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I have just recently switched to linux, and saw that you could get themes with gnome. So I installed gnome and whenever I launch it all of my files that I previously had are removed and I am logged on as the root user. With no desktop icons or anything it is almost like I am running a whole different OS called gnome. Is that supposed to happen?????????????
I am running xfce for my desktop manager, and I installed gnome with like this in terminal
:apt-get install gnome
and I launch gnome with the command
:gnome-panel &
I originally log on as the regular user and when I launch gnome it switches me over to the root user
my home files and documents are missing but I still have all my applications
what distro are you running ?
i see you are using "app-get" so i am guessing it is Ubuntu ?
also if you are using xfce is your computer a old one or a "netbook" with very limited resources ?
some stats might help.
I am running ubuntu, but I am dual booting it with windows 7 and my computer is relatively old it is an ibm thinkpad and if I shouldnt use xfce what should I use and how do I change it, I am getting very frustrated with this and I am thinking about switching to the forsieght linux brand with comes with gnome pre installed but If you think you know how to fix this I would appreciate it a lot
ya its really weird oh well, thanks for trying tho and I am using the most current ubuntu 9.10
You do realize 9.10 is not even beta yet. That could be part of your problem... Software that early in development, is not for newbs to be using. Its unstable, and breaks frequently w/ upgrades.
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With gnome display manager (The login screen), you can configure whether or not it will log in as root, or as the user. If you are logging in as a user, with a user name and user password, and gnome is running as root, something is fundamentally wrong. And, I don't think your files are gone. I think they're still there, they just aren't on the desktop.
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