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stevovo

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Registered: 2009-07-07

Posts: 3

xfce panel restarts a few times after logging in

Good day.

I hope this is in the right forum. I've installed arch on my desktop and then I've installed xfce and gdm.

Now the first time I logon to the desktop everything works ok, but if I log out and back in again then my panel at the bottom of the screen keeps flashing on and off a few times before finally staying there.

Anyone have any ideas? This is really irritating because I can't use the apps on the panel until it's finished going crazy

rebugger

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From: Germany

Registered: 2007-10-28

Posts: 229

Re: xfce panel restarts a few times after logging in

Check Settings=>Session and Startup=> Session whether xfce4-panel is there two times. kill one, save session, logout, login.

stevovo

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Registered: 2009-07-07

Posts: 3

Re: xfce panel restarts a few times after logging in

No, it's only listed once. When I login the very first time after switching on the desktop it works fine.

It's only if I log out and in again that the problem starts.

R00KIE

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From: Between a computer and a chair

Registered: 2008-09-14

Posts: 4,734

Re: xfce panel restarts a few times after logging in

I believe that is because of some saved session. I've solve a similar problem this morning, I use 2 panels and they were restarting a few times before working properly.

Go to ~/.cache/sessions and delete everything inside. I have done this without xfce running and then started it and it seems to be working fine now.

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benob

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Registered: 2008-11-11

Posts: 187

Re: xfce panel restarts a few times after logging in

I have the same problem and deleting .cache/sessions did not work until I logged out and did it from another window manager (the console would do, too).

Last edited by benob (2009-07-07 16:53:25)

stevovo

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Registered: 2009-07-07

Posts: 3

Re: xfce panel restarts a few times after logging in

Thanks will try that

siddhant

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Registered: 2008-07-29

Posts: 18

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Re: xfce panel restarts a few times after logging in

I'm having the same problem. And I cannot see any sessions directory inside ~/.config .

bharani

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From: Karaikudi, India

Registered: 2009-07-12

Posts: 202

Re: xfce panel restarts a few times after logging in

There are two applications in xfce-goodies  that is  crashing the xfce panel.I found the applications from the log and removed  them. Then the
panel did not crash. One of them is ffmpegthumnailer and i forget what the other one was.

Last edited by bharani (2009-08-06 14:37:47)

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