[xubuntu-users] Suddenly my desktop is blank

[Mike Kupfer]

Mark Trickett wrote:

> By 'my desktop', I mean the opening screen that comes up after yu
> login which usually has a background and a few icons. Right Click
> inside desktop screen also does not work anymore. However, the panels
> function as normal - as do the menus, workspaces and a Conky that I
> have running, so the system is completely useable. I use Variety to
> sequence a desktop background every 5 mins and that is running fine as
> normal but nothing is displayed. My desktop is now just plain grey.

It sounds like xfdesktop might not be running.

What does "pgrep xfdesktop" say?

mike