Hi Darren, > > I can change theme without problem. I don't know > how > > to add Gnome applications to the start-menu. I > have > > been playing around without a solution. I have > done > > this in many occasions on other distro including > RH > > without problem. > > Are you sure they aren't there? Did you know that in > GNOME 2.6 a > decision (I thought the correct one, but it > generated some controversy) > was made to leave out the application names for > default applications > from the menu? So, for instance, gedit is in the > menu as Accessories -> > Text Editor, because it is the GNOME default text > editor. *Other* text > editors get a name like "Emacs Text Editor". Same > for evolution, which > is the default mail app, and so it is in the menu as > Internet -> Email. Noted with thanks. - snip - > which case your system is fine, except you have some > missing > dependencies. One application that I know is great > for solving > dependency issues with already installed > applications is Red Carpet. > > Download the following RPMs: > http://slightly.off.net/rc-fc2/rcfc2/fedora-2-i386/rcd-2.2.0.91-0.vv.0.1.i386.rpm > http://slightly.off.net/rc-fc2/rcfc2/fedora-2-i386/red-carpet-2.2.3-0.vv.0.1.i386.rpm > http://slightly.off.net/rc-fc2/rcfc2/fedora-2-i386/rug-2.2.0.90-0.vv.0.1.i386.rpm > > rcd is the Red Carpet Daemon. red-carpet is the GUI > client, and rug is > the command line client. > > Install them by opening a terminal and issuing the > following command in > the directory to which you downloaded the RPMs: > > su > rpm -Uvh rcd*.rpm red-carpet*.rpm rug*.rpm > /sbin/service rcd start > exit > > System Tools -> Red Carpet -> Actions -> Verify > System Dependencies > > That should give you a way to install what you are > missing. Download following packages to ~/Download/Re_carpet/ rcd-2.2.0.91-0.vv.0.1.i386.rpm rug-2.2.0.90-0.vv.0.1.i386.rpm red-carpet-2.2.3-0.vv.0.1.i386.rpm $ ls ./Download/Red_carpet/ rcd-2.2.0.91-0.vv.0.1.i386.rpm rug-2.2.0.90-0.vv.0.1.i386.rpm red-carpet-2.2.3-0.vv.0.1.i386.rpm $ su Password: # rpm -Uvh ~/Download/Red_carpet/* /etc/security/selinux/file_contexts: No such file or directory Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:rcd ########################################### [ 33%] 2:red-carpet ########################################### [ 67%] 3:rug ########################################### [100%] ('/etc/security/selinux/file_contexts: No such file or directory' always displayed) # /sbin/service rcd start Starting rcd: [ OK ] K-Start --> System Tools --> Red Carpet (2 of them created here-both named 'Updates Red Carpet 2.2.3') --> Enter password --> 'Updates Red Carpet 2.2.3' window started --> Actions --> Verify System Dependencies Added and removed some packages Done # rpm -qa | grep gnome | xargs rpm -V /etc/security/selinux/file_contexts: No such file or directory Unsatisfied dependencies for pygnome-libglade-1.4.2-3: pygnome = 1.4.2, pygtk-li bglade = 0.6.9 Unsatisfied dependencies for pygnome-devel-1.4.2-3: pygtk-devel = 0.6.9, pygnome = 1.4.2 S.5....T /usr/share/redhat-switch-printer/switchprinter_gui.pyc Unsatisfied dependencies for pygnome-1.4.2-3: pygtk = 0.6.9 Unsatisfied dependencies for gnome-pilot-applet-2.0.9-0.ximian.5.2: gnome-pilot = 2.0.9-0.ximian.5.2 Still have some dependencis in short B.R. Stephen _______________________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com.hk address at http://mail.english.yahoo.com.hk
