http://www.obnosis.com/motivatebytruth/Linux(2).jpg On 6/22/09, Mark Phillips wrote: > Lisa, > > Now that picture says it all.....thanks! > > Mark > > On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 7:13 PM, Lisa Kachold > wrote: > >> Okay - here you go: >> >> http://www.obnosis.com/motivatebytruth/courage.jpg >> >> On 6/22/09, Joseph Sinclair wrote: >> > The missing file errors are leftovers. Something in your system is >> > still >> > referencing the old OO.o version 2.4, and the new 3.0 version changed >> > the >> > filenames. You can safely ignore that (or hunt down what's referencing >> the >> > old files and fix it, if you're adventurous). >> > libxml2 is used by a lot of software, don't remove it. >> > Stick with apt and dpkg (APT is really a frontend for dpkg) as much as >> > possible, it's easy to get borked when you go outside the fence... >> > You can remove the renamed xml2lib.so.2.6.30. It's borken, and is just >> > wasting space now. >> > The metacity missing file thing >> > (/home/mark/.config/metacity/sessions/default0.ms: Failed to open file) >> is >> > not uncommon, you simply don't have a saved session there. Metacity >> > will >> > generally recover just fine and fix itself on that. >> > AFAICT the authentication warnings are about SSL stuff (are you running >> > a >> > web server?). I don't think those are a problem, but I'll defer to the >> more >> > security-skilled on the list in this regard. >> > >> > Mark Phillips wrote: >> >> Joseph, >> >> >> >> Thanks for the suggestions. When I reinstalled libxml2 there were no >> >> errors. >> >> When I installed the librsvg2 apps, librsvg2-2 and librsvg2-common were >> >> already the latest versions and librsvg2-bin was installed. After a >> >> reboot, >> >> I still had the libxml2 errors in .xsession-errors. >> >> >> >> I searched for libxml2.so, and the 2.6 version was still present. After >> >> some >> >> googling on this error, It seems that vmware installed it (from tar.gz >> and >> >> not apt), so it was not being maintained by apt. I removed vmware >> >> completely >> >> but /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2.6.30 was still present. So, I renamed it >> >> xml2lib.so.2.6.30 and reinstalled libxm2. After a reboot, my desktop >> icons >> >> came back. Can I safely remove this file? How would I find out if >> another >> >> program that I have not started still needs it? 99.99% of all my >> programs >> >> are installed with apt; the vmware install was unusual. >> >> >> >> I still have these errors in .xsession-errors: >> >> /etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup... >> >> SESSION_MANAGER=local/narwhale:@ >> >> /tmp/.ICE-unix/4441,unix/narwhale:/tmp/.ICE-unix/4441 >> >> Window manager warning: Failed to read saved session file >> >> /home/mark/.config/metacity/sessions/default0.ms: Failed to open file >> >> '/home/mark/.config/metacity/sessions/default0.ms': No such file or >> >> directory >> >> GNOME_KEYRING_SOCKET=/tmp/keyring-nSmW8a/socket >> >> SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/keyring-nSmW8a/socket.ssh >> >> 21/06/2009 08:22:45 AM Autoprobing TCP port >> >> 21/06/2009 08:22:45 AM Autoprobing selected port 5900 >> >> 21/06/2009 08:22:45 AM Advertising security type: 'TLS' (18) >> >> 21/06/2009 08:22:45 AM Advertising authentication type: 'No >> >> Authentication' >> >> (1) >> >> 21/06/2009 08:22:45 AM Advertising security type: 'No Authentication' >> (1) >> >> >> >> ** (nautilus:4681): WARNING **: Unable to add monitor: Not supported >> >> Unable to open desktop file >> >> /usr/share/applications/openoffice.org2.4-writer.desktop for panel >> >> launcher: >> >> No such file or directory >> >> Unable to open desktop file >> >> /usr/share/applications/openoffice.org2.4-calc.desktop for panel >> launcher: >> >> No such file or directory >> >> Unable to open desktop file >> >> /usr/share/applications/openoffice.org2.4-base.desktop for panel >> launcher: >> >> No such file or directory >> >> ESC[31;01merror: No system tray detected on this system. Unable to >> start, >> >> exiting. ESC[0m >> >> Window manager warning: Invalid WM_TRANSIENT_FOR window 0x220000e >> >> specified >> >> for 0x220000c (HPLIP Stat). >> >> >> >> ESC[01mHP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 1.7.4a)ESC[0m >> >> ESC[01mSystem Tray Status Service ver. 2.0ESC[0m >> >> >> >> Copyright (c) 2001-9 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP >> >> This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. >> >> This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it >> >> under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details. >> >> >> >> Should I be concerned about the warnings and missing authentication? >> >> How >> >> do >> >> I fix them? >> >> >> >> Thanks for all your help!!!! >> >> >> >> Mark >> >> >> >> On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 11:40 PM, Joseph Sinclair >> >> > >>> wrote: >> >> >> >>> You have a couple problems that I can see from this: >> >>> 1) libxml is horked. This is pretty bad (because of all the xml in >> >>> the >> >>> Gnome configs), but can be fixed >> >>> 2) Nautilus is failing to start due to missing core library >> dependencies, >> >>> this is what's causing your no-desktop issues. >> >>> >> >>> try the following: >> >>> sudo apt-get install --reinstall libxml2 >> >>> sudo apt-get install librsvg2-2 librsvg2-common librsvg2-bin >> >>> >> >>> that may get you to a more stable state. >> >>> >> >>> It's possible that you're just a bit too far out in front of the devs >> >>> with >> >>> Squeeze, so you may have to wait a bit for them to get librsvg-2 >> properly >> >>> packaged for you before Gnome will work again... >> >>> >> >>> Mark Phillips wrote: >> >>>> Joseph, >> >>>> >> >>>> This is in .xsession-errors: >> >>>> /etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup... >> >>>> SESSION_MANAGER=local/narwhale:@ >> >>>> /tmp/.ICE-unix/4168,unix/narwhale:/tmp/.ICE-unix/4168 >> >>>> 1245556817.745420 Session manager: disconnected... >> >>>> Warning: program compiled against libxml 207 using older 206 >> >>>> Warning: program compiled against libxml 207 using older 206 >> >>>> Warning: program compiled against libxml 207 using older 206 >> >>>> Window manager warning: Failed to read saved session file >> >>>> /home/mark/.config/metacity/sessions/default0.ms: Failed to open file >> >>>> '/home/mark/.config/metacity/sessions/default0.ms': No such file or >> >>>> directory >> >>>> Warning: program compiled against libxml 207 using older 206 >> >>>> Warning: program compiled against libxml 207 using older 206 >> >>>> Warning: program compiled against libxml 207 using older 206 >> >>>> Warning: program compiled against libxml 207 using older 206 >> >>>> GNOME_KEYRING_SOCKET=/tmp/keyring-u7nyMw/socket >> >>>> SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/keyring-u7nyMw/socket.ssh >> >>>> Warning: program compiled against libxml 207 using older 206 >> >>>> 20/06/2009 09:00:31 PM Autoprobing TCP port >> >>>> 20/06/2009 09:00:31 PM Autoprobing selected port 5900 >> >>>> 20/06/2009 09:00:31 PM Advertising security type: 'TLS' (18) >> >>>> 20/06/2009 09:00:31 PM Advertising authentication type: 'No >> >>> Authentication' >> >>>> (1) >> >>>> 20/06/2009 09:00:31 PM Advertising security type: 'No Authentication' >> >>>> (1) >> >>>> >> >>>> ** (nautilus:4409): WARNING **: Unable to add monitor: Not supported >> >>>> nautilus: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/librsvg-2.so.2: undefined >> >>>> symbol: >> >>>> xmlNewEntity >> >>>> >> >>>> (nautilus:4417): Unique-DBus-WARNING **: Error while sending message: >> >>>> Message did not receive a reply (timeout by message bus) >> >>>> Unable to open desktop file >> >>>> /usr/share/applications/openoffice.org2.4-writer.desktop for panel >> >>> launcher: >> >>>> No such file or directory >> >>>> Unable to open desktop file >> >>>> /usr/share/applications/openoffice.org2.4-calc.desktop for panel >> >>> launcher: >> >>>> No such file or directory >> >>>> Unable to open desktop file >> >>>> /usr/share/applications/openoffice.org2.4-base.desktop for panel >> >>> launcher: >> >>>> No such file or directory >> >>>> Warning: program compiled against libxml 207 using older 206 >> >>>> epiphany-browser: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/librsvg-2.so.2: >> >>>> undefined >> >>>> symbol: xmlNewEntity >> >>>> Warning: program compiled against libxml 207 using older 206 >> >>>> epiphany-browser: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/librsvg-2.so.2: >> >>>> undefined >> >>>> symbol: xmlNewEntity >> >>>> Warning: program compiled against libxml 207 using older 206 >> >>>> Warning: program compiled against libxml 207 using older 206 >> >>>> epiphany-browser: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/librsvg-2.so.2: >> >>>> undefined >> >>>> symbol: xmlNewEntity >> >>>> nsHeaderInfo: registerSelf called! >> >>>> nsHeaderInfo: registerSelf called! >> >>>> >> >>>> compiz was not installed for some reason, so I tried installing it, >> but >> >>> no >> >>>> change. >> >>>> It appears that I have two versions of libxml2 installed - >> >>>> /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2.7.3 >> >>>> /usr/local/lib/libxml2.so.2.6.30 >> >>>> but dpkg says I only have one: >> >>>> narwhale:/home/mark# dpkg -l libxml2* >> >>>> Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold >> >>>> | >> >>>> >> >>> >> Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend >> >>>> |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: >> >>>> uppercase=bad) >> >>>> ||/ Name Version Description >> >>>> >> >>> >> +++-=========================-=========================-================================================================== >> >>>> ii libxml2 2.7.3.dfsg-1 GNOME XML library >> >>>> un libxml2-dev (no description available) >> >>>> un libxml2-doc (no description available) >> >>>> un libxml2-headers (no description available) >> >>>> un libxml2-python2.3 (no description available) >> >>>> ii libxml2-utils 2.7.3.dfsg-1 XML utilities >> >>>> narwhale:/home/mark# >> >>>> >> >>>> I remember several of those warning about libxml during apt-get >> upgrade. >> >>> I >> >>>> don't know if this is the problem, but one of the errors in >> >>> .xsession-errors >> >>>> mentions an unknown xml entry. >> >>>> I don't know how to "blow away" my gconf or gnome configuration as >> >>> suggested >> >>>> by James, nor do I understand if that will help. >> >>>> >> >>>> Any further suggestions would be greatly appreciated! >> >>>> >> >>>> Mark >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 7:21 PM, Joseph Sinclair >> >>>> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>>> From the sound of it Nautilus is not starting or failing on startup. >> >>>>> Have you looked at .xsession-errors? There may be something there >> >>>>> about >> >>> a >> >>>>> dbus failure. >> >>>>> Try (from a command-line if you can get a terminal started) running >> >>>>> nautilus directly, if that "fixes" the problem, then you know for >> >>> certain >> >>>>> what's failing (you might also get debug output that can help tell >> you >> >>> why). >> >>>>> If you can't start Nautilus, try disabling compiz, sometimes that >> >>>>> causes >> >>>>> problems during upgrades. >> >>>>> I had a similar problem in a stable release, and I had some luck >> >>>>> with >> >>> (via >> >>>>> command-line) disabling compiz and dropping back to a simpler >> graphics >> >>>>> driver (kernel drivers first, VESA if those fail). You might have >> some >> >>> luck >> >>>>> trying that. >> >>>>> If all else fails, you might need to blow away your gnome >> configuration >> >>>>> files (back them up first!) as suggested by James. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Mark Phillips wrote: >> >>>>>> I am running Debian testing on my laptop. Just completed a routine >> >>>>> apt-get >> >>>>>> update apt-get upgrade, and now all my desktop icons are gone and >> >>>>>> every >> >>>>> time >> >>>>>> I access the menus (Applications, Places, System) the upper and >> lower >> >>>>> menu >> >>>>>> bars disappear and then come back. I am writing this email in a >> >>>>>> browser >> >>>>>> window, so once an application is launched it seems to work OK. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> I have no idea where to start debugging this problem. Any >> suggestions >> >>> are >> >>>>>> welcome! >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Mark >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> P.S. I am running gnome, not KDE. 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