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12-12-2013, 08:37 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Dec 2002
Distribution: slackware!
Posts: 1,398
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can't launch apps from start button, folder view, run command
several apps in folder view, firefox, htop, dolphin, etc., sometimes won't start
alt-f2, program name, enter, nothing
start button, select random app, nothing
systray items like calendar, device notifier, clipboard will pop open when clicked, I can change desktops
exit KDE, startx, everything works as normal
htop was running another desktop, clicked on htop in folder view, message box said 'KDEinit could not launch /usr/bin/htop'
Used to be able to have KDE up for days without issue, I can exit and startx but I'm just curious as to what might be happening.
Thanks
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12-12-2013, 09:34 PM
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Member
Registered: May 2010
Location: Stumptown
Distribution: Slackware64
Posts: 583
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Your descriptions are pretty vague.
Full installation of Slackware? Which version?
Alt+F2 should be case-sensetive.
Are you sure things aren't trying to start but your system is bogged down by low specs or akonodai/nepomuk running full blast?
When you experience these problems in the main menu ("start button"?) have you tried launching anything from a terminal emulator?
Any disk activity take place after attempting to launch a program?
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12-13-2013, 08:24 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Dec 2002
Distribution: slackware!
Posts: 1,398
Original Poster
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full version slackware 64 14.1, core i5, 16G memory
System is not bogged down, I've had xp, slack 32 14.1 running at same time in vbox, surfing the web with 4 active BOINC projects and have not noticed any system slow down.
alt+f2, type kcalc, KCalc Scientific Calculator appears, click on it, nothing happens
I cannot run any app from folder view, run command, start button, so I can't open a terminal emulator.
You know how you get bouncy icon when you start say firefox? I don't even get that.
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12-14-2013, 12:28 AM
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Member
Registered: May 2010
Location: Stumptown
Distribution: Slackware64
Posts: 583
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Any luck launching things from a terminal?
What happens when you run
in a terminal?
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12-14-2013, 08:23 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Dec 2002
Distribution: slackware!
Posts: 1,398
Original Poster
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Hi STDOUBT, thanks for checking back, as I said before, can't run anything from anywhere, can't open a terminal to run firefox, that was one of first things I tried.
Think I'm going do something like top -bn1, as system is stable, then maybe ssh top -bn1 again and see if there's any difference, like you said before, something hogging the system or some unfinished task locking things up.
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