Bug#549159: Upgrading libglib2.0-0 breaks gnome-settings-daemon

[Martin Roll]

Josselin Mouette wrote:
> Le jeudi 01 octobre 2009 à 03:46 +0200, Martin Roll a écrit : 
>   
>> Package: libglib2.0-0
>> Version: 2.22.1-1
>> Severity: important
>>
>> Upgrading libglib2.0-0 to version 2.22.1-1 (required by gnome 2.28)
>> breaks gnome-settings-daemon version 2.26.1-2. Therefore most settings
>> cannot be applied while starting the gnome desktop.
>>     
>
> Please report bugs that show up in a program to the said program. The
> bug will be reassigned if needed.
>   

Oh ok, I'm sorry. Just thought this could be the right place as I 
noticed that downgrading libglib2.0-0 to to version 2.20.0-5 seemed to 
help in this case but that's not really an option, as many new packages 
now depend on >=2.22.
I'll keep your hint in mind for the next bug report.

>   
>> Trying to start the gnome appearance dialog leads to the following error message:
>>
>> Unable to start settings manager "gnome-settings-daemon" Without the
>> GNOME settings manager running, some preferences may not take effect.
>> This could indicate a problem with Bonobo, or a non-GNOME (e.g. KDE)
>> settings manager may already be active and conflicting with the GNOME
>> settings manager.
>>     
>
> What output do you get if you try to run gnome-settings-daemon from the
> command line?
>   

Unfortunately, there is no output at all on the command line.

> Cheers, 
>