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I have xterm running fine in arch / openbox, but i have just tried to install lxterminal and terminal and when i start up both, neither has a prompt at the top of the screen, its just blank ...
Why would this be the case ?
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Last edited by whitetimer (2010-11-22 15:22:16)
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Have you got a .bashrc file in your home folder with a PS1 entry? There's a default one you can copy from /etc/skel
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Yes i have PS1 in my .bashrc file .....
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Anyone have any other suggestions please ?
Many thanks
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Can you still type and run commands?
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Can you still type and run commands?
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No ... i cant do anything ... I get the menu bar at the top and a green cursor that does not move
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If you switch to another virtual console, does it work? use ctrl-alt-f1 then login as root and see if you can run any commands. Use ctrl-alt-f7 to switch back to your desktop. I think that should tell us whether it is a problem with one of the terminal emulators you have installed or with bash/the command line itself.
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If i open xterm and do su command it takes me to the root ....
Then if i start the xfce-terminal i get the bash script prompt ok
But if i exit out and i am back as normal user, and try xfce-terminal then, i get the blank screen again ...
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I can also type 'sudo terminal' the xterm and terminal loads up with the bash prompt, but if i just type terminal as user i dont get the bash prompt
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Then the problem probably lies with your .bashrc or your profile. Have you tried d2ogch3n's suggestion and copied a vanilla one to test if it is your bashrc?
Also, you would be doing everyone a favour if you followed the How To Post guidance:
When asking questions, provide as much information as possible, including error messages, terminal output, logs, what you have previously tried, what documentation and searches you have attempted, and related configuration files...
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … ow_to_Post
Simply posting what you are doing - as opposed to what you have tried or documentation/logs that you have read - is tantamount to help vampirism: please make more of an effort to do some of the work yourself.
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Yes i have tried copying a .bashrc from /etc/skel
This is my current .bashrc file
# Check for an interactive session
[ -z "$PS1" ] && return
alias ls='ls --color=auto'
PS1="[\u@\h:\w ] $ "
## Set Locales to UK/GB
## JDK HOME ##
export JDK_HOME=/opt/java
export PATH=$PATH:$JDK_HOME/bin
## IDEA_JDK ##
## Set Java Fonts
export JAVA_FONTS=/usr/share/fonts/TTF
# export _JAVA_OPTIONS='-Dawt.useSystemAAFontSettings=on'
# Set Default Editor
export EDITOR=nano
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What happens if you try terminal -e bash ?
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The same blank terminal screen
Going to delete my installation ...
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