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10-01-2013, 07:07 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Sep 2013
Location: Somewhere in my head.
Distribution: Slackware (15 current), Slack15, Ubuntu studio, MX Linux, FreeBSD 13.1, WIn10
Posts: 10,342
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Xfce setting no longer work
I was just sitting in my Xfce configuring slackware when it started not working as it did . windows setting 4 and it only show 1 my top bar on all my window apps is no longer there so I cannot move them instead I have to close them to get them out of the way, the window manager no longer opens -- I created another user it works ok so far but how do I fix this one so I can use it as I just got it set almost perfect with the apps I installed to use in it . I don't even have right click in here to spell check lol what happen? 
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10-01-2013, 07:20 PM
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#2
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LQ Veteran
Registered: Jan 2011
Location: Abingdon, VA
Distribution: Catalina
Posts: 9,374
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You could logout and open a console using Ctrl+Alt+F1 and login as yourself.
Code:
mv ~/.config/xfce4 ~/.config/xfce4.bak
exit
Ctrl+Alt+F7 and log back in.
Warning: This will 'reset' your Desktop 'Experience' to 'default' settings
This does not affect your "apps" other than where their placement on the desktop and/or panels.
if that doesn't work, just mv the entire ~/.config to ~/.config.bak and log back in.
Worse case scenario, mv those/it back.
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10-01-2013, 10:52 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Aug 2006
Location: Harrisburg, PA
Distribution: Slackware 64 14.2
Posts: 1,180
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I had the same problem and posted here September 19th.
The problem seemed to happen after the security updates I applied that night.
So far, I haven't found more than a temporary answer. 
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10-02-2013, 09:12 AM
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LQ Veteran
Registered: Jan 2011
Location: Abingdon, VA
Distribution: Catalina
Posts: 9,374
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alas, I forgot about [slackware-security] glibc (SSA:2013-260-01) breaking some of my stuff also.
I had to roll-back the changes using the install media.
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10-03-2013, 06:07 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Oct 2003
Location: Northeastern Michigan, where Carhartt is a Designer Label
Distribution: Slackware 32- & 64-bit Stable
Posts: 3,541
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That sometimes happens around here (not so much anymore, but sometimes). First thing I do to "fix" it is
Code:
rm -r /home/userid/.cache
Cures a lot of ills (like when you log out and it takes five minutes for things to die?).
Hope this helps some.
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10-08-2013, 09:57 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Aug 2006
Location: Harrisburg, PA
Distribution: Slackware 64 14.2
Posts: 1,180
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tronayne
That sometimes happens around here (not so much anymore, but sometimes). First thing I do to "fix" it is
Code:
rm -r /home/userid/.cache
Cures a lot of ills (like when you log out and it takes five minutes for things to die?).
Hope this helps some.
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A variation of your recommendation worked!
I didn't clear the whole .cache directory, but I deleted the XFCE4 directory and files. Now everything is working again.
Thanks!
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