Phiwum
November 4th, 2010, 06:24 PM
Hello.
When I select "Ubuntu desktop" from gdm, I get a blank screen (with wallpaper) and no evident functionality. The mouse pointer is present, but I have no panel or desktop menus.
The file .xsession-errors contains the following:
/etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup...
No default user directories
Setting IM through im-switch for locale=en_US.
Start IM through /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/all_ALL linked to /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/default.
gnome-session[9069]: WARNING: Unable to find provider 'gnome-wm' of required component 'windowmanager'
gnome-session[9069]: WARNING: Unable to find provider 'gnome-panel' of required component 'panel'
gnome-session[9069]: WARNING: Unable to find provider 'nautilus' of required component 'filemanager'
I've reinstalled nautilus and gnome-panel. I suspect that the "No default user directories" message is important, since that does not occur in .xsession-errors on my working machines. (Neither do the "Unable to find provider" messages.)
The problem began shortly after installation, when I installed a whole slew of packages. I have ignored the problem up until now, since I prefer using my own .Xsession file, but my kid wants gnome.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
When I select "Ubuntu desktop" from gdm, I get a blank screen (with wallpaper) and no evident functionality. The mouse pointer is present, but I have no panel or desktop menus.
The file .xsession-errors contains the following:
/etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup...
No default user directories
Setting IM through im-switch for locale=en_US.
Start IM through /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/all_ALL linked to /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/default.
gnome-session[9069]: WARNING: Unable to find provider 'gnome-wm' of required component 'windowmanager'
gnome-session[9069]: WARNING: Unable to find provider 'gnome-panel' of required component 'panel'
gnome-session[9069]: WARNING: Unable to find provider 'nautilus' of required component 'filemanager'
I've reinstalled nautilus and gnome-panel. I suspect that the "No default user directories" message is important, since that does not occur in .xsession-errors on my working machines. (Neither do the "Unable to find provider" messages.)
The problem began shortly after installation, when I installed a whole slew of packages. I have ignored the problem up until now, since I prefer using my own .Xsession file, but my kid wants gnome.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.