Re: lost my desktop
On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 19:17, Frank McCormick <debian@videotron.ca> wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: SHA1
>
> Kelly Clowers wrote:
>> On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 17:22, Frank McCormick <debian@videotron.ca> wrote:
>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
>>> Hash: SHA1
>>>
>>> Frank McCormick wrote:
>>>> Well not all of it -- my regular icons have been replaced by generic
>>>> looking white ones....and when I click on 'em (I WAS configured to
>>>> single-click) the desktop files open in a text editor.
>>>>
>>>> I did remove an icon theme ( Nimbus I believe it was called earlier
>>>> today) and installed something called Moonlight (supposed to be a
>>>> Linux/Unix equiv to Silverlight) but as far as I know
>>>> didn't do or change anything else.
>>>>
>>>> Alt-F2 still works, and the panel looks OK so it seems its just the
>>>> desktop affected.
>>>
>>> It seems I can't create any new icons on the desktop either...
>>
>> Have you logged out and back in?
>
> Dozens of times now :) Changed themes, customized themes by choosing new
> icon packages...renamed the .gnome and .gnome2 directories...renamed the
> .nautilus directory.
>
>
> The strange thing is ALL the icons on the desktop now have .desktop
> extensions. None had before.
I have no ideas, except reinstall nautilus and maybe some related
packages. If you want to try that in aptitude, select a package and
press L to mark it for reinstall. I am sure other package managers
have something similar. But maybe someone else will have a better
idea.
Cheers,
Kelly Clowers
Reply to: