed many files and recovred around 17GB ! :)

Then It booted nicely into the OS but Now everything has changed:
1.No desktop background
2.AWN is not loading
3.Window manager is not selecting any themes,icons

Like this my system has got ruined !!
Note: After recovering I 've replaced the old defaults directory (/var/lib/gconf/defaults). [Thank god ! I 've taken a backup of that folder before changing]
Please see the attachments. You can see theme,wallpaper not being applied even after selection.
And AWN giving this error:

$ avant-window-navigator

(avant-window-navigator:3430): GConf-CRITICAL **: gconf_value_get_list: assertion `value != NULL' failed

** ERROR **: No panels to create!
** Please check that the gconf-schema is installed.
** You might also try to run `killall gconfd-2`.
aborting...
Aborted
And Compiz is working fine !

Thanx in Advance.

[hansdown]

Hi chinmaya_n.

Is this an upgrade?

If so, some of your apps may need to be installed.

One thing;


sudo apt-get --reinstall install ubuntu-desktop


does not reinstall ubuntu-desktop, if it is not removed first.

Try installing from synaptic.

If it appears to be installed, try,


sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-desktop && install ubuntu-desktop

[chinmaya_n]

Hi hansdown,

I 've done what you said. But no-use !!
Anybody help please !!

[hansdown]

I was just rereading your first post.

It says to try


killall gconfd-2

[chinmaya_n]

Hey.... I did it, No use.... !
But I 've observed something interesting in gconf-editor.
See the attachment.
It has "defaults_old".. but all the values in it are 'novalue'
And it has my previous settings in rest of gconf-editor.
Is something we can do with this?

[hansdown]

O.K. I just installed avant window navigator, and the default install, should look like the screenshot.

I'm still trying to figure the navigation out, and it clashes with my cairo dock a little.

Can you look inside your


schemas

folder?

[chinmaya_n]

HI

Let AWN go...

Please help me with themes and also the worst look I 've now!!
I 've attached some images of gconf-editor.

Those in defautls_old is not present in the remaining....
You can see the attached images...

Plz help me...
Does anyone had similar problem before!!? :(

[hansdown]

There is a bug report, for this message:


GConf-CRITICAL **: gconf_value_get_list: assertion `value != NULL' failed

https://bugs.launchpad.net/awn/+bug/555963

Also this:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gconf/+bug/514134

I don't know, if a fix is near.

More links.

http://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=+GConf-CRITICAL+**%3A+gconf_value_get_list%3A+assertion+% 60value+!%3D+NULL%27+failed&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

[chinmaya_n]

Alright... :(

Can I reinstall my GUI ?? (HOW??)

Will this work....?

[hansdown]

Alright... :(

Can I reinstall my GUI ?? (HOW??)

Will this work....?




sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop


sudo apt-get install nautilus

[chinmaya_n]

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

sudo apt-get install nautilus

didn't work !! :(
Same thing continued !!

Any other Ideas ??

[chinmaya_n]

There is a bug report, for this message:


GConf-CRITICAL **: gconf_value_get_list: assertion `value != NULL' failed

https://bugs.launchpad.net/awn/+bug/555963

Also this:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gconf/+bug/514134

I don't know, if a fix is near.


Will this work it I degrade to the old version of "gconf"... I remember, that I upgraded system before this happened (gconf too) !! :(
How to do that??

[hansdown]

Will this work it I degrade to the old version of "gconf"... I remember, that I upgraded system before this happened (gconf too) !! :(
How to do that??

I would be guessing, at best, but I will find out, or my name isn't sam.:)

Seriously, could we go back to your root question?

Please post


sudo df -h

Would you consider a fresh install of 10.04?

[infamous-online]

So what's your theme there, it looks like windows vista/7 like a bit there? I was asking cause it looks pretty good, and I was thinking about trying it out?

[chinmaya_n]

Seriously, could we go back to your root question?

Please post


sudo df -h
Sure ! Now I 've lots of space...

$ sudo df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda1 37G 19G 17G 53% /
udev 2.0G 264K 2.0G 1% /dev
none 2.0G 548K 2.0G 1% /dev/shm
none 2.0G 204K 2.0G 1% /var/run
none 2.0G 0 2.0G 0% /var/lock
none 2.0G 0 2.0G 0% /lib/init/rw
/dev/sda7 54G 50G 3.5G 94% /media/Disk
/dev/sda5 184G 170G 11G 95% /home



Would you consider a fresh install of 10.04?
Sure.. but I wonder If there is a way to have all my apps intact !! Can this be done !!??

[chinmaya_n]

So what's your theme there, it looks like windows vista/7 like a bit there? I was asking cause it looks pretty good, and I was thinking about trying it out?

Are you talking about that windows7 current programs bar ??
It is dockbarX (http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/DockbarX?content=101604). You can read how to install that in that page only!!
Download those extra themes too.... Basic dockbarX will not look great ! My favorite theme is "Tonky"

[chinmaya_n]

Finally....... I installed 10.04. !!
(I don't like reinstalling an os, b'se it is a Mic' Sof' life)

[hansdown]

Glad you got things sorted, chinmaya_n.