On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 11:27 AM, Roy <linuxcanuck@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sometimes after an upgrade things are uneven and something will stop
> working
> because a part was upgraded an not another part. This usually straightens
> out over time. Unfortunatley it does not help you get in. This is why I
> will
> install a second desktop environment, such as KDE or XFCE. Then you just
> switch the login session the KDE or XFCE and fix the problem. Then when you
> log out you can log into GNOME.
>
> All is not lost. From the Shutdown menu button you can choose a terminal
> login. Just choose it then sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get upgrade. If
> it is broken try sudo apt-get -f install.
>
> Roy
>
> Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit
> Location: Canada
>
>
> On 16 January 2011 15:26, james_jolin <james.jolin@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Well things are going south. I tried to bring up Gnome and I could not
> log
> > in. Got the message "configuration files for Gnome Power Manager are
> > installed incorrectly." Please consult your system administrator.
> > Guess what, the administrator (me) doesn't know what to do.
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
>
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> Thanks, Roy
I found that and did that then decided to start from scratch. Put Ubuntu on
the whole drive and take out Windows. Going to run the few Window programs
in Virtualbox. This whole thing started when I kept getting warning
messages about low disk space.
Thanks again.
Jim
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