Icons gone from Gnome menu

JeffBriggs · n00b Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 5

Hello,

I just did "emerge --verbose --update world", since, upon logging on to gnome the applications menu is empty !

Does anyone know where those pesky little icons went ?

Thanks in advance,

Jeff

koroumel · Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 8:51 am Post subject:

Why don't you at least tell us the version of your gnome, it is difficult to reply based in assumptions. Upgrade you installation, there was a bug before some months, but I don't know if your version is that old.
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JeffBriggs · n00b Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 5

Sorry, updating world upgraded Gnome 2.8 to gnome 2.10, apparently.

I did an emerge sync just before updating, so i suppose all packages are of the latest version as in portage.

The last update I did must have been about a month ago.

The gnome panel is version 2.8.3 however.

(The applications menu is completely empty, it's not just the icons that are missing, it is every menu item).

JeffBriggs · n00b Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 5

Ok, it seemed rather simple after all.

This thread : https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-346988.html, seems to be the same problem.

The thing is that gnome 2.10 doesn't seem to be happy using a gnome 2.8 panel :-)

This didn't shock me to begin with, as I seem to recall that when under gnome 2.8 i had a few packages versionned 2.6.

I would have supposed that "emerge --verbose --update world" would have pulled essential dependances... however, upon checking the manual, it doesn't. Would it be advisable to use "emerge --verbose --update -- deep world" instead to avoid this sort of problem ?

koroumel · Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 11:00 am Post subject:

Well this is my usual case, "emerge -avuD world". It nevered failed without me beeing silly first.

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JeffBriggs · n00b Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 5

Here's another one : https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-343208.html

This would seem to be a bit of a pitfall, supposedly because doing "emerge world" doesn't usually "break" things.

RiBBiT · Apprentice Joined: 18 May 2005 Posts: 215 Location: Sweden

I made a new menu with Denu. It's not a real solution to the problem but you will get a nice menu again.
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