Hi,

I just installed Slackware 10 (from windows2000). Anyway, I installed it successfully and I can get X-windows up using the GNOME desktop (I didn't install the KDE package). HOWEVER, While I have a top and bottom menu, and can access the gnome menu where I can launch programs like mozilla etc I don't have a desktop background (just a fishbone black and white pattern) and I cannot launch the "Browse Filesystem" file manager. I also have no way of getting to a home directory etc. Program's like mozilla work fine but on my friends Slackware 10 system he has several desktop icons and I don't even have a desktop. Any ideas what my issue is with GNOME?
Thanks!

It seems you have not or can not start nautilus. Start terminal (f.E. Alt+F2, type xterm) and try to launch nautilus (type nautilus in terminal) and look at messages what could be wrong.

Ahhh thankyou! great suggestion. It was missing the paranoia CD library. I guess I didn't install it cause I didn't want a command line cd player. Little did I know it was required for GNOME functionality.
Anyways, Thanks again!
Vik

cd paranoia lib required? that sucks! oh well, i'm off to install it and see what happens. thanks for the tip.

Its true, the Nautilus paranoia CD burning package has to be installed for GNOME to work properly. I removed this package and found that my GNOME desktop had disappeared. I didn't even have a bottom panel.

I mainly use KDE but this problem really bugged me until I fixed it

got my the desktop to show, but something just didn't feel right in GNOME. cant figure it out! i switched to KDE shortly after getting the desktop to work.