Gnome won't show desktop items

Fold Zandura · 07-19-2003, 04:47 PM

My friend is trying to us Gnome 2.2 in Mandrake 9.1 Gnome will load but it doesn't have any desktop icons and can't right mouse click on desktop. ever thing else seems to work. Is their a fix to this?

Thanks

BlackMage · 07-19-2003, 05:34 PM

As far as I understand it, Gnome uses Nautilus to display the desktop, much in the same way windows uses explorer for theirs.

Code:

bash$ ps -e | grep nautilus

If this returns nothing, then just bust open a shell and type:

Code:

bash$ nautilus

This should bring up a file manager window, and should have started the desktop

Fold Zandura · 07-19-2003, 06:01 PM

That worked. Thanks he is very happy.

BlackMage · 07-19-2003, 06:05 PM

Not a problem!

-=Sabin=- · 07-19-2003, 06:25 PM

Thank you BlackMage. Fold posted for me.