Problems after installing MDK 8.2
K. Prasad
mvkp at yahoo.com
Fri Apr 12 10:50:59 CEST 2002
Hi,
You probably need to run xfce_setup for a fresh
installation and xfce_upgrade if you have used the
xfce_setup before earlier. This is to be done after
installing the xfce rpm.
--- William Bouterse <bill at bouterse.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Apr 2002 21:42:33 -0700 (PDT)
> Jack Coates <jack at monkeynoodle.org> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 11 Apr 2002, Skip Queen wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, 10 Apr 2002, Skip Queen wrote:
> > >
> > > > After installing MDK 8.2 I am unable to use
> XFCE at all. No matter what I do it keeps telling me
> it "cannot write to file." Among other things, I
> keep trying to disable any sound on shutdown because
> it hangs up the system. I am totally unable to use
> XFCE and miss it! Help!
> > > >
> > > Jack Coates wrote: >their RPM is known to be
> bogus, >check the archives. Download a new one
> > > >from www.xfce.org and you'll be fine.
> > >
> > > Did that already - I took the one from 8.2 off,
> then downloaded a version from RPMFind and installed
> it - same result. Has anyone else had this problem?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > are you in init level 5? does it work if you boot
> to init 3 and then use
> > startx?
> >
> > --
> > Jack Coates
>
>
> Another method which I have used in the past when
> all else fails
> is to change the permissions and it has always
> worked..
> chown user .xfce/* ...etc. has been successful
> ....or;
> make sure all xfce/.xfce files and directories are
> moved out of
> your user/home directory and then try reinstalling
> the sourceforge rpm.
>
> Let us know when you meet with success !!!
> --
> William Bouterse
> Talkeetna, Ak.
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