Can't add applets to panel in 10.04 :-(

[Josef Wolf]

On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 05:30:01AM -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
> On 05/16/2010 04:39 AM, Josef Wolf wrote:
> > On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 06:16:26PM -0700, NoOp wrote:
> >    
> >> On 05/15/2010 04:46 PM, Josef Wolf wrote:
> >>      
> >>> On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 10:23:47AM -0700, NoOp wrote:
> >>>        
> >> ...
> >>      
> >>>> $ gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/panel
> >>>> $ pkill gnome-panel
> >>>>          
> > [ ... ]
> >    
> >> Glad that works. As for the broken panel on install, I'd start here:
> >>
> >> <https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bugs?field.searchtext=lucid&orderby=-importance&search=Search&field.status%3Alist=NEW&field.status%3Alist=INCOMPLETE_WITH_RESPONSE&field.status%3Alist=INCOMPLETE_WITHOUT_RESPONSE&field.status%3Alist=CONFIRMED&field.status%3Alist=TRIAGED&field.status%3Alist=INPROGRESS&field.status%3Alist=FIXCOMMITTED&field.assignee=&field.bug_reporter=&field.omit_dupes=on&field.has_patch=&field.has_no_package=>
> >>
> >> and I see that you've already been there:
> >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/581046
> >> in looking at your
> >> http://launchpadlibrarian.net/48507150/Dependencies.txt
> >> I see gnome-panel-data but do not see 'gnome-panel'. I wonder if that
> >> might be part of the cause as generally they are installed together.
> >>
> >> Any way that you can get to your ~/.xsession-errors file on a borked
> >> install? That may have some clues.
> >>      
> > I have attached it to the bug. In addition, I attached a diff of the home dir
> > from before and after running your commands.
> >
> > I'd suggest to raise the importance of this bug since it is reproducible by
> > a default install from both official alternate and desktop CDs. And it leaves
> > the system in a state from which an average user is not able to get out from.
> > An average user will wipe ubuntu and install mickeysoft... This might result
> > in bad reputation for ubuntu. So IMHO, this should be resolved ASAP.
> >    
>          How can I support your bug when I have two computers loaded 
> with the Desktop LiveCD that have fine things on the Gnome Panel as a 
> result of normal use?

Does "loaded" mean a full fresh install without even restoring your home
directory from your backup? Or maybe you only booted the livecd?
_When_ have you installed it? If you installed _before_ the bug existed, you
would have a totally normal panel. Or if you installed an older release
(karmic, or lucid-beta or something) and upgraded this to lucid, you also
would not notice the bug, since your gnome config would already be in place.
Even if you installed from scratch with the official CD at the time the bug
existed, but restored your home directory from a backup, you would not notice
because you got proper panel configuration from your backup.

What I want to make clear with this last paragraph is that there can be many
reasons why you don't see the bug.

To notice the bug, you _really_ need to do a _fresh_ install from the
_official_ desktop CD and log into the desktop _before_ you restore your home
directory from your backup.

Please, if you have the time and one spare computer that you can wipe, please,
would you try to re-install (not only boot) with the official desktop-cd (not
a release candidate or something) and then log into the gnome desktop _before_
you restore your backup.

Unfortunately, I have to give this computer back to its owner today, so I
will not be able to do more test installs in the next couple of days.
(BTW: The owner originally asked me whether it is safe to install a pirated
windows from the internet. I bet he will be surprised to find a shining
ubuntu on his box ;-)

> It sounds like an unusual problem.

As I already wrote, I did a default install, nothing special. And I could
reproduce it perfectly. And I am pretty sure that I have not messed something
up.