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[Solved] XFCE applets from the xfce4-goodies package crash.

Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 1:54 pm
by strict
First off, I want to thank everyone to helped out on Mint 13, especially the XFCE edition which I have recently switched to as my main OS. I have gotten the mint menu setup on my wife laptop as well so she can feel right at home. I'm not even sure she realized I switched her from gnome to xfce in her last 'update'.

Anyway, I am using Mint 13 XFCE 32bit on both our laptops. My main issue as of the moment that I haven't been able to figure out is if I install the xfce4-goodies package for more panel applets they all seem to crash when I try to add them to the panel. I would like to use applets to monitor hardware sensors, system load and whatnot.

Is this happening to anyone else?

Thanks,
-Strict-

Re: XFCE applets from the xfce4-goodies package crash.

Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 3:10 pm
by GeneC
Hi strict

The problem is that Mint 13 XFCE is version 4.10.0
XFCE4-goodies is 4.8.2, wont work on 4.10..

Either wait for the developers to upgrade to 4.10 (If they aim to?)
OR:
Compile the apps from source.
Tarballs.
http://archive.xfce.org/src/panel-plugins

DISCLAIMER:
The below is for XFCE/LMDE (Debian based), but can be a GUIDE for Mint (Ubuntu based)


Start reading at Point #6
http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/topic ... d-plugins/

HOW TO:
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.p ... 20#p622096

Re: XFCE applets from the xfce4-goodies package crash.

Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 11:21 pm
by jjaythomas
As Gene said above....

Mint 13 using a PPA to get 'Xfce 4.10 (core stuff) unfortuntly the extra supporting packages (plugins ect.) don't all work with 4.10 and not in the PPA

Hopefully (when and if :) ) Mint14-Xfce comes being based on 12.10 Ubuntu won't need the PPA anymore and will (cause (X)Ubuntu repackaged many packages/plugin so will work.

J.Jay

P.S. on Xubuntu 12.10 now (many 'goodies/plugins that didn't work (on 12.04 with PPA) now work on 12.10 again :D
*I think I'm going back to my 'SWIFT(LMDX) mongrel/distro anyways (Xfce 4.8 :cry: ) and wait. :mrgreen:

Re: XFCE applets from the xfce4-goodies package crash.

Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 11:34 pm
by strict
Thanks guys for the swift reply and for all the information. I will give this a try when I have some free time and make a backup.