[Bug 935570] Re: home folder doesn not launch

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: dbus (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  home folder doesn not launch

Status in “dbus” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  11.10 has some missing dependencies such that gimp won;t install.
  The workaround was this documented on these forums:
  [code]
  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/testing
  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get upgrade -f
  sudo apt-get install gimp
  [/code]

  The launcher seems to be working properly except for the Home icon.
  Even when I do gksudo nautilus, I cannot see any of my home folders Documents, etc.
  However, they are there as shown by a terminal listing:
  [code]
  ls -l
  total 1464
  drwxr-xr-x  2 jack jack    4096 2012-02-17 13:38 Desktop
  drwxr-xr-x  3 jack jack    4096 2012-02-16 09:11 Documents
  drwxr-xr-x  2 jack jack    4096 2012-02-17 16:03 Downloads
  drwx------ 13 jack jack    4096 2012-02-17 18:37 Dropbox
  drwxrwxr-x  2 jack jack    4096 2012-02-17 10:44 dumps
  -rw-r--r--  1 jack jack     179 2012-02-13 12:50 examples.desktop
  -rw-rw-r--  1 jack jack 1418763 2012-02-15 21:54 Firefox_wallpaper.png
  drwxr-xr-x  2 jack jack    4096 2012-02-13 13:23 Music
  drwxr-xr-x  2 jack jack    4096 2012-02-13 13:23 Pictures
  drwxr-xr-x  2 jack jack    4096 2012-02-13 13:23 Public
  -rw-rw-r--  1 jack jack       8 2012-02-14 21:38 scaling_max_freq
  drwxr-xr-x  2 jack jack    4096 2012-02-13 13:23 Templates
  drwxr-xr-x  2 jack jack    4096 2012-02-13 13:23 Videos
  drwx------  4 jack jack    4096 2012-02-14 22:04 VirtualBox VMs
  [/code]

  Any ideas what could be wrong or how I can fix the launcher?

  
  Posy related to:
  Also, when I hover the mouse over the left hand side of the screen, it has stopped showing the launcher. I need to minimise allw indows to see it.
  Is there a way to reinstall the launcher?
  FWIW, when I gksudo nautilus and try and go to the root foler then /home, it crashes.
  Only way I can see my files is through the terminal.

  [code]
  :~$ nautilus
  Initializing nautilus-gdu extension
  Initializing nautilus-dropbox 0.6.8
  GLib (gthread-posix.c): Unexpected error from C library during 'Invalid argument': pthread_cond_timedwait.  Aborting.
  Aborted
  [/code]

  I thought this might be the issue: [url]http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=54208&replies=7[/url]
  Says that GTK libraries were updated so how do I reinstall what was there before I did the upgrade -f ?

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