Johnmon2 wrote:
Is the panel running? You can add buttons to a panel to access the
settings page like the menu button. But if the right click button is
not working, maybe the desktop manager isn't running.
Right. What a pile of crap. Here goes what I found:
Panel is running (I'm a long-time user of Xfce).
But there was no menu to be added; only items from Launcher, Action
Buttons .... Windows List.
Then I tried from an xterm: $ xcfe-setting-show
That would bring up the settings menu.
You were right, no xfdesktop installed or started.
I also found the meta-package missing: xfce4
Therefore I 'apt-get install xfce4', which informed me that it would
uninstall fam, libfam0, libfam0c102. I agreed. While doing all this, I
got a long list of k... applications that would depend on libfam0; from
klipper to some kde-base.
Whatever. After a reload, suddenly the Xfce menu appeared in 'add to
panel', and I added it. Still no mouse clicks, though, and no xfce
background.
Once again xterm, and starting xfdesktop4 manually; bringing up the
xfce4 backdrop. But still no mouse action.
Another reload did not bring xfdesktop4 up automatically.
Something seems badly broken here; at least for an upgrade Sarge->Etch.
Now I wonder if it is time for a bug report. Only, I wouldn't know what
to report in order for a proper report.
In any case: for all you out there, with Xfce4 on Sarge: your time is up
when you upgrade to Etch, all your settings are lost. Xfce might not
even work for you any longer as of today.
Uwe
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