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opossumjack
September 16th, 2008, 02:12 PM
Hi everybody...
Today I installed a new copy of Ubuntu 8.04 on my computer...
After an update, my desktop and all in it disappeared (the background image, the icons...)

Is there a way I can have it back?Is this problem related to the update?

Thanks in advance :)

Idefix82
September 16th, 2008, 02:13 PM
I think

sudo apt-get gnome-desktop
should do the trick.

opossumjack
September 16th, 2008, 02:27 PM
I think

sudo apt-get gnome-desktop
should do the trick.
It says that that command doesn't exist... :(

I think the update corrupted something..

Idefix82
September 16th, 2008, 02:46 PM
I am very sorry, I meant

sudo apt-get install gnome-desktop

opossumjack
September 16th, 2008, 03:00 PM
I am very sorry, I meant

sudo apt-get install gnome-desktop
I tried it... it says it cannot find gnome-desktop....
Any suggestion?

aragorn2909
September 16th, 2008, 03:42 PM
sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

should do it for you.

opossumjack
September 16th, 2008, 04:12 PM
sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

should do it for you.
nothing to do...
ubuntu-desktop is already installed...

I think I'm gonna cry...

Idefix82
September 16th, 2008, 05:27 PM
So what if you just try to launch it by typing something like "ubuntu-desktop"? I don't have my computer here, otherwise I would try it out myself.

aragorn2909
September 16th, 2008, 05:27 PM
I assume you still have both panels, and its just your Desktop background and icons that are missing, correct?

If so,

gconf-editor
should (I assume) help you restore your desktop icons and wallpaper.

opossumjack
September 17th, 2008, 10:48 AM
Ok... it works now...

I restarted my computer this morning and everything worked... Well.. I don't know what to say :D

Thanks everybody for your support