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09-09-2005, 05:00 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Mar 2005
Location: Mexico
Distribution: Ubuntu 5.10
Posts: 16
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Using XFCE - Desktop stopped responding
Hi, got a problem. I have been using XFCE for 2 weeks with no problems, everything working nicely, set up the desktop with a nice wallpaper, menu set and working with everything. Yesterday I opened up Nautilus to manage some files (dont really like the XFCE file manager) everything seemed ok until I switched my system back on Today, XFCE loads up fine but my wallpaper has gone and changed to a blank dark screen and nothing happens when I right click on the desktop ie no menu. When I start Desktop Settings from the menu on the panel it starts up fine but when I try to set the wallpaper nothing happens. Everything else seems to be fine, taskbar, panel and all apps, just this problem with the desktop.
Can anyone help me?
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Brian
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09-09-2005, 05:17 PM
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Moderator
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Kent, England
Distribution: Debian Testing
Posts: 19,192
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First question: which files were you managing?
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09-09-2005, 05:21 PM
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Member
Registered: Sep 2005
Distribution: Mandrake 10.2
Posts: 58
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have you deleted the wallpaper,
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09-09-2005, 05:32 PM
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Moderator
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Kent, England
Distribution: Debian Testing
Posts: 19,192
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Check your config files in the Home directory.
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09-09-2005, 05:39 PM
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Member
Registered: May 2005
Location: Italy
Distribution: Crux
Posts: 62
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try removing ~/.cache
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09-09-2005, 05:48 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Apr 2005
Location: Heaven
Distribution: Debian Sid/RPIOS
Posts: 4,918
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Open up the System Monitor and kill Nautilus.
Then using gconf-editor , edit Nautilus so it does not manage the desktop.
You might want to restart xfdesktop also.
If you do not like the Xfce filemanager you might want to take a look at Rox.
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09-09-2005, 05:56 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Mar 2005
Location: Mexico
Distribution: Ubuntu 5.10
Posts: 16
Original Poster
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Thank you everyone for your response, I restarted xfdesktop and now everything is back to normal, for some reason xfdesktop was started when xfce is started.
Thanks
Brian
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