[Solved] Mate Won't start

[jk121960]

Hi, I installed mint 12 and have gotten around to fiddling with it, I select any selection for session and I get the default desktop. I checked the mate install per web posts and it is installed. Any idea why the session selection is ignored? I have it set up with the nvidia proprietary from the repository I haven't dont any modifications.

Any help with this would be appreciated.

thanks

--jerry

[AJ1000]

Jerry,

Take a look at the screenshots on this page. i know it is oneiric, but it may show you where you are going wrong.

http://www.howtoforge.com/install-gnome ... -ocelot-p2

AJ1000

[jk121960]

HI and thanks for the post, this doesn't help as I indicated it doesn't seem like I am even switching sessions, they all look the same, I mean "exactly the same", something els eis happening that is preventing the session from changes. Or are you saying that even though there is a session I have to install MATE?

thanks again,

--jerry

[stovenator]

HI and thanks for the post, this doesn't help as I indicated it doesn't seem like I am even switching sessions, they all look the same, I mean "exactly the same", something els eis happening that is preventing the session from changes. Or are you saying that even though there is a session I have to install MATE?

thanks again,

--jerry

Do you have a login page, or do you have your desktop setup to automatically log you in? If you are automatically getting logged in, then logout, and then on the login page what options are listed when you click the gear to the right of your username?

You can also try editing the lightdm.conf and setting the user-session to mate:

gksudo gedit /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
user-session=mate

And try editing your .dmrc and setting the Session to mate:

gksudo gedit ~/.dmrc
Session=mate

[jk121960]

I login and out, but I will check the conf file and try to set it manually.

thanks

--jerry

[jk121960]

Booyah!! Got it in one Stovenator, I went in and changed the lightdm.conf file and I am once in gnome2 heaven, I realize it's mate but it's gnome2 to me. My the Mint's downloads continue to surpass Ubuntu for the wise decision to listen to their users, it's so cool, I even have the mint menu looking normal again. I didnt like the version in 12 gnome 3, lost some of it's functionality, like favorites and all the international symbols? I didn't know what anything was. I guess I'm not to international.

thanks again,

--jerry