[Solved] Can't end manually started GNOME

[tkhobbes]

Hi there

I do start GNOME by issueing "startx" (I never dared to add xdm to my default runlevel...)

However, all of a sudden it is not possible any more to end it via Gnome-Menu - "Log Out" - which worked fine until today and brought me back to the initial console, but now, just nothing happens. Sometimes, I can move the mouse cursor, but nothing more, but sometimes, even the Gnome Menu continues working (so I can select "Log out" over and over again)....

HELP!
What's this?

thanks
thomas
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[flazz]

sounds like some little bug in gnome that sometimes happens and most of the time doesnt. i've ran into this problem before.

Ctrl + Alt + Backspace will kill X and return you to the console.

[tkhobbes]

OK - but how do I save my session settings - i. e. the programs that should open (and the ones that should not) and similar things when I can't regularly end Gnome?
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[tkhobbes]

Funny - since a while, the problem has completely disappeared. I don't know whether updating some packages has something to do with it - at least, this bug does not bother me any more...
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