[ale] had a terrible time installing lubuntu-desktop

[Ron Frazier]

Thanks for the well wishes.

Ron

On 02/25/2011 08:36 AM, Richard Faulkner wrote:
> That´s why we do all of this type of work in VMs my friend or on a 
> test box!  : )
>
> Experimenting on a live subject is a very dicey 
> proposition........glad you got it back (more or less)........cheers!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From*: Ron Frazier <atllinuxenthinfo at c3energy.com 
> <mailto:Ron%20Frazier%20%3catllinuxenthinfo at c3energy.com%3e>>
> *Reply-to*: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> *To*: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org 
> <mailto:Atlanta%20Linux%20Enthusiasts%20%3cale at ale.org%3e>>
> *Subject*: [ale] had a terrible time installing lubuntu-desktop
> *Date*: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:39:13 -0500
>
> Based on recommendations to try different desktops on the LinuxBasix
> podcast, I decided to try LXDE.  I was under the impression that it and
> GNOME could run side by side and that you could select the one you want
> at boot.  I installed lubuntu-desktop from the Ubuntu Repositories.
> Then, things went down hill.  At one point in the install, it asked
> which should be the default window manager.  I chose lxdm, I think.
> After rebooting a couple of times, something was driving the CPU to 85%
> all the time.  It turns out to be lxdm-binary.  Apparently the GNOME
> program and the LXDE program were conflicting.  This was occurring
> whether I boot into GNOME or LXDE.  I used System Monitor to kill the
> process and decided to figure it out later.
>
> In order to customize the desktop, I deleted the default panels and put
> back some new blank ones, and then couldn't find a way to get the shut
> down button back, nor the trash can.  They are not in the add to panel
> menu.  Frequency scaling was inop, and I had no way (that was obvious)
> to get to my wireless setup and log into my router.  I booted back into
> GNOME, and decided to use Synaptic to completely remove lubuntu-desktop,
> which I did, then rebooted.  The lxdm-binary program is still there, and
> still conflicting with GNOME.  I used System Monitor to kill the
> process.  I then used GKSU to start Nautilus and search for anything
> with LXDM in the name.  I delete them all and reboot.  Now, it APPEARS
> that GNOME is back to normal.  At least the CPU is idling around 0% when
> I'm not doing anything, like it should be.  I have no idea if everything
> is working as it should behind the scenes, or if extra stuff is running.
>
> I learned one thing though.  I will NEVER try that again unless it's in
> a VM.  If I choose to install something like another desktop, I'll make
> sure I have an up to the minute backup.  If you guys think there's
> anything in particular that I need to check in the system configuration,
> please let me know.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ron
>
>    
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