Can't add applets to panel in 10.04 :-(

[NoOp]

On 05/15/2010 03:03 AM, Josef Wolf wrote:
> On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 09:33:46AM +0000, Robert Spanjaard wrote:
...
>> > Well, in fact, there _are_ two panels , one at the top (containing the
>> > menus) and one at the bottom. Both panels were created at install, as it
>> > was in 9.10. But I can't add anything to both panles. I deleted now the
>> > bottom panel and can still not add anything to the top panel. Now, how
>> > would I recreate a new panel?
>> 
>> Right-click on the top panel, and select "New Panel".
> 
> Doesn't work also. And there are two more defects:
> 
>  - I can not move the panel to another border, which worked fine in 9.10.
>  - The panel goes only about 60% of the screen width although I have clicked
>    that is should run for the whole screen width.
> 
> Seems like there's something really messed up here. But this is a fresh
> install. In the first install, even the menus with the applications and
> settings were missing.
> 

Given it's a new install & not customized:

$ gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/panel
$ pkill gnome-panel

Or, if you prefer basically the same in a gui (but also keep a backup of
your original settings):
<http://bithacker.posterous.com/restore-the-default-gnome-panels-in-ubuntu-10>

Make sure (as Karl suggested) that you actually are fully updated:

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get upgrade
$ sudo apt-get install -f
$ sudo dpkg --configure -a