gnome session errors question

[Colin Law]

On 5 December 2014 at 14:57, Linda <haniganwork at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>  Subject: Re: gnome session errors question
>>>
>>> I am using gnome flashback/metactiy and it is taking a while to start the
>>> desktop session. When I checked the syslog it shows warnings
>>> Dec  4 07:57:28 venus gnome-session[2399]: WARNING: Could not parse
>>> desktop
>>> file deja-dup-monitor.desktop or it references a not found TryExec binary
>>> Dec  4 07:57:30 venus gnome-session[2399]: WARNING: Could not parse
>>> desktop
>>> file vino-server.desktop or it references a not found TryExec binary
>>> Dec  4 07:57:30 venus gnome-session[2399]: WARNING: Could not parse
>>> desktop
>>> file gwibber.desktop or it references a not found TryExec binary
>>> I have removed all of these programs with synaptic as I do not use these
>>> programs. Is there a way to tell gnome not to try and find these or to
>>> create dummy files incase this is  part of what is slowing down the start
>>> of
>>> the session
>>
>> Remove the .desktop files mentioned.  I am surprised they were not
>> removed when you removed the app (unless you just did remove rather
>> than purge).  They will probably be /usr/share/applications or/and
>> .local/share/applications (or at least that is where they would be
>> with a standard Ubuntu install.
>>
>
> It did get rid of the desktop files. The log is complaining because
> gnome-session is looking for the files and  they are not found

Are you sure?  Have you checked the folders I suggested and done a
global search for any of those files?  I still think the most likely
cause is forgotten desktop files pointing to the applications you have
removed.

Colin