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Thanks for the well wishes.<br>
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Ron<br>
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On 02/25/2011 08:36 AM, Richard Faulkner wrote:
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That´s why we do all of this type of work in VMs my friend or on a test
box! : )<br>
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Experimenting on a live subject is a very dicey proposition........glad
you got it back (more or less)........cheers! <br>
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<b>Reply-to</b>: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ale@ale.org"><ale@ale.org></a><br>
<b>To</b>: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:Atlanta%20Linux%20Enthusiasts%20%3cale@ale.org%3e">ale@ale.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject</b>: [ale] had a terrible time installing lubuntu-desktop<br>
<b>Date</b>: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:39:13 -0500<br>
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<pre>Based on recommendations to try different desktops on the LinuxBasix
podcast, I decided to try LXDE. I was under the impression that it and
GNOME could run side by side and that you could select the one you want
at boot. I installed lubuntu-desktop from the Ubuntu Repositories.
Then, things went down hill. At one point in the install, it asked
which should be the default window manager. I chose lxdm, I think.
After rebooting a couple of times, something was driving the CPU to 85%
all the time. It turns out to be lxdm-binary. Apparently the GNOME
program and the LXDE program were conflicting. This was occurring
whether I boot into GNOME or LXDE. I used System Monitor to kill the
process and decided to figure it out later.
In order to customize the desktop, I deleted the default panels and put
back some new blank ones, and then couldn't find a way to get the shut
down button back, nor the trash can. They are not in the add to panel
menu. Frequency scaling was inop, and I had no way (that was obvious)
to get to my wireless setup and log into my router. I booted back into
GNOME, and decided to use Synaptic to completely remove lubuntu-desktop,
which I did, then rebooted. The lxdm-binary program is still there, and
still conflicting with GNOME. I used System Monitor to kill the
process. I then used GKSU to start Nautilus and search for anything
with LXDM in the name. I delete them all and reboot. Now, it APPEARS
that GNOME is back to normal. At least the CPU is idling around 0% when
I'm not doing anything, like it should be. I have no idea if everything
is working as it should behind the scenes, or if extra stuff is running.
I learned one thing though. I will NEVER try that again unless it's in
a VM. If I choose to install something like another desktop, I'll make
sure I have an up to the minute backup. If you guys think there's
anything in particular that I need to check in the system configuration,
please let me know.
Sincerely,
Ron
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