desktop background

david at 123four.fsnet.co.uk david at 123four.fsnet.co.uk
Fri Jul 29 10:50:49 CEST 2005


On Thursday 28 Jul 2005 15:52, Alexander Toresson wrote:
> $ ps -eo "%c"|grep xfdesktop
>
> If it outputs xfdesktop, xfdesktop is running. If it outputs nothing, it
> ain't.
>
> If it ain't, start it by doing:
>
> $ xfdesktop & disown
>
> To make xfdesktop start every time you log in, check "save session"
> the next time you log out.
>
> Regards, Alexander Toresson
>
> On 7/28/05, david at 123four.fsnet.co.uk <david at 123four.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
> > On Thursday 28 Jul 2005 12:14, Alexander Toresson wrote:
> > > Is xfdesktop running?
> > >
> > > Regards, Alexander Toresson
> > >
> > > On 7/28/05, david at 123four.fsnet.co.uk <david at 123four.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
> > > > On Thursday 28 Jul 2005 10:06, Jean-François Wauthy wrote:
> > > > > Le jeudi 28 juillet 2005 à 10:02 +0100, david at 123four.fsnet.co.uk a
> > > > >
> > > > > écrit :
> > > > > > Hi all,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have installed xfce4-4.2.2-installer.bin on Mandriva LE (10.2).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The installation went fine.  However, upon the second time of
> > > > > > opening xfce the desktop backround has been superceeded by
> > > > > > mandriva's standard background (the background image that
> > > > > > mandriva boots with). Also the desktop menu has gone. I did alter
> > > > > > the background upon first use - I changed it to a single colour.
> > > > > > But no no matter what I do I cannot get it to change.
> > > > >
> > > > > is nautilus or kdesktop running ?
> > > >
> > > > Hi
> > > >
> > > > > > is nautilus or kdesktop running ?
> > > >
> > > > Neither.
> > > >
> > > > I have opened konqueror to do some file browsing, and used some kde
> > > > programs such as kppp, quanta, konsole.  I do not use gnome
> > > > components.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for your help and regard.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers in advance...........david.
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> > Hi again,
> >
> > > > Is xfdesktop running?
> >
> > How would I know/be able to find out?
> >
> > Thanks for your help..............David.

Hi all,

Thanks for your help.  xfcedesktop was not running but now is.

Again thanks for your help.

Cheers................. david.



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