I've created a 'new user' in Users and Groups . (Running sparky Mate )
When I log in to the New User everything works except synaptic - it will not launch. :(
Any ideas ?
If you tried to launch it from the Menu - it has a small bug if I remember well.
Edit (as root) file: /usr/share/applications/synaptic.desktop and synaptic-kde.desktop
Change the line from:
Exec=synaptic
to:
Exec=synaptic-pkexec
or:
Exec=remsu synaptic
Tried both of those , still won't launch and I have just discovered I can't launch it using terminal
This is what I get in terminal
Password:
root@sparkyusb:/home/live# synaptic
(synaptic:4554): Gtk-WARNING **: Style property "border-top-left-radius" is not gettable
(synaptic:4554): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /tmp/buildd/glib2.0-2.36.4/./gobject/gtype.c:4239: type id `0' is invalid
(synaptic:4554): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: can't peek value table for type `<invalid>' which is not currently referenced
Segmentation fault
Not sure, but try to change a desktop theme first.
Still no joy, I even added another user using the method in FAQ but that didn't work either
I still looks like a GTK problem of root user, check this:
http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=28574
You could be right but how do I change a GTK theme ?
Launch lxappearance as root:
su
lxappearance
then choose a differen theme, try Sparky3 for example and Apply.
Aha doing as you say I get
john@sparkyusb:~$ su
Password:
root@sparkyusb:/home/john# lxappearance
bash: lxappearance: command not found
root@sparkyusb:/home/john#
Good Lord, I forgotten you have MATE not LXDE so run as root:
mate-appearance-properties
then try to choose Menta or TraditionaGreen or any different theme.
As we english say BINGO - Menta didn't work BUT TraditionalGreen did !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks
As we say in England BINGO - TraditionalGreen worked and now all the others are working including the one that didn't work before !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!