I just tried running KDE and it runs fine. Gnome is still a problem however with messages like: The panel encountered a problem while loading "OAFIID:GNOME_WindowListApplet". Details: Failed to resolve, or extend '!prefs_key=/apps/panel/profiles/default/applets/applet_3/ prefs;background=none:;orient=up;size=medium;locked_down=false Do you want to delete the applet from your configuration?