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I updated my slackware box to current.
But when i start xfce4 i don't have a background.
And when i leave xfce4 then i see a message that xfce4-panel is missing.
Does anyone have xfce4 working or can'r xfce4 working in current.
Distribution: slackware64 13.37 and -current, Dragonfly BSD
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Does anyone have xfce4 working or can'r xfce4 working in current.
I run KDE4 but just checked and it works fine for me. Check "slocate xfce4-panel" (obviously having ran updatedb as root) to see if you have the app. Maybe try to reinstall xfce-4.6.1-i486-1.tgz package ?
-current uses XFCE 4.6 and 12.2 uses XFCE 4.4 . Unfortunately the XFCE developers changed the config files and the preferences import tool is rather erratic. If it messes up your settings it is easiest to back up the old XFCE settings and start a new profile. Just exit XFCE and rename ~/.config/autostart ~/.config/thunar, ~/.config/xfce4 , ~/.config/xfce4-session and anything else XFCE related.
Last edited by Eternal_Newbie; 06-10-2009 at 01:34 PM.
Does xfce4-panel start if you run it from an xterm? If not, I would reinstall XFCE, as bgeddy suggested. Also, do KDE and fluxbox work since you upgraded? Does XFCE work under a different user?
I killed all the sessions in /root/cache and the background etc. is back.
The only problem i now have is if i start the terminal i get a input/output error.
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil... at least for now...
Distribution: SlackWare 13.37 / MacOS X Mavericks
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XFCE4 panels missing solved
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Originally Posted by charlie_lab
Hello,
Yesterday there was a update for xfce 4.6.1 i believe and the problem was here gone.
Roelof
Hi charlie_lab. As I told before, I e tryied all the suggestions posted here and nothing worked for me. So yesterday I started to try stupid things... As a newbie I have this right (eheheheheheh...). And I've found a .cache folder inside my home folder. I went there (/home/.cache) and erased all Thunar* sessions.
Now my panels are back and everything is working fine.
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