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

[Karl Larsen]

On 05/16/2010 04:39 AM, Josef Wolf wrote:
> 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.
>
>    
         How can I support your bug when I have two computers loaded 
with the Desktop LiveCD that have fine things on the Gnome Panel as a 
result of normal use? It sounds like an unusual problem.


73 Karl


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