[SOLVED] Marjor Problems In Ubuntu

[Jiffyman]

It all started when I was away on vacation and remotely logged on via FreeNX. I noticed that certain things were not working, like the Ubuntu menu/taskbar. Then I logged out then back in and waited for it to start, but it didn't. Luckily I had Putty SSH with me so I could reboot it manually. This problem occurred off/on while I was away. When I got back I realized how bad it was immediately because none of the menus were working and Firefox wouldn't start when I click a desktop icon. The whole thing was also slow as a bug. I pressed CTRL+ALT+Backspace logged in and nothing not even a desktop background. I tried a different account which worked for a while then quit. Reboot and it works for a little while then stops. Maybe my computer is mad at me cause it felt physically neglected during the time I was away IDK :lolflag:. Thats pretty much all my problems in a nutshell. By the way I am running 8.04 Hardy Heron.

[Jiffyman]

O.k. since I think this is a problem with the Gnome desktop how would I go about removing it.

I've tried


sudo aptitude remove gnome
sudo aptitude remove gnome-desktop
sudo aptitude remove gnome-base
sudo aptitude remove ubuntu-desktopYet it doesn't appear to remove anything

[Jiffyman]

Anyone know how to remove gnome from ubuntu?

[benerivo]

From this (http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/purekde) website, this code will remove all aspects of the hardy gnome desktop environment...
sudo apt-get purge alacarte app-install-data-commercial apport-gtk apturl at-spi bluez-gnome brasero brltty-x11 bug-buddy capplets-data cli-common compiz compiz-core compiz-fusion-plugins-extra compiz-fusion-plugins-main compiz-gnome compiz-plugins compizconfig-backend-gconf contact-lookup-applet dbus-x11 dcraw deskbar-applet desktop-file-utils displayconfig-gtk diveintopython doc-base docbook-xml ekiga eog espeak espeak-data evince evolution evolution-common evolution-data-server evolution-data-server-common evolution-exchange evolution-plugins evolution-webcal example-content f-spot fast-user-switch-applet file-roller firefox firefox-3.0 firefox-3.0-gnome-support firefox-gnome-support gamin gcalctool gconf-editor gconf2 gconf2-common gdebi gdm gedit gedit-common gimp gimp-data gimp-gnomevfs gimp-python gksu gnome-about gnome-accessibility-themes gnome-app-install gnome-applets gnome-applets-data gnome-cards-data gnome-control-center gnome-desktop-data gnome-doc-utils gnome-games gnome-games-data gnome-icon-theme gnome-keyring gnome-mag gnome-media gnome-media-common gnome-menus gnome-mime-data gnome-mount gnome-netstatus-applet gnome-nettool gnome-orca gnome-panel gnome-panel-data gnome-pilot gnome-pilot-conduits gnome-power-manager gnome-screensaver gnome-session gnome-settings-daemon gnome-spell gnome-system-monitor gnome-system-tools gnome-terminal gnome-terminal-data gnome-themes gnome-user-guide gnome-utils gnome-volume-manager gstreamer0.10-alsa gstreamer0.10-gnomevfs gstreamer0.10-plugins-base gstreamer0.10-plugins-base-apps gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gstreamer0.10-pulseaudio gstreamer0.10-tools gstreamer0.10-x gtk2-engines gtk2-engines-murrine gtk2-engines-pixbuf gtk2-engines-ubuntulooks gtkhtml3.14 gucharmap guile-1.6-libs gvfs gvfs-backends gvfs-fuse human-icon-theme human-theme hwtest hwtest-gtk im-switch jockey-gtk language-selector libalut0 libarchive1 libart2.0-cil libatspi1.0-0 libavahi-glib1 libavahi-ui0 libavc1394-0 libbeagle1 libbonobo2-0 libbonobo2-common libbonoboui2-0 libbonoboui2-common libcairo-perl libcairomm-1.0-1 libcamel1.2-11 libcdio-cdda0 libcdio-paranoia0 libcdio7 libcompizconfig0 libdecoration0 libdeskbar-tracker libdmx1 libdv4 libebook1.2-9 libecal1.2-7 libedata-book1.2-2 libedata-cal1.2-6 libedataserver1.2-9 libedataserverui1.2-8 libeel2-2 libeel2-data libegroupwise1.2-13 libenchant1c2a libespeak1 libexchange-storage1.2-3 libexempi3 libflickrnet2.1.5-cil libgail-common libgail-gnome-module libgail18 libgamin0 libgconf2-4 libgconf2.0-cil libgdata-google1.2-1 libgdata1.2-1 libggz2 libggzcore9 libggzmod4 libgimp2.0 libgksu2-0 libglade2-0 libglade2.0-cil libglew1.5 libglib-perl libglib2.0-cil libglibmm-2.4-1c2a libgmime-2.0-2 libgmime2.2-cil libgnome-desktop-2 libgnome-keyring0 libgnome-mag2 libgnome-media0 libgnome-menu2 libgnome-pilot2 libgnome-speech7 libgnome-vfs2.0-cil libgnome-window-settings1 libgnome2-0 libgnome2-canvas-perl libgnome2-common libgnome2-perl libgnome2-vfs-perl libgnome2.0-cil libgnomecanvas2-0 libgnomecanvas2-common libgnomecups1.0-1 libgnomekbd-common libgnomekbd2 libgnomekbdui2 libgnomeprint2.2-0 libgnomeprint2.2-data libgnomeprintui2.2-0 libgnomeprintui2.2-common libgnomeui-0 libgnomeui-common libgnomevfs2-0 libgnomevfs2-bin libgnomevfs2-common libgnomevfs2-extra libgpod3 libgtk-vnc-1.0-0 libgtk2-perl libgtk2.0-bin libgtk2.0-cil libgtkhtml2-0 libgtkhtml3.14-19 libgtkhtml3.16-cil libgtkmm-2.4-1c2a libgtksourceview-common libgtksourceview1.0-0 libgtksourceview2.0-0 libgtksourceview2.0-common libgtkspell0 libgtop2-7 libgtop2-common libgucharmap6 libguile-ltdl-1 libgvfscommon0 libgweather-common libgweather1 libhesiod0 libidl0 libiec61883-0 libkpathsea4 liblaunchpad-integration1 liblircclient0 liblpint-bonobo0 libmetacity0 libmono-addins-gui0.2-cil libmono-addins0.2-cil libmono-cairo1.0-cil libmono-corlib1.0-cil libmono-corlib2.0-cil libmono-data-tds1.0-cil libmono-data-tds2.0-cil libmono-security1.0-cil libmono-security2.0-cil libmono-sharpzip0.84-cil libmono-sharpzip2.84-cil libmono-sqlite2.0-cil libmono-system-data1.0-cil libmono-system-data2.0-cil libmono-system-web1.0-cil libmono-system-web2.0-cil libmono-system1.0-cil libmono-system2.0-cil libmono0 libmono1.0-cil libmono2.0-cil libnautilus-burn4 libnautilus-extension1 libndesk-dbus-glib1.0-cil libndesk-dbus1.0-cil libnet-dbus-perl libnm-glib0 libnotify1 liboil0.3 liboobs-1-4 libopal-2.2 libopenal0a liborbit2 libotr2 libpam-gnome-keyring libpanel-applet2-0 libpisock9 libpisync1 libpolkit-gnome0 libpoppler-glib2 libportaudio0 libpt-1.10.10 libpt-1.10.10-plugins-alsa libpt-1.10.10-plugins-v4l libpt-1.10.10-plugins-v4l2 libpulse-browse0 libpulsecore5 libpurple0 libqthreads-12 librarian0 librsvg2-common libscrollkeeper0 libsexy2 libshout3 libsndfile1 libsoup2.4-1 libsqlite0 libstartup-notification0 libtotem-plparser10 libtracker-gtk0 libtrackerclient0 libvte-common libvte9 libwnck-common libwnck22 libx11-xcb1 libxevie1 libxklavier12 libxml-twig-perl libxml2-utils libxres1 libzephyr3 mesa-utils metacity metacity-common mono-common mono-gac mono-jit mono-runtime mousetweaks nautilus nautilus-cd-burner nautilus-data nautilus-sendto nautilus-share network-manager-gnome notification-daemon o3read obex-data-server onboard openoffice.org-gnome openoffice.org-gtk pidgin pidgin-data pidgin-otr pkg-config policykit-gnome pulseaudio pulseaudio-esound-compat pulseaudio-module-gconf pulseaudio-module-hal pulseaudio-module-x11 pulseaudio-utils python-brlapi python-cairo python-gconf python-gdata python-glade2 python-gmenu python-gnome2 python-gnome2-desktop python-gnomecanvas python-gst0.10 python-gtk2 python-gtkhtml2 python-gtksourceview2 python-launchpad-integration python-notify python-numeric python-pyatspi python-pyorbit python-sexy python-virtkey python-vte rhythmbox rss-glx scim scim-bridge-client-gtk scim-gtk2-immodule screensaver-default-images scrollkeeper seahorse sgml-base sgml-data shared-mime-info software-properties-gtk sound-juicer sqlite sqlite3 ssh-askpass-gnome synaptic system-config-printer-gnome system-tools-backends tangerine-icon-theme tomboy totem totem-common totem-gstreamer totem-mozilla totem-plugins tracker tracker-search-tool transmission-common transmission-gtk tsclient ubufox ubuntu-artwork ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-docs ubuntu-gdm-themes ubuntu-sounds ubuntu-wallpapers update-manager update-notifier usplash-theme-ubuntu vinagre vino whois xdg-user-dirs-gtk xml-core xsane xsane-common xscreensaver-data xscreensaver-gl xsltproc xulrunner-1.9 xulrunner-1.9-gnome-support yelp zenity

[xeddog]

Sounds like the same problem I am having now. I had just installed Java so I could run Azureus and when I rebooted the desktop didn't come back. I got the background but that was all. No panels top or bottom. But I don't want to remove gnome, I want to recover/restore it. How can I do that? Could I boot into recovery mode and do some sudo apt-get command?

Thanks,

Wayne

[Jiffyman]

Thanks Benervio your post fixed my computer and it is now working good as new.

[Bodhidharmazen]

From this (http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/purekde) website, this code will remove all aspects of the hardy gnome desktop environment...
sudo apt-get purge alacarte app-install-data-commercial apport-gtk apturl at-spi bluez-gnome brasero brltty-x11 bug-buddy capplets-data cli-common compiz compiz-core compiz-fusion-plugins-extra compiz-fusion-plugins-main compiz-gnome compiz-plugins compizconfig-backend-gconf contact-lookup-applet dbus-x11 dcraw deskbar-applet desktop-file-utils displayconfig-gtk diveintopython doc-base docbook-xml ekiga eog espeak espeak-data evince evolution evolution-common evolution-data-server evolution-data-server-common evolution-exchange evolution-plugins evolution-webcal example-content f-spot fast-user-switch-applet file-roller firefox firefox-3.0 firefox-3.0-gnome-support firefox-gnome-support gamin gcalctool gconf-editor gconf2 gconf2-common gdebi gdm gedit gedit-common gimp gimp-data gimp-gnomevfs gimp-python gksu gnome-about gnome-accessibility-themes gnome-app-install gnome-applets gnome-applets-data gnome-cards-data gnome-control-center gnome-desktop-data gnome-doc-utils gnome-games gnome-games-data gnome-icon-theme gnome-keyring gnome-mag gnome-media gnome-media-common gnome-menus gnome-mime-data gnome-mount gnome-netstatus-applet gnome-nettool gnome-orca gnome-panel gnome-panel-data gnome-pilot gnome-pilot-conduits gnome-power-manager gnome-screensaver gnome-session gnome-settings-daemon gnome-spell gnome-system-monitor gnome-system-tools gnome-terminal gnome-terminal-data gnome-themes gnome-user-guide gnome-utils gnome-volume-manager gstreamer0.10-alsa gstreamer0.10-gnomevfs gstreamer0.10-plugins-base gstreamer0.10-plugins-base-apps gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gstreamer0.10-pulseaudio gstreamer0.10-tools gstreamer0.10-x gtk2-engines gtk2-engines-murrine gtk2-engines-pixbuf gtk2-engines-ubuntulooks gtkhtml3.14 gucharmap guile-1.6-libs gvfs gvfs-backends gvfs-fuse human-icon-theme human-theme hwtest hwtest-gtk im-switch jockey-gtk language-selector libalut0 libarchive1 libart2.0-cil libatspi1.0-0 libavahi-glib1 libavahi-ui0 libavc1394-0 libbeagle1 libbonobo2-0 libbonobo2-common libbonoboui2-0 libbonoboui2-common libcairo-perl libcairomm-1.0-1 libcamel1.2-11 libcdio-cdda0 libcdio-paranoia0 libcdio7 libcompizconfig0 libdecoration0 libdeskbar-tracker libdmx1 libdv4 libebook1.2-9 libecal1.2-7 libedata-book1.2-2 libedata-cal1.2-6 libedataserver1.2-9 libedataserverui1.2-8 libeel2-2 libeel2-data libegroupwise1.2-13 libenchant1c2a libespeak1 libexchange-storage1.2-3 libexempi3 libflickrnet2.1.5-cil libgail-common libgail-gnome-module libgail18 libgamin0 libgconf2-4 libgconf2.0-cil libgdata-google1.2-1 libgdata1.2-1 libggz2 libggzcore9 libggzmod4 libgimp2.0 libgksu2-0 libglade2-0 libglade2.0-cil libglew1.5 libglib-perl libglib2.0-cil libglibmm-2.4-1c2a libgmime-2.0-2 libgmime2.2-cil libgnome-desktop-2 libgnome-keyring0 libgnome-mag2 libgnome-media0 libgnome-menu2 libgnome-pilot2 libgnome-speech7 libgnome-vfs2.0-cil libgnome-window-settings1 libgnome2-0 libgnome2-canvas-perl libgnome2-common libgnome2-perl libgnome2-vfs-perl libgnome2.0-cil libgnomecanvas2-0 libgnomecanvas2-common libgnomecups1.0-1 libgnomekbd-common libgnomekbd2 libgnomekbdui2 libgnomeprint2.2-0 libgnomeprint2.2-data libgnomeprintui2.2-0 libgnomeprintui2.2-common libgnomeui-0 libgnomeui-common libgnomevfs2-0 libgnomevfs2-bin libgnomevfs2-common libgnomevfs2-extra libgpod3 libgtk-vnc-1.0-0 libgtk2-perl libgtk2.0-bin libgtk2.0-cil libgtkhtml2-0 libgtkhtml3.14-19 libgtkhtml3.16-cil libgtkmm-2.4-1c2a libgtksourceview-common libgtksourceview1.0-0 libgtksourceview2.0-0 libgtksourceview2.0-common libgtkspell0 libgtop2-7 libgtop2-common libgucharmap6 libguile-ltdl-1 libgvfscommon0 libgweather-common libgweather1 libhesiod0 libidl0 libiec61883-0 libkpathsea4 liblaunchpad-integration1 liblircclient0 liblpint-bonobo0 libmetacity0 libmono-addins-gui0.2-cil libmono-addins0.2-cil libmono-cairo1.0-cil libmono-corlib1.0-cil libmono-corlib2.0-cil libmono-data-tds1.0-cil libmono-data-tds2.0-cil libmono-security1.0-cil libmono-security2.0-cil libmono-sharpzip0.84-cil libmono-sharpzip2.84-cil libmono-sqlite2.0-cil libmono-system-data1.0-cil libmono-system-data2.0-cil libmono-system-web1.0-cil libmono-system-web2.0-cil libmono-system1.0-cil libmono-system2.0-cil libmono0 libmono1.0-cil libmono2.0-cil libnautilus-burn4 libnautilus-extension1 libndesk-dbus-glib1.0-cil libndesk-dbus1.0-cil libnet-dbus-perl libnm-glib0 libnotify1 liboil0.3 liboobs-1-4 libopal-2.2 libopenal0a liborbit2 libotr2 libpam-gnome-keyring libpanel-applet2-0 libpisock9 libpisync1 libpolkit-gnome0 libpoppler-glib2 libportaudio0 libpt-1.10.10 libpt-1.10.10-plugins-alsa libpt-1.10.10-plugins-v4l libpt-1.10.10-plugins-v4l2 libpulse-browse0 libpulsecore5 libpurple0 libqthreads-12 librarian0 librsvg2-common libscrollkeeper0 libsexy2 libshout3 libsndfile1 libsoup2.4-1 libsqlite0 libstartup-notification0 libtotem-plparser10 libtracker-gtk0 libtrackerclient0 libvte-common libvte9 libwnck-common libwnck22 libx11-xcb1 libxevie1 libxklavier12 libxml-twig-perl libxml2-utils libxres1 libzephyr3 mesa-utils metacity metacity-common mono-common mono-gac mono-jit mono-runtime mousetweaks nautilus nautilus-cd-burner nautilus-data nautilus-sendto nautilus-share network-manager-gnome notification-daemon o3read obex-data-server onboard openoffice.org-gnome openoffice.org-gtk pidgin pidgin-data pidgin-otr pkg-config policykit-gnome pulseaudio pulseaudio-esound-compat pulseaudio-module-gconf pulseaudio-module-hal pulseaudio-module-x11 pulseaudio-utils python-brlapi python-cairo python-gconf python-gdata python-glade2 python-gmenu python-gnome2 python-gnome2-desktop python-gnomecanvas python-gst0.10 python-gtk2 python-gtkhtml2 python-gtksourceview2 python-launchpad-integration python-notify python-numeric python-pyatspi python-pyorbit python-sexy python-virtkey python-vte rhythmbox rss-glx scim scim-bridge-client-gtk scim-gtk2-immodule screensaver-default-images scrollkeeper seahorse sgml-base sgml-data shared-mime-info software-properties-gtk sound-juicer sqlite sqlite3 ssh-askpass-gnome synaptic system-config-printer-gnome system-tools-backends tangerine-icon-theme tomboy totem totem-common totem-gstreamer totem-mozilla totem-plugins tracker tracker-search-tool transmission-common transmission-gtk tsclient ubufox ubuntu-artwork ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-docs ubuntu-gdm-themes ubuntu-sounds ubuntu-wallpapers update-manager update-notifier usplash-theme-ubuntu vinagre vino whois xdg-user-dirs-gtk xml-core xsane xsane-common xscreensaver-data xscreensaver-gl xsltproc xulrunner-1.9 xulrunner-1.9-gnome-support yelp zenity

Thats a joke right? this might help me (I made a thread with my problem) but how can I paste all that in the terminal if it does not have access to anything? If I could access the graphical environment to reach internet, copy the code and then paste it in the terminal... I would not need the code!