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Re: No xterm (or equivalents) immediately accessible in default etch



On Mon, Oct 23, 2006 at 05:23:58PM -0400, Jameson C. Burt wrote:
> I DIDN'T MIND SO MUCH THAT I DIDN'T IMMEDIATELY SEE A GNOME-TERMINAL
> OR A TERMINAL ICON,
> BUT WHEN THE PANEL OPTIONS OFFERED NO GNOME-TERMINAL 
> AND GNOME MENUS OFFERED NO TERMINAL AT MENU'S FIRST LEVEL,
> I FELT SOMETHING WAS AMISS 
> [I'm not shouting, just emphasing the meat of this message]. 
> But you folks have affirmed that this was by design,
> so I'll quit being shrill.
> 
> I'll also accept your solution to start gnome-terminal 
> from a command-line using
>    alt-F2
> Luckily, when done once, 
> Gnome usually saves even that effort, since
> Gnome remembers the previous gnome-terminal application between boots.
> 
Hi Jameson,
I think you have identified the issue: the menu system did not register
gnome-terminan at installation. Check if that is a package bug and if
not file it.
cheers,
Kev
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