Re: Questions on finding Gnome and Xsession, etc.

[Stephen Liu <satimis@icare.com.hk>]

Hi Colin,

Thanks for your advice.

- snip -
> > # ls -l /usr/bin/ | grep gnome-session
> > # ls -l /usr/bin/ | grep Gnome-session
> > both no printout
>
> Install the gnome-session package.

# apt-get install gnome-session

rebooted PC

Xterm window
$ startx /usr/bin/gnome-session

ERROR
There was an error starting the GNOME_SettingsDaemon
....
.....
The last error message was
Failed to activate 'OAFIID:GNOME_SettingDaemon'
GNOME will still try to restart the SettingsDaemon
next time your login
                       <close>

Still can't start GNOME.

# locate GNOME_SettingsDaemon
# locate Gnome_Settings
# locate GNOME_Settings
All no printout

# locate GNOME
/usr/lib/bonobo/servers/GNOME_Gnumeric.server
/usr/lib/bonobo/servers/GNOME_Moniker_std.server
/usr/lib/bonobo/servers/GNOME_PDF.server
/usr/lib/bonobo/servers/GNOME_VFS_Moniker_std.server
/usr/share/doc/python2.3-gnome2/examples/applet/
GNOME_PythonAppletSample.server
/usr/share/gettext/projects/GNOME
/usr/share/gettext/projects/GNOME/team-address
/usr/share/gettext/projects/GNOME/teams.html
/usr/share/gettext/projects/GNOME/teams.url
/usr/share/gettext/projects/GNOME/trigger
/usr/share/gnumeric/1.2.1-bonobo/gnome-2.0/ui/GNOME_Gnumeric.xml
/usr/share/gnumeric/1.2.1-bonobo/gnome-2.0/ui/GNOME_Gnumeric_Component.xml
/usr/share/gnumeric/1.2.1-bonobo/idl/GNOME_Gnumeric.idl
/usr/share/idl/GNOME_Gnumeric.idl
/usr/share/libgnomeprint/2.4.0/models/GNOME-GENERIC-PS.xml
/usr/share/libgnomeprint/2.4.0/models/GNOME-PDF-WRITER.xml
/usr/share/libgnomeprint/2.4.0/models/uninstalled/GNOME-META.xml

Can't find GNOME_SettingDaemon

B.R.
Stephen