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

[Josef Wolf]

On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 06:16:26PM -0700, NoOp wrote:
> On 05/15/2010 04:46 PM, Josef Wolf wrote:
> > On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 10:23:47AM -0700, NoOp wrote:
> ...
> >> $ gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/panel
> >> $ pkill gnome-panel
[ ... ]
> Glad that works. As for the broken panel on install, I'd start here:
> 
> <https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bugs?field.searchtext=lucid&orderby=-importance&search=Search&field.status%3Alist=NEW&field.status%3Alist=INCOMPLETE_WITH_RESPONSE&field.status%3Alist=INCOMPLETE_WITHOUT_RESPONSE&field.status%3Alist=CONFIRMED&field.status%3Alist=TRIAGED&field.status%3Alist=INPROGRESS&field.status%3Alist=FIXCOMMITTED&field.assignee=&field.bug_reporter=&field.omit_dupes=on&field.has_patch=&field.has_no_package=>
> 
> and I see that you've already been there:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/581046
> in looking at your
> http://launchpadlibrarian.net/48507150/Dependencies.txt
> I see gnome-panel-data but do not see 'gnome-panel'. I wonder if that
> might be part of the cause as generally they are installed together.
> 
> Any way that you can get to your ~/.xsession-errors file on a borked
> install? That may have some clues.

I have attached it to the bug. In addition, I attached a diff of the home dir
from before and after running your commands.

I'd suggest to raise the importance of this bug since it is reproducible by
a default install from both official alternate and desktop CDs. And it leaves
the system in a state from which an average user is not able to get out from.
An average user will wipe ubuntu and install mickeysoft... This might result
in bad reputation for ubuntu. So IMHO, this should be resolved ASAP.