[ale] no toolbars in mint 12

[Jay Lozier]

On 01/11/2012 10:23 AM, j at intte.com wrote:
>
>
> On January 11, 2012 at 9:16 AM Jay Lozier <jslozier at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On 01/11/2012 09:08 AM, j at intte.com wrote:
> > >
> > > I have it defaulting to the standard gnome. I am running the same
> > > thing at home with no issues.
> > >
> > > I think it may be a driver issue. Currently installing KDE.
> > >
> >
> > Often with Mint and other 'buntu derivatives I find the Ubuntu
> > documentation helpful. Usually I try there first and have often found
> > the solution there.
> > >
> > >
> > > On January 11, 2012 at 8:52 AM Jay Lozier <jslozier at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi
> > > >
> > > > On 01/11/2012 08:40 AM, j at intte.com wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I just installed mint 12 on my nephew's computer and mint 12 
> has no
> > > > > toolbars at all. (upper or lower).
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I haven't had much luck googling it so-far.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I ran upgrade from the terminal and also installed 
> mint-meta-mate as
> > > > > suggested by this bug report.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/908574
> > > > >
> > > > > Has anyone run across this?
> > > > >
> > > > > Would I be having better luck if I used a word other than
> > > 'toolbar' to
> > > > > describe this problem when I google it?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> > > > When you boot, I assume you are logging in, which DE do you 
> select? I
> > > > use MInt 12 with Gnome and have toolbars. It is third one down. 
> Some of
> > > > the other DE's are much more minimalistic.
> > > >
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> > > > jslozier at gmail.com
> > > >
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>
> Weird - I now have the toolbars but the exact reason is unclear.
>
> I installed 'mate' - not realizing it was another desktop, so I didn't 
> log into it.
>
> At this point I still didn't have toolbars in gnome 3.
>
> I installed KDE and logged in- toolbars work.
>
> I logged into mate- realizing at this time that it was a destop. It 
> had a toolbar.
>
> I logged into gnome 3- now it has toolbars.
>
> So maybe this isn't a driver issue but the exact cause is murky.
>
> In any case it works now.
>
Weird, definitely. I wonder if something was not originally installed 
correctly and when you installed KDE it was updated/installed thus 
fixing the problem
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Jay Lozier
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