my friend updated his lmde and now the panel bar is gone. | Linux Mint Community🍵 | Page 1

fluid garnet Aug 7, 2024, 5:27 PM

#

He wrote:

maybe you can help. running linux cinammon lmde and ran an update and upgrade - when it ran the system lost its toolbar and information.

if he shows up here I'll tag him in. What do I need from him to help him get it back?

#

@tight warren

tight warren Aug 7, 2024, 5:35 PM

#

Yeah, I ran the latest update of LMDE on a laptop that was sent to me. the system was running perfectly, but after the update and upgrade the panel went away

#

I've run a variety of things: dconf reset -f /org/cinnamon/ didn't do anything

twilit merlin Aug 7, 2024, 5:45 PM

#

it may have been an applet in the panel that should have been turned off before upgrading

#

alt-F2,

#

cinnamon-settings

#

go to Panels item

tight warren Aug 7, 2024, 5:46 PM

#

I'm looking at Panels now

twilit merlin Aug 7, 2024, 5:46 PM

#

add a new one

#

is it blank?

tight warren Aug 7, 2024, 5:48 PM

#

computer froze - one sec

#

it sticks when trying to open a panel - computer freezes

twilit merlin Aug 7, 2024, 5:53 PM

#

u mean when making a new one?

tight warren Aug 7, 2024, 5:57 PM

#

there is no response on opening a new panel

#

it just hangs

twilit merlin Aug 7, 2024, 6:00 PM

#

list the exact before and after versions of lmde

#

was it a major distribution upgrade from 5 to 6?

#

u can do ctrl-alt-backspace
ctrl-alt-f2

#

login in black screen as usual

tight warren Aug 7, 2024, 6:05 PM

#

yes, it was 5 to 6

twilit merlin Aug 7, 2024, 6:05 PM

#

then sudo apt update

#

then sudo apt install --reinstall cinnamon-desktop

#

then sudo reboot

#

that's it

tight warren Aug 7, 2024, 6:07 PM

#

ok, trying it now

#

there is no panel

twilit merlin Aug 7, 2024, 6:17 PM

#

after that whole procedure?

tight warren Aug 7, 2024, 6:18 PM

#

it looks exactly the same

twilit merlin Aug 7, 2024, 6:18 PM

#

add a new panel

tight warren Aug 7, 2024, 6:18 PM

#

that's what i was thinking

twilit merlin Aug 7, 2024, 6:18 PM

#

hopefully wont crash this time

tight warren Aug 7, 2024, 6:21 PM

#

it doesn't crash, but there's no response

#

like the system shrugs at it

twilit merlin Aug 7, 2024, 6:25 PM

#

twilit merlin `cinnamon-settings`

Applets, turn off all of them, except the core ones which u can't

twilit merlin Aug 8, 2024, 12:03 AM

#

any progress on this after the last suggestion, @tight warren ?

tight warren Aug 8, 2024, 1:50 PM

#

No, not really. something is broken between Xauthority and cinnamon starting. I tried a startx in tty console and it failed. For now I'm running xfce

#

It's a strange issue

#my friend updated his lmde and now the panel bar is gone.