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FS#7222 - gnome-system-tools Menu items don't show up under System->Administration

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Donald Beck (Pudge) - Sunday, 20 May 2007, 20:39 GMT
Last edited by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Wednesday, 30 May 2007, 21:24 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Unstable
Status Closed
Assigned To Jan de Groot (JGC)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version 2007.05 Duke
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

I just did a fresh install on a new computer using the i686 2007.5 Duke iso.

I did a FTP install, including gnome-system-tools. When completed, the following menu items were missing from "System"-> "Administration"

Boot
Services
Shared Folders
Time and Date
Users and Groups.

The following .desktop files were found in /opt/gnome/share/applications.

boot.desktop
services.desktop
shares.desktop
time.desktop
users.desktop

When I copied these files to /usr/share/applications the menu items appeared as expected.

Also, with gnome-system-tools installed, when you right click on the menu bar clock applet, you should get a menu item "Adjust Time and Date". This is not working either. I haven't figured out how to fix that one yet.

Pudge
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Closed by  Jan de Groot (JGC)
Wednesday, 30 May 2007, 21:24 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by Donald Beck (Pudge) - Sunday, 20 May 2007, 22:28 GMT
Also, I just noticed that xscreensaver is missing from the "System"->"Preferences" menu.

Pudge
Comment by Donald Beck (Pudge) - Monday, 21 May 2007, 00:01 GMT
Another note on the fresh FTP install.

I want the firestarter GUI to automatically start when I initiate a Gnome session. I go to "System"->"Preferences"->"Session" and add "gksu firestarter" to the "Startup Programs" tab, and then Save Current Session. The next time I initiate Gnome, gksu firestarter doesn't start, and it is no longer in the "Startup Programs" tab. Sessions keeps dropping any added startup programs.

This works on my other existing Arch/Gnome systems.

Pudge
Comment by Donald Beck (Pudge) - Monday, 21 May 2007, 00:49 GMT
I fixed the "Screensaver" not in the "System"->"Preferences" menu. The /usr/share/applications/xscreensaver-properties.desktop file had a line

NotShowIn=KDE;GNOME;

Changed that line to

OnlyShowIn=GNOME;

and "Screensaver" is now back on the "System"->"Preferences" menu.

Pudge
Comment by Donald Beck (Pudge) - Monday, 21 May 2007, 01:26 GMT
The menu items "Boot", "Services", "Shared Folders", "Time and Date", and "Users and Groups" that were missing from "System"-> "Administration", was fixed by copying the corresponding .desktop files from /opt/gnome/share/applications to /usr/share/applications. However, the applications did not run when the menu items were clicked. Fixed that by copying

/opt/gnome/bin/boot-admin
/opt/gnome/bin/services-admin
/opt/gnome/bin/shares-admin
/opt/gnome/bin/time-admin
/opt/gnome/bin/users-admin

to /usr/sbin

Now everything in the original post works, including the "Set Time and Date" when the clock on the menu bar is right clicked.

The only thing I haven't fixed at this time is adding to the "Startup Programs" tab in "System"->"Preferences"->"Session"

Pudge

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