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ZetaHunter

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Registered: 2015-02-13

Posts: 3

Pantheon / ElementaryOS UI problems

Hello,

I have just gotten a new laptop yesterday, and today decided to install Pantheon on it.
I have used AwesomeWM on my main workstation before but now decided to install something new on the laptop.
So far I have fought with LightDM to get it to work, after changing the greeter to non pantheon one it worked.
I got booted into Pantheon, only to be greated with a crash message and a logout button.
This is the contents of journalctl -xe from moment of login in lightdm

Apr 03 19:06:03 aether lightdm[11046]: pam_unix(lightdm:session): session opened for user zeta by (uid=0)
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-keyring-daemon[11064]: The gnome-keyring control directory cannot be accessed: /run/user/0/keyring: Permission denied
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-keyring-daemon[11064]: couldn't create socket directory: /run/user/0/keyring-HQ2GWX: Permission denied
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-keyring-daemon[11064]: couldn't bind to control socket: /run/user/0/keyring-HQ2GWX/control: Permission denied
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** (gnome-session-check-accelerated:11075): WARNING **: Couldn't register with accessibility bus: Did not receive 
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: gnome-session-is-accelerated: llvmpipe detected.
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: WARNING: Could not parse desktop file gnome-screensaver-pantheon.desktop or it references a not found TryExec bina
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: gnome-session[11065]: WARNING: Could not parse desktop file gnome-screensaver-pantheon.desktop or it references a 
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: WARNING: Could not parse desktop file gnome-user-share-pantheon.desktop or it references a not found TryExec binar
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: gnome-session[11065]: WARNING: Could not parse desktop file gnome-user-share-pantheon.desktop or it references a n
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: WARNING: Could not parse desktop file onboard-autostart-pantheon.desktop or it references a not found TryExec bina
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: gnome-session[11065]: WARNING: Could not parse desktop file onboard-autostart-pantheon.desktop or it references a 
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: WARNING: Could not parse desktop file orca-autostart-pantheon.desktop or it references a not found TryExec binary
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: gnome-session[11065]: WARNING: Could not parse desktop file orca-autostart-pantheon.desktop or it references a not
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: WARNING: Could not parse desktop file gnome-sound-applet-pantheon.desktop or it references a not found TryExec bin
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: gnome-session[11065]: WARNING: Could not parse desktop file gnome-sound-applet-pantheon.desktop or it references a
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/home/zeta/.cache/keyring-2CMBWX
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: GPG_AGENT_INFO=/home/zeta/.cache/keyring-2CMBWX/gpg:0:1
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-keyring-daemon[11091]: couldn't register in session: The name org.gnome.SessionManager was not provided by any .service files
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/home/zeta/.cache/keyring-2CMBWX
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: GPG_AGENT_INFO=/home/zeta/.cache/keyring-2CMBWX/gpg:0:1
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/home/zeta/.cache/keyring-2CMBWX/ssh
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** (gnome-settings-daemon:11085): WARNING **: Couldn't register with accessibility bus: Did not receive a reply. P
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/home/zeta/.cache/keyring-2CMBWX
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: GPG_AGENT_INFO=/home/zeta/.cache/keyring-2CMBWX/gpg:0:1
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/home/zeta/.cache/keyring-2CMBWX/ssh
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/home/zeta/.cache/keyring-2CMBWX
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: GPG_AGENT_INFO=/home/zeta/.cache/keyring-2CMBWX/gpg:0:1
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/home/zeta/.cache/keyring-2CMBWX/ssh
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether rtkit-daemon[5035]: Failed to make ourselves RT: Operation not permitted
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether rtkit-daemon[5035]: Failed to make ourselves RT: Operation not permitted
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether rtkit-daemon[5035]: Failed to make ourselves RT: Operation not permitted
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether rtkit-daemon[5035]: Failed to make ourselves RT: Operation not permitted
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether rtkit-daemon[5035]: Failed to make ourselves RT: Operation not permitted
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether rtkit-daemon[5035]: Failed to make ourselves RT: Operation not permitted
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether rtkit-daemon[5035]: Failed to make ourselves RT: Operation not permitted
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether rtkit-daemon[5035]: Failed to make ourselves RT: Operation not permitted
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether rtkit-daemon[5035]: Failed to make ourselves RT: Operation not permitted
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether rtkit-daemon[5035]: Failed to make ourselves RT: Operation not permitted
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether rtkit-daemon[5035]: Failed to make ourselves RT: Operation not permitted
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether pulseaudio[11102]: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Stale PID file, overwriting.
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether dbus[282]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.bluez' unit='dbus-org.bluez.service'
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether dbus[282]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.bluez.service': Unit dbus-org.bluez.service failed to load: No such
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether pulseaudio[11102]: [pulseaudio] bluez5-util.c: GetManagedObjects() failed: org.freedesktop.systemd1.LoadFailed: Unit dbus-org.bluez.serv
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: error: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set in the environment.
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether rtkit-daemon[5035]: Failed to make ourselves RT: Operation not permitted
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether rtkit-daemon[5035]: Failed to make ourselves RT: Operation not permitted
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether rtkit-daemon[5035]: Failed to make ourselves RT: Operation not permitted
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether rtkit-daemon[5035]: Failed to make ourselves RT: Operation not permitted
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether rtkit-daemon[5035]: Failed to make ourselves RT: Operation not permitted
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether rtkit-daemon[5035]: Failed to make ourselves RT: Operation not permitted
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether rtkit-daemon[5035]: Failed to make ourselves RT: Operation not permitted
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether dbus[282]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.hostname1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.hostname1.service'
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether dbus[282]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.bluez' unit='dbus-org.bluez.service'
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether dbus[282]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.bluez.service': Unit dbus-org.bluez.service failed to load: No such
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether systemd[1]: Starting Hostname Service...
-- Subject: Unit systemd-hostnamed.service has begun start-up
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
-- 
-- Unit systemd-hostnamed.service has begun starting up.
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: (gnome-settings-daemon:11085): rfkill-plugin-WARNING **: Could not open RFKILL control device, please verify your 
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether pulseaudio[11115]: [pulseaudio] bluez5-util.c: GetManagedObjects() failed: org.freedesktop.systemd1.LoadFailed: Unit dbus-org.bluez.serv
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether dbus[282]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.hostname1'
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether systemd[1]: Started Hostname Service.
-- Subject: Unit systemd-hostnamed.service has finished start-up
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
-- 
-- Unit systemd-hostnamed.service has finished starting up.
-- 
-- The start-up result is done.
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether dbus[282]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.locale1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.locale1.service'
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether systemd[1]: Starting Locale Service...
-- Subject: Unit systemd-localed.service has begun start-up
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
-- 
-- Unit systemd-localed.service has begun starting up.
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether dbus[282]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.locale1'
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether systemd[1]: Started Locale Service.
-- Subject: Unit systemd-localed.service has finished start-up
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
-- 
-- Unit systemd-localed.service has finished starting up.
-- 
-- The start-up result is done.
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: gala: symbol lookup error: gala: undefined symbol: meta_background_set_filename
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: gnome-session[11065]: WARNING: App 'gala.desktop' exited with code 127
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: WARNING: App 'gala.desktop' exited with code 127
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: (gnome-settings-daemon:11085): common-plugin-WARNING **: Failed to construct RR screen: GDBus.Error:org.freedeskto
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: (gnome-settings-daemon:11085): wacom-plugin-WARNING **: Failed to create GnomeRRScreen: GDBus.Error:org.freedeskto
Apr 03 19:06:03 aether gnome-session[11065]: (gnome-settings-daemon:11085): power-plugin-WARNING **: Could not create GnomeRRScreen: GDBus.Error:org.freedeskto
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether gnome-session[11065]: gala: symbol lookup error: gala: undefined symbol: meta_background_set_filename
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether gnome-session[11065]: WARNING: App 'gala.desktop' exited with code 127
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether gnome-session[11065]: WARNING: App 'gala.desktop' respawning too quickly
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether gnome-session[11065]: Unrecoverable failure in required component gala.desktop
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether gnome-session[11065]: gnome-session[11065]: WARNING: App 'gala.desktop' exited with code 127
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether gnome-session[11065]: gnome-session[11065]: WARNING: App 'gala.desktop' respawning too quickly
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** (gnome-session-failed:11145): WARNING **: Couldn't register with accessibility bus: Did not receive a reply. Po
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether gnome-session[11065]: Entering running state
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:11149): WARNING **: Couldn't register with accessibility bus: Did not rece
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** (light-locker:11148): WARNING **: Couldn't register with accessibility bus: Did not receive a reply. Possible c
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** (plank:11159): WARNING **: Couldn't register with accessibility bus: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes i
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** (slingshot-launcher:11165): WARNING **: Couldn't register with accessibility bus: Did not receive a reply. Poss
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:11149): WARNING **: Unable to register authentication agent: GDBus.Error:o
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether gnome-session[11065]: Cannot register authentication agent: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Error.Failed: User of caller and user
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** (light-locker:11148): WARNING **: screensaver already running in this session
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether org.gnome.zeitgeist.Engine[11073]: ** (zeitgeist-datahub:11177): WARNING **: zeitgeist-datahub.vala:226: Unable to get name "org.gnome.z
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether org.ayatana.bamf[11073]: ** (bamfdaemon:11211): WARNING **: Couldn't register with accessibility bus: Did not receive a reply. Possible 
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether com.canonical.indicator.session[11073]: (process:11212): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: gvalue.c:181: cannot initialize GValue with type 'gboo
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether com.canonical.indicator.session[11073]: (process:11212): Indicator-Session-WARNING **: Unable to check suspend: No such property CanSusp
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether com.canonical.indicator.session[11073]: (process:11212): Indicator-Session-WARNING **: Unable to check hibernate: No such property CanHi
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether com.canonical.indicator.session[11073]: (process:11212): Indicator-Session-WARNING **: Unable to get information on what is allowed from
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether com.canonical.indicator.session[11073]: (process:11212): Indicator-Session-WARNING **: Unable to get information on what is allowed from
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether com.canonical.indicator.session[11073]: (process:11212): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_new_string: assertion 'string != NULL' failed
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether gnome-session[11065]: gala: symbol lookup error: gala: undefined symbol: meta_background_set_filename
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** Message: ProcessWrapper.vala:99: Process 'gala' watch exit
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** Message: ProcessWrapper.vala:111: Process gala is being terminated
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** Message: ProcessWrapper.vala:123: ET = 0.489579 secs        Min allowed time = 3.500000
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** (cerbere:11146): WARNING **: ProcessWrapper.vala:128: PROCESS 'gala' CRASHED (#1)
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether gnome-session[11065]: gala: symbol lookup error: gala: undefined symbol: meta_background_set_filename
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** Message: ProcessWrapper.vala:99: Process 'gala' watch exit
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** Message: ProcessWrapper.vala:111: Process gala is being terminated
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** Message: ProcessWrapper.vala:123: ET = 0.315622 secs        Min allowed time = 3.500000
Apr 03 19:06:04 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** (cerbere:11146): WARNING **: ProcessWrapper.vala:128: PROCESS 'gala' CRASHED (#2)
Apr 03 19:06:05 aether gnome-session[11065]: gala: symbol lookup error: gala: undefined symbol: meta_background_set_filename
Apr 03 19:06:05 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** Message: ProcessWrapper.vala:99: Process 'gala' watch exit
Apr 03 19:06:05 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** Message: ProcessWrapper.vala:111: Process gala is being terminated
Apr 03 19:06:05 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** Message: ProcessWrapper.vala:123: ET = 0.303193 secs        Min allowed time = 3.500000
Apr 03 19:06:05 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** (cerbere:11146): WARNING **: ProcessWrapper.vala:128: PROCESS 'gala' CRASHED (#3)
Apr 03 19:06:05 aether gnome-session[11065]: gala: symbol lookup error: gala: undefined symbol: meta_background_set_filename
Apr 03 19:06:05 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** Message: ProcessWrapper.vala:99: Process 'gala' watch exit
Apr 03 19:06:05 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** Message: ProcessWrapper.vala:111: Process gala is being terminated
Apr 03 19:06:05 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** Message: ProcessWrapper.vala:123: ET = 0.302241 secs        Min allowed time = 3.500000
Apr 03 19:06:05 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** (cerbere:11146): WARNING **: ProcessWrapper.vala:128: PROCESS 'gala' CRASHED (#4)
Apr 03 19:06:05 aether gnome-session[11065]: gala: symbol lookup error: gala: undefined symbol: meta_background_set_filename
Apr 03 19:06:05 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** Message: ProcessWrapper.vala:99: Process 'gala' watch exit
Apr 03 19:06:05 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** Message: ProcessWrapper.vala:111: Process gala is being terminated
Apr 03 19:06:05 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** Message: ProcessWrapper.vala:123: ET = 0.300840 secs        Min allowed time = 3.500000
Apr 03 19:06:05 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** (cerbere:11146): WARNING **: ProcessWrapper.vala:128: PROCESS 'gala' CRASHED (#5)
Apr 03 19:06:06 aether gnome-session[11065]: gala: symbol lookup error: gala: undefined symbol: meta_background_set_filename
Apr 03 19:06:06 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** Message: ProcessWrapper.vala:99: Process 'gala' watch exit
Apr 03 19:06:06 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** Message: ProcessWrapper.vala:111: Process gala is being terminated
Apr 03 19:06:06 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** Message: ProcessWrapper.vala:123: ET = 0.303701 secs        Min allowed time = 3.500000
Apr 03 19:06:06 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** (cerbere:11146): WARNING **: ProcessWrapper.vala:128: PROCESS 'gala' CRASHED (#6)
Apr 03 19:06:06 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** (cerbere:11146): WARNING **: 'gala' exceeded the maximum number of crashes allowed (5). It won't be launched agApr 03 19:06:05 aether gnome-session[11065]: gala: symbol lookup error: gala: undefined symbol: meta_background_set_filename
Apr 03 19:06:05 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** Message: ProcessWrapper.vala:99: Process 'gala' watch exit
Apr 03 19:06:05 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** Message: ProcessWrapper.vala:111: Process gala is being terminated
Apr 03 19:06:05 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** Message: ProcessWrapper.vala:123: ET = 0.302241 secs        Min allowed time = 3.500000
Apr 03 19:06:05 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** (cerbere:11146): WARNING **: ProcessWrapper.vala:128: PROCESS 'gala' CRASHED (#4)
Apr 03 19:06:05 aether gnome-session[11065]: gala: symbol lookup error: gala: undefined symbol: meta_background_set_filename
Apr 03 19:06:05 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** Message: ProcessWrapper.vala:99: Process 'gala' watch exit
Apr 03 19:06:05 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** Message: ProcessWrapper.vala:111: Process gala is being terminated
Apr 03 19:06:05 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** Message: ProcessWrapper.vala:123: ET = 0.300840 secs        Min allowed time = 3.500000
Apr 03 19:06:05 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** (cerbere:11146): WARNING **: ProcessWrapper.vala:128: PROCESS 'gala' CRASHED (#5)
Apr 03 19:06:06 aether gnome-session[11065]: gala: symbol lookup error: gala: undefined symbol: meta_background_set_filename
Apr 03 19:06:06 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** Message: ProcessWrapper.vala:99: Process 'gala' watch exit
Apr 03 19:06:06 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** Message: ProcessWrapper.vala:111: Process gala is being terminated
Apr 03 19:06:06 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** Message: ProcessWrapper.vala:123: ET = 0.303701 secs        Min allowed time = 3.500000
Apr 03 19:06:06 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** (cerbere:11146): WARNING **: ProcessWrapper.vala:128: PROCESS 'gala' CRASHED (#6)
Apr 03 19:06:06 aether gnome-session[11065]: ** (cerbere:11146): WARNING **: 'gala' exceeded the maximum number of crashes allowed (5). It won't be launched again

Reading the wiki it suggests to use dconf-editor to change some settings and it would fix it, but when I try to run dconf-editor, it just says command not found.

Help me please, I've spent about 3 hours now trying to get pantheon to work.

nstgc

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Registered: 2014-03-17

Posts: 393

Re: Pantheon / ElementaryOS UI problems

Just to be clear, are you talking about a UI issue within ElementaryOS?

ZetaHunter

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Registered: 2015-02-13

Posts: 3

Re: Pantheon / ElementaryOS UI problems

Just to be clear, are you talking about a UI issue within ElementaryOS?

I am talking about issue of using it's Display Manager - Pantheon.

ZetaHunter

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Registered: 2015-02-13

Posts: 3

Re: Pantheon / ElementaryOS UI problems

Gala - the window manager seems to crash with

gala: symbol lookup error: undefined symbol: meta_background_set_filename

Am I missing some librarys or something?

fsckd

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Registered: 2009-06-15

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Re: Pantheon / ElementaryOS UI problems

Just to be clear, are you running Pantheon on Arch Linux or on Elementary OS? Elementary OS is a different distribution. If your question is about Pantheon on Arch Linux, please edit the thread subject and remove "ElementaryOS". Thanks.

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d_rail

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Registered: 2015-02-16

Posts: 20

Re: Pantheon / ElementaryOS UI problems

I had the same error after updating gnome.  I think my error was caused by indicator-datetime.  I uninstalled it and was able to start Pantheon.  In fact, I uninstalled all indicators except indicator-session-systemd.  I installed indicator-datetime again and Pantheon still works, weird.  However, the indicator is broken: the dropdown doesn't show after clicking the date.