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Old 09-19-2009, 08:05 AM   #1
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i am in trouble as i changed the language of system from english to hindi

i have change my linux system language from english to hindi,and then restart the computer now the system is successfully started but after i fill username and password information ,only background display is there and no option is there to operate system....
 
Old 09-19-2009, 11:47 AM   #2
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you mean there's no task manager and desktop icons ? Try if you can invoke run by pressing alt+f2
 
Old 09-20-2009, 03:28 AM   #3
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thanks but
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you mean there's no task manager and desktop icons ? Try if you can invoke run by pressing alt+f2
thank you sir ,yes there was no desktop icons there but when i press ctrl+alt+f2 then command prompt is there ,now sir tell me the command which will change the language from hindi to english sothat i can operate my system and i can see desktop icons.
 
Old 09-20-2009, 03:37 AM   #4
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you didnt specify your linux and desktop environment here..j_jerry asked you to press alt+f2 not ctrl+alt+f2..pressing ctrl+alt+f2 takes you to cli.
 
Old 09-20-2009, 04:02 AM   #5
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alt+f2 is not working there,and no desktop icons are there...only mouse pointer is there...
 
Old 09-20-2009, 04:05 AM   #6
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alt+f2 is not working
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you didnt specify your linux and desktop environment here..j_jerry asked you to press alt+f2 not ctrl+alt+f2..pressing ctrl+alt+f2 takes you to cli.
no desktop icons ,no task manager,only mousec pointer is there....
 
Old 09-20-2009, 05:24 AM   #7
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How did you change your system language? Does Ctrl+Alt+F2 get you to a text terminal login prompt? Probably Ctrl+Alt+F7 in case you want to get back to your empty desktop -- if not, try Ctrl+Alt+F6, F5, F4 ...
 
Old 09-20-2009, 05:27 AM   #8
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no desktop icons ,no task manager,only mousec pointer is there....
Which linux version are you using ?
Meaning opensuse , mint , debian , pclinux etc.
Which GUI are you using ?
Meaning KDE GNOME XFCE etc
 
Old 09-20-2009, 05:52 AM   #9
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hi..if you are using fedora/rhel-5.. do the following.

1.Cntrl+Alt+F1
This will bring u to the terminal mode.
2.login: root
Password:
3.#system-config-language
4.Change your language to English(US)
 
Old 09-21-2009, 09:38 AM   #10
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hi..if you are using fedora/rhel-5.. do the following.

1.Cntrl+Alt+F1
This will bring u to the terminal mode.
2.login: root
Password:
3.#system-config-language
4.Change your language to English(US)
thank you very much sir,
with the help of you, i have change the language but desktop icons are not still there,
but when i change the enviroment from gnome to kde ,desktop icons are there and iam working easily ......
 
Old 09-22-2009, 06:04 AM   #11
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something would've went wrong with KDE files. Try re-installing KDE
 
  


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