Upgrade from 9.04 to 9.10 and all applications froze

[NoOp]

On 11/17/2009 10:22 AM, Melbourne Barton wrote:

> NoOp wrote:
...
>> Melbourne, give this a try, open a terminal and:
>>
>> $ sudo apt-get install -f
>> $ sudo dpkg --configure-a
>> $ sudo apt-get update
>> $ sudo apt-get upgrade
>>
>> Note: you may have to do this several times to get things cleaned up.
>> Afterwards, report back before you reboot or logout.

> Ran the commands a couple times until "upgrade" command gives:
> "0 upgrade, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded"
>
> But, no change in status cannot run applications (except the terminal)
> unless I login in "Failsafe GNOME" session.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mel
>

Please bottom post :-)

OK, when logged in to Failsafe, add a new user, reboot & login as that
new user. (Note: please reboot rather than just logging out). See if you
still have the same issues. If not, then you can start looking at the
user profile of your original.