[ubuntu-za] Breexy Badger distribution

[Robert Holm]

I was eventually forced to re-install, which has solved the problem.
I set up a separate partition for /home as suggested. Thanks for that
and to Robert for his suggestions.

On Mon, 2006-03-13 at 17:08 +0200, Hilton Gibson wrote:
> On Monday 13 March 2006 16:49, Robert Holm wrote:
> > On Mon, 2006-03-13 at 11:02 +0000, Robert Schumann wrote:
> > > Which programs? If it is Firefox and/or Thunderbird, then the problem
> > > may be lock files (i.e. ~/.mozilla/firefox/xxxxxxx.default/lock) which
> > > prevent you from starting up, or perhaps extensions that you may have
> > > installed.  More generally, there could be something messed up in your
> > > gconf settings.
> >
> > Any programs at all, including Open Office, Networking and Terminal.
> > Will try your suggestions and if they don't help I intend to re-install
> > from scratch. Will let you know what happens in due course.
>  If you do re-install, remember to use a seperate partition for your "/home" 
> folder.
> This makes the pain of re-installs a lot less.
> See: http://ubuntu.sun.ac.za/wiki/index.php/DuringInstall
> Cheers
> 
> >
> > > The simplest, don't-bother-to-figure-it-out solution to a settings
> > > problem is to back up your home directory (mv ~ /path/to/backup/dir) and
> > > then make your home directory from fresh (mkdir /home/myusername).
> > > Logout and log back in again.  If it works, then it was something in
> > > your desktop/x-session/theme/... settings.
> > >
> > > You can recover various settings by copying things back to your home
> > > directory.  Start with all the NON-hidden files in your home directory.
> > > Then try out some of your other settings, like moving your .mozilla
> > > directory back.
> > >
> > > Of course, I'm not liable for any major cataclysms that happen to your
> > > system as a result of this advice, and I'd advise you to get a second
> > > opinion.
> > >
> > > > loading but nothing loads and eventually the message disappears. My
> > > > only alternative is to restart but when I click on the shut down button
> > > > I get a smaller window with only the option to log out. If I click on
> > > > this I am left with the wallpaper on the screen and a frozen computer.
> > > > My only option is then to reset the computer. Has anyone else had this
> > > > problem? Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > Let us know if you figure it out!
> > >
> > > Robert.
> > >
> > > > Robbie Holm
>