Re: [PLUG] Debian - GNOME seems to have disappeared ...

[Jeff Abrahamson <jeff@purple.com>]

On Thu, Dec 04, 2003 at 11:16:51PM -0500, Michael Leone wrote:
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> Running Debian unstable. I usually run KDE, from the command line (i.e.,
> from startx, not from some GUI display manager). Anyway, tonight I
> decided to go into GNOME instead, so I changed my exec line in .xsession
> to read "exec gnome-session", and I startx.
> 
> Up comes the GNOME splash screen (v2.4). Then ... nothing. Blank blue
> screen. :-) Almost as if there was no WM to be executed. Not even a
> mouse pointer. I have to CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE out of X entirely.

Could this have something to do with the goofiness in Debian testing
where it's half gnome 1.4 and half gnome 2, resulting in gnome not
working?

I don't know what to expect in unstable, testing is iffy enough
lately.

-- 
 Jeff

 Jeff Abrahamson  <http://www.purple.com/jeff/>
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