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I got this problem with my xfce. The mouse pointer is gone. Whatever the applications I started, it wasn't placed properly in the windows. When I logout from xfce, I've got these messages:
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warning: No hp: or hpfax: devices found in any installed CUPS queue. Exiting.
Loading configuration plugins
blueman-applet version 1.22 starting
Stale PID, overwriting
Using file config backend
Using file config backend
** Message: applet now removed from the notification area
Using file config backend
Using file config backend
Using file config backend
Using file config backend
Using file config backend
Using file config backend
Using file config backend
Using file config backend
xfce4-panel: No window manager registered on screen 0. To start the panel without this check, run with --disable-wm-check.
xfsettingsd: No window manager registered on screen 0.
** Message: applet now embedded in the notification area
(xfsettingsd:3409): xfsettingsd-WARNING **: Failed to get the _NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS property.
** (xfce4-brightness-plugin:3466): WARNING **: No outputs have backlight property
(xfce4-session:3389): Wnck-CRITICAL **: wnck_workspace_get_number: assertion `WNCK_IS_WORKSPACE (space)' failed
** Message: applet now removed from the notification area
xinit: connection to X server lost
waiting for X server to shut down xscreensaver: 02:02:58: SIGHUP received: restarting...
xscreensaver: 02:02:58: initial effective uid/gid was dww/shadow (1000/43)
xscreensaver: 02:02:58: running as dww/users (1000/100)
xfsettingsd: Fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :0.0.
blueman-applet: Fatal IO error 4 (Interrupted system call) on X server :0.0.
xscreensaver: 02:02:58: .Can't open display: :0.0
Server terminated successfully (0). Closing log file.
xscreensaver: 02:03:00: initial effective uid/gid was dww/shadow (1000/43)
xscreensaver: 02:03:00: running as dww/users (1000/100)
xscreensaver: 02:03:00: Errors at startup are usually authorization problems.
But you're not logging in as root (good!) so something
else must be wrong. Did you read the manual and the FAQ?
You said you login as other users and all is OK, so that's good. Don't reinstall Xfce. It won't help, because the problem is likely in your own user configuration (profile). Unfortunately I don't think there is one single "master reset" for the Xfce profile, but you can start by renaming the ~/.cache/sessions (to anything else), while not logged in to Xfce.
If your Xfce login is still broken after that, you can try renaming/removing directories in ~/.config/ - but be aware that other applications store data there too. A backup first would be wise. The directories I would start with in ~/.config to try are xfce4, xfce4-session, autostart, Thunar. But try ~/.cache/sessions first.
You said you login as other users and all is OK, so that's good. Don't reinstall Xfce. It won't help, because the problem is likely in your own user configuration (profile). Unfortunately I don't think there is one single "master reset" for the Xfce profile, but you can start by renaming the ~/.cache/sessions (to anything else), while not logged in to Xfce.
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You said you login as other users and all is OK, so that's good. Don't reinstall Xfce. It won't help, because the problem is likely in your own user configuration (profile). Unfortunately I don't think there is one single "master reset" for the Xfce profile, but you can start by renaming the ~/.cache/sessions (to anything else), while not logged in to Xfce.
Totally worked for me! Thanks a lot dude, helped get over a lot of frustration!
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