[xubuntu-users] Need Help Finishing 9.04 Installation

[Rich Shepard]

   I bought a Toshiba Satellite L455-S6975 laptop to replace my wife's old
Toshiba Tecra 8000. Installed 9.04 on the new one (which is what's on the
old box, too). Have the installation and configuration almost done, but am
stuck on three issues for which your help is needed. Listed below in order
of importance.

   1) After copying over her /home directory and some configuration files in
/etc I rebooted the host and it recognized the wireless network, but could
not connect to it. When I run the 'route' command there are no defined
routes. I tried to find a network manager (rather than adding the routes
manually, which I can always do), but it's not on the Application->System
menu. I thought there was a GUI network manager on the menu tree but I
cannot find it. A pointer will be very helpful.

   2) I tried to shut down the system from the application menu (there
currently is no 'halt' icon on the panel), but the attempts fail. A message
box pops up telling me that 'the session manager must be in an idle state'
before the system can quit. In my dozen years using Xfce I've not before
seen such a message. How do I fix this? Running 'sudo halt' from a virtual
console works, but it will be easier for her to put the shut down icon on
the panel and use that.

   3) Trying to test the sound capability, I copied some .mp3 files from my
server/workstation to the new box via a USB flash drive. On the
Applications->Multimedia menu I find only 'Listen' for songs; no xmms2 or
audacity present. Despite spending a bunch of time trying to get 'Listen' to
see the .mp3 files and play one, I could not load any of them into the GUI
for that application. Looked on the 'Listen' Web site, but there are no
instructions there, either.

TIA,

Rich