On Wed, 29 Apr, 2020 at 08:28:25 -0600, Charles Curley wrote: > This morning I ran "apt update && apt upgrade" as usual, and there was > a new kernel, linux-image-4.19.0-8-amd64 4.19.98-1+deb10u1 amd64, to > replace the prior kernel, linux-image-4.19.0-6-amd64 > 4.19.67-2+deb10u2, and several other packages to upgrade. > > Upon rebooting, I find that the background is not being set, and I > cannot set it manually. I also find that right clicking (mouse 3) on > the background does not give me a menu. The panels work, and I can > access most of the options that right clicking would give me from one > panel. > > Past experience suggests this is an XFCE session manager issue.
It sounds like the process /usr/bin/xfdesktop is either crashing or not being started at all. Try running it from a terminal emulator and see what happens.
