Bug#761204: mate-desktop-environment-extras: Mate DE doesn't start once installed after vanilla Debian install
Fabian Rodriguez
magicfab at member.fsf.org
Thu Sep 11 16:58:32 UTC 2014
Package: mate-desktop-environment-extras
Version: 1.8.0+7~bpo70+1
Severity: important
After a plain Debian 7 install, installing mate-desktop-environment-extras doesn' t result in a fully-functional Mate environment.
Steps to reproduce:
- Install Debian 7 from debian-7.6.0-amd64-netinst.iso
- Leave Debian Desktop out in dselect choices during install
- Add Debian Backports to source, update repositories
- Update Kernel from Debian Backports
- Reboot, expecting graphical environment to start
Instead, a text login prompt appears.
I followed instructions from wiki.mate-desktop.org/download.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.6
APT prefers stable-updates
APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 3.14-0.bpo.2-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=fr_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages mate-desktop-environment-extras depends on:
ii mate-desktop-environment 1.8.0+7~bpo70+1
Versions of packages mate-desktop-environment-extras recommends:
ii caja-gksu 1.8.0-1~bpo70+1
ii caja-image-converter 1.8.0-1~bpo70+1
ii caja-open-terminal 1.8.0-1~bpo70+1
ii caja-sendto 1.8.0-1~bpo70+1
ii caja-share 1.8.0-1~bpo70+1
ii dconf-tools 0.12.1-3
ii gnome-keyring 3.4.1-5
ii mate-gnome-main-menu-applet 1.8.0-2~bpo70+1
ii mate-netspeed 1.8.0+dfsg1-2~bpo70+1
ii mate-sensors-applet 1.8.0+dfsg1-1~bpo70+1
ii mate-user-share 1.8.0+dfsg1-2~bpo70+1
ii mozo 1.8.0-1~bpo70+1
ii yelp 3.4.2-1+b1
Versions of packages mate-desktop-environment-extras suggests:
pn mate-netbook <none>
pn mate-user-guide <none>
-- no debconf information
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