Re: Gnome crashes often

[Jacob Berkman <jacob helixcode com>]

"David J. Kanter" <djkanter@nwu.edu> writes:

> I would like to use Gnome with Sawmill but cannot because Gnome
> crashes too often to be useful.
> 
> Typically I will be able to log on, through Debian's xdm, and Gnome
> will start just fine. But usually within a few minutes all it takes
> is a mis-click and Gnome dies. I've noticed it more frequently when
> hitting the configurator button or the foot menu (because that's as
> far as I get with Gnome).
> 
> If I hit the configurator button, no configurator comes up; if I hit
> the foot menu, no menu pops up. The window manager stills run just
> fine: I can move windows, close windows, use the window manager's
> root menus, etc. But Gnome is dead, and the only way I can log out is
> to hit control+alt+backspace.

Do you get any messages printed to the console?  Have you installed
some components from CVS in the past year?

Jacob
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