11.10 with GNOME 3, messed up software sources.

[firefish5000]

I am running ubuntu 11.10 with the GNOME 3 shell, and I messed up my software sources with the terminal... since i have not done much I am going to post everything I ran in the terminal from installation. (including crap I typed)


1 sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
2 sudo apt-get install gnome-shell
3 gnome-screensaver
4 sudo update-alternatives --config x-cursor-theme
5 xscreensaver--help
6 xscreensaver --help
7 man xscreensaver
8 sudo apt-get remove gnome-screensaver
9 sudo /usr/share/applications/gnome-screensaver-preferences.desk‐
10 sudo /usr/share/applications/gnome-screensaver-preferences.desk‐top
11 sudo /usr/share/applications/gnome-screensaver-preferences.desktop
12 sudo '/usr/share/applications/gnome-screensaver-preferences.desktop'
13 sudo '/usr/share/applications/gnome-screensaver-preferences.desk-top'
14 sudo gedit '/usr/share/applications/gnome-screensaver-preferences.desk-top'
15 sudo apt-get install libdvdread4
16 sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
17 sudo apt-get install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra
18 sudo apt-get install vlc
19 sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool
20 sudo apt-get install gnome-sushi
21 sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool
22 gsettings
23 gsettings list-recurusivly
24 gsettings list-recursively
25 gsettings list-recursively >>/Desktop/gsettings.settings.set
26 gsettings list-recursively >>Desktop/gsettings.settings.set
27 gsettings list-recursively
28 gsettings
29 gsettings list-schemas
30 gsettings
31 xscreensaver
32 sudo nautilus
33 sudo cp /usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-2.0/libnautilus-gksu.so /usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-3.0/
34 sudo nautilus
35 gksudo nautilus
36 apt-get --help
37 apt-get install -s k3b
38 inst --help
39 Inst
40 sudo shutdown -r now
41 gimp --help
42 man gimp
43 7z
44 sudo apt-get install p7zip-full
45 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/themes
46 sudo apt-get update
47 sudo apt-get install ambiance-blue-theme
48 sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-extensions-user-theme
49 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/testing
50 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
51 sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool gnome-shell-extensions-user-theme
52 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ferramroberto/gnome3
53 sudo apt-get update
54 sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-extensions-user-theme
55 sudo remove-apt-repository ppa:ferramroberto/gnome3
56 sudo add-apt-repository --help
57 sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:ferramroberto/gnome3
58 beck@BRB:~$ sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:ferramroberto/gnome3
59 You are about to add the following PPA to your system:
60 PPA for the latest version of Gnome 3
61 PPA für die neueste Version von Gnome 3
62 PPA para la última versión de Gnome 3
63 PPA pour la dernière version de Gnome 3
64 by LffL http://www.lffl.org
65 Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
66 /beck@BRB:~$ sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:ferramroberto/gnome3
67 You are about to add the following PPA to your system:
68 PPA for the latest version of Gnome 3
69 PPA für die neueste Version von Gnome 3
70 PPA para la última versión de Gnome 3
71 PPA pour la dernière version de Gnome 3
72 by LffL http://www.lffl.org
73 Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
74 mkdir ~/.themes
75 sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:ricotz/testing ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
76 sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:ricotz/testing
77 sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:webupd8team/themes
78 sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
79 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
80 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz
81 sudo apt-get install gnome-shell
82 sudo apt-get install libdvdread4
83 sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool
84 sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-extensions-user-theme
85 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/testing
86 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz
87 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
88 sudo apt-get update
89 sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:webupd8team/themes
90 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/themes
91 beck@BRB:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ferramroberto/gnome3
92 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
93 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz
94 sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-extensions-user-theme
95 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/testing
96 history

Line 48 marks today and where I started doing things that probably lead to the problem.
Here is what I was trying to do, install gnome-shell-extensions-user-theme

sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-extensions-user-theme

My instructions from a link on gnome-look

49 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/testing
50 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
51 sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool gnome-shell-extensions-user-theme

That didnt work, next I found a randome site and followed its instructions

52 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ferramroberto/gnome3

Now this is when it stricks me that I probably forgot a simple command

53 sudo apt-get update
54 sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-extensions-user-theme

and then I thought, I probably didnt need the last respetory

56 sudo add-apt-repository --help
57 sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:ferramroberto/gnome3
I then thought it was odd, that it stated you are going to add when i read that -r was for remove so I copied it and then acedently ran what I coppied several times. Then I decided I dont really want the rsomething testing source and decided to remove it, and since the gnome one was also added, i decided to remove it as well.

75 sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:ricotz/testing ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
76 sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:ricotz/testing
77 sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:webupd8team/themes
78 sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3

I then ran update manager, and when it removed gnome-shell, realized I probably did something wrong. I restarted, and found the new GNOME session was removed, but gnome clasic and the other were still there. I then attempted to fix the situation by running

79 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
80 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz
81 sudo apt-get install gnome-shell
82 sudo apt-get install libdvdread4
83 sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool
84 sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-extensions-user-theme
which helped to a small extent, but something was still wrong, i then deleted the file etc/apt/sources.list and renamed the sources.list.save which looked completly different from the newer version, when that didnt work I whent to the file in sources.list.d that it claimed to have problems with (on line 2) and deleted it then re added it to my system via terminal, that didnt help at all and lead me to where I am now.
update manager gives me an error telling me to check my internet connection and in details states.

W:Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/ricotz/ppa/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/main/source/Sources 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/ricotz/ppa/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/main/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/ricotz/ppa/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found
, E:Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
come to think of it is that one I added or one that was on the system to began with? I cant tell anymore. If you are as confused as I am could you just copy the software sources list that you have or is default for ubuntu 11.10? also, I can see another pannel behind the now transparent gnome pannel at the top of my desktop, it says the usual... File, Edit, View...
here is a pic
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[23dornot23d]

One of the biggest problems is that nautilus is displaying its global menu in the background

that really needs sorting by the devs ..... its on any transparent background in Gnome shell.


i.e File Edit Tools Bookmarks Helpwhy you have blank bits though in between is odd ....

What graphics card do you use ....


go into synaptic

you can remove the repos for ricotz ..... as they are normally just for testing ....

ctrl+alt+t ......... brings up a terminal

sudo synaptic

goto settings >>> repositories >> other software

then untick the ricotz ppa

[firefish5000]

Thanks, it seams to be working fine now.
As for the blank bits, I am not sure which bar your talking about, if its the gnome 3 bar then... yes its odd, I just noticed how far off the icons are from their supposedly containing box, and then their is a blank box next to the activities...I am clueless.
Thanks for your help, I had really confused myself again. : D
(I wont tell you what I was planing on doing next, defiantly incorrect method)

[ed3n]

For the global-menu problem it seems you can safely remove the packages (if you don't use it)

I've done this:


sudo apt-get remove appmenu-gtk3 appmenu-gtk appmenu-qt

Get it from here: http://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips/how-to-disable-global-menu-in-ubuntu-11-10-tip/