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#1 2004-04-02 01:05:42

srey
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Help - problems with GNOME 2.6 install

I just did a fresh install of Arch base packages, then xfree86.   I then did pacman -Sy pacman, pacman -Syu, then pacman -S gnome

Then, while installing GNOME, my screen fills with about 500 lines of the following error:

error while loading shared libraries: libgconf-2.so.4: cannot open shared object file: no such file or directory

Can anyone suggest a fix?


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#2 2004-04-02 01:27:53

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Re: Help - problems with GNOME 2.6 install

[root@myhost ftp]# locate libgconf-2.so.4
/opt/gnome/lib/libgconf-2.so.4.1.0
/opt/gnome/lib/libgconf-2.so.4
[root@myhost ftp]# pacman -Qo /opt/gnome/lib/libgconf-2.so.4
/opt/gnome/lib/libgconf-2.so.4 is owned by gconf 2.6.0-1
[root@myhost ftp]#

So do you have gconf 2.6.0 installed? Did you restart or updated your shared library links and cache with ldconfig?

Just suggestions, I just updated the whole GNOME bunch and still have to try it out. smile


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#3 2004-04-02 01:48:01

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Re: Help - problems with GNOME 2.6 install

Yes, I have gconf installed.   When I start GNOME, X starts, but I then get a bunch of errors about the GNOME settings daemon being restarted too many times, and pretty much nothing works.

I guess I should have waited a few days, right!

Arjan - do you want a bug report?


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#4 2004-04-02 01:54:01

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Re: Help - problems with GNOME 2.6 install

I get the same thing!  That sucks!


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#5 2004-04-02 02:13:41

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Re: Help - problems with GNOME 2.6 install

I don't know if these are fatal errors exactly.  The problem is that gnome-common installs a script in /etc/profile.d, that hasn't been run yet, to set up things like library paths.  Log out and log back in, then try gnome.  If that doesn't work then try running ldconfig and try again.

If it still doesn't work then it is indeed a problem that does need looking at.  I've got ideas... but they're still just ideas.


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#6 2004-04-02 02:35:49

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Re: Help - problems with GNOME 2.6 install

Xentac wrote:

I don't know if these are fatal errors exactly.  The problem is that gnome-common installs a script in /etc/profile.d, that hasn't been run yet, to set up things like library paths.  Log out and log back in, then try gnome.  If that doesn't work then try running ldconfig and try again.

If it still doesn't work then it is indeed a problem that does need looking at.  I've got ideas... but they're still just ideas.

Well, the gconf library errors started during the fresh install of GNOME, and all of the other errors I'm seeing when GNOME starts, as far as I can tell, point to gconf.  But that's a guess on my part.

Yes, I've tried logging out, restarting, re-installing, ldconfig, but no luck.


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#7 2004-04-02 02:37:10

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Re: Help - problems with GNOME 2.6 install

Houston, we have a problem.. :cry:
I'm having the same problems: did a clean install of gnome, I have gconf2.6 installed and I'm having the same error messages.
I already logged out and back, restarted the computer, ran ldconfig, nothing worked.
Any other suggestions?

Kaleph


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#8 2004-04-02 02:43:30

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Re: Help - problems with GNOME 2.6 install

Reinstall gnome (don't uninstall it).  Just pacman -S gnome and say yes a whole bunch of times.


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#9 2004-04-02 02:48:20

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Re: Help - problems with GNOME 2.6 install

Hmm, everything is running fine after just "pacman -Syu" and "pacman -S gnome" here, and then re-logging in. neutral


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#10 2004-04-02 02:49:36

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Re: Help - problems with GNOME 2.6 install

The installation errors can be fixed by syncing gconf alone before gnome, but I'm still getting that nasty settings daemon error.  Could that script not be run at all yet?  I could try running it first.


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#11 2004-04-02 02:52:26

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Re: Help - problems with GNOME 2.6 install

Xentac wrote:

Reinstall gnome (don't uninstall it).  Just pacman -S gnome and say yes a whole bunch of times.

I just re-installed GNOME .. and ... BINGO!  Notice that gnome-common package is still at 2.4.0-3 in pacman.

Maybe this is a problem?   Shouldn't gnome-common be at 2.6.0-1?


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#12 2004-04-02 02:53:19

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Re: Help - problems with GNOME 2.6 install

Funny, I tried that before and it didn't work...

I'll try it again!


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#13 2004-04-02 02:54:53

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Re: Help - problems with GNOME 2.6 install

Bjørn wrote:

Hmm, everything is running fine after just "pacman -Syu" and "pacman -S gnome" here, and then re-logging in. neutral

But, were you upgrading or doing a fresh install?   The errors I'm seeing are on a fresh install of the base Arch packages, free X install, and fresh GMOME install.

In pacman, gnome-common is still at 2.4, is that the problem?


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#14 2004-04-02 02:56:28

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Re: Help - problems with GNOME 2.6 install

Ok, sorry, I was, indeed, updating. My gnome-common is also still at 2.4, but that seems to be the latest version from gnome.org.


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#15 2004-04-02 02:56:45

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Re: Help - problems with GNOME 2.6 install

I think the 2.4 install scripts did whatever the 2.6 ones are missing.  It's still not working for me.


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#16 2004-04-02 03:01:28

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Re: Help - problems with GNOME 2.6 install

This is frustrating!  It's as if this is preventing my whole system from working like it should.  That's sort of disturbing...


If you develop an ear for sounds that are musical it is like developing an ego. You begin to refuse sounds that are not musical and that way cut yourself off from a good deal of experience.
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#17 2004-04-02 03:08:44

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Re: Help - problems with GNOME 2.6 install

I think I'm missing something...  I don't know what though, since I have no idea what all I need to have.  I just can't figure out what a GNOME Settings Daemon is, but I could guess why its inability to start could cause all sorts of settings related problems.  GNOME can't change my icon or GTK themes, and it's missing any entries in System Settings.


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#18 2004-04-02 03:11:19

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Re: Help - problems with GNOME 2.6 install

aCoder wrote:

I think I'm missing something...  I don't know what though, since I have no idea what all I need to have.  I just can't figure out what a GNOME Settings Daemon is, but I could guess why its inability to start could cause all sorts of settings related problems.  GNOME can't change my icon or GTK themes, and it's missing any entries in System Settings.

You're not alone - i have lost count of how many times i have reinstalled gnome... :cry:
From your posts, looks like i'm having the exact same problem that you are having.


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#19 2004-04-02 03:14:02

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Re: Help - problems with GNOME 2.6 install

I think users doing a fresh install may be missing a dependency that was installed by the 2.4 install, but what?


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#20 2004-04-02 03:34:00

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Re: Help - problems with GNOME 2.6 install

Alright, if I was right, it wasn't anyting I just installed...

I don't even really like to use GNOME.  I just like Nautilus!  I only made some attempt at this because all my icons were papers when I ran it in XFCE!  This really needs to be fixed...


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#21 2004-04-02 03:49:08

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Re: Help - problems with GNOME 2.6 install

LIBXKLAVIER!  That's what was missing!  HAHAHAHA!!!  Everything works now!  How amazingly screwed up!

On a more reasonable note, Xentac, you should make sure it's installed as a dependency for control-center, I think.


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#22 2004-04-02 03:59:59

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Re: Help - problems with GNOME 2.6 install

aCoder wrote:

LIBXKLAVIER!  That's what was missing!  HAHAHAHA!!!  Everything works now!  How amazingly screwed up!

On a more reasonable note, Xentac, you should make sure it's installed as a dependency for control-center, I think.

I installed libxklavier but I'm still getting the same errors.   I'm sure when Arjan wakes up tomorrow and sees all these posts, he will have it fixed in no time.


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#23 2004-04-02 04:00:50

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Re: Help - problems with GNOME 2.6 install

Submit a bug report about that one.  I don't actually maintain gnome.


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#24 2004-04-02 07:01:08

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Re: Help - problems with GNOME 2.6 install

srey wrote:

But, were you upgrading or doing a fresh install?   The errors I'm seeing are on a fresh install of the base Arch packages, free X install, and fresh GMOME install.

In pacman, gnome-common is still at 2.4, is that the problem?

no it shouldn't gnome-common @ the gnome ftp server is still 2.4.0
gnome-common adds an /etc/profile.d/gnome.sh

and all of you having major problems try update gconf first then install gnome.


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#25 2004-04-02 08:27:16

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Re: Help - problems with GNOME 2.6 install

after hanging on irc i found out another dep atm....
gstreamer and gst-plugins

i am build an control-center without them right now

*DONE*

libxklavier has become an dep of control-center and teh gstreamer deps are gone.
also gnome-themes is now a part of the group gnome, i made a fault i used group instead of groups wink


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