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List:       kde-linux
Subject:    Re: [kde-linux] Re: kde menus and icons lost after power failure
From:       Gavin Chester <gavin () ecosolutions ! com ! au>
Date:       2004-10-06 17:57:31
Message-ID: 1097085453.1710.49.camel () compaq ! mydomain
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On Wed, 2004-10-06 at 22:33, Jan Simonson wrote:
> onsdagen den 6 oktober 2004 15.45 skrev Gavin Chester:
> > On Wed, 2004-10-06 at 19:31, Waldo Bastian wrote:
> > > On Wednesday 06 October 2004 04:07, magpie wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Oct 06, 2004 at 09:46:37AM +0800, Gavin Chester wrote:
> > > > > On Wed, 2004-10-06 at 09:03, Sylviane & Perry White wrote:

-snip-

> Don't leave KDE for this... Most probably it's because of RH setting 
> their own menus (or trying to do so). 
> First verify that your KDEDIR is assigned:  
>  [jan@oden jan]$ echo $KDEDIR
>  /usr/kde  (in my case, may be different for you)
> 
> Then check the contents of $KDEDIR/share/desktop-directories:
>  [jan@oden jan]$ ls KDEDIR/share/desktop-directories
>  this should show a fair amount of *.directory files.
> 
> Also check the contents of $KDEDIR/share/applications/kde:
>  [jan@oden jan]$ ls $KDEDIR/share/applications/kde
>  this should show many  *.desktop files.
> 
> If all is well so far, check if you have the rpm redhat-menus:
>  [jan@oden jan]$ rpm -qa|grep redhat-menus
>  redhat-menus-1.4.1-1 (or another version)
> 
> This rpm sets the menus as RH want them and possibly to almost 
> nothing, so I would suggest that you try without that rpm:
>  [jan@oden jan]$ su
>  Password:
>  [root@oden jan]#rpm -e --nodeps redhat-menus-1.x.x-x
> 
> Now return as normal user and rebuild your menus:
>  [root@oden jan]# <ctrl-d>
>  [jan@oden jan]$ kbuildsycoca
> 
> If you are lucky the menus are back. If not, just reinstall 
> redhat-menus if you like redhat menus...
> 
> Jan

Wow!  What a comprehensive reply.  Thanks.  It is more than I could have
expected, but I won't have a chance to try it all for a few days until I
return from a short holiday trip.  I'll let the list know how I went
with your suggestions.

Regards, Gavin. 


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