Bug#348653: libgconf2-4: Apps dependent on gconfd-2 fail if a GNOME 1 app has been started first

[Josselin Mouette]

Le mercredi 18 janvier 2006 à 09:06 +0000, Mike Brodbelt a écrit :
> When a GNOME 1 application is started it auto starts a copy of gconfd-1
> on behalf of the user who starts the app. If an application that
> requires gconfd-2 is subsequently started, the presence of an already
> running gconfd-1 process prevents the automatic startup of gconfd-2, and
> the application fails.

Could you please start both applications in a terminal and show us the
output?

> The gconfd-2 package shouls override gconfd-1 where it is installed so
> that all gconf reliant apps start gconfd-2 in preference. Tagged as
> important as it breaks apparently unrelated software on the system,
> though it's relatively easy to work around once you realise what's
> happening.

Unfortunately this isn't possible, as gconfd-1 and gconfd-2 are
incompatible. However they should be able to run together.

Regards,
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