Upgrade from 9.04 to 9.10 and all applications froze

[Melbourne Barton]

NoOp wrote:
> 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.
>
>
>
>   
Failsafe session does not allow to create users, so I did in the gone 
session.
Makes no difference. Applications still freeze when I try to run run.
I also tried running applications from the command line and get the same 
results as when I click on them.

I even re-installed 9.10 and still et the same results.

Mel

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