2.4 install created sparse settings manager

[galen]

I restored my /home from deja (a backup from xubuntu 14.04)
and it overwrote the skel settings

Theres your problem there. You can't restore from Xubuntu.

That would be useful to add to the documentation, so others don't get stuck

[Jerry]

I restored my /home from deja (a backup from xubuntu 14.04)
and it overwrote the skel settings

Theres your problem there. You can't restore from Xubuntu.

[galen]

It was setup clean /
and home was created by skel
I restored my /home from deja (a backup from xubuntu 14.04)
and it overwrote the skel settings


could something bad  be in ?
~/.local/share/applications/


~/.local/share/session_migration-xfce

[State]
timestamp=1397887747
migrated=00_remove_unityshell_in_gnome_session.py;03_migrate_profile_independent.py;00_remove_gnomecompat_in_unity_session.py;00_remove_decor_in_unity_session.py;00_remove_scalefilter_in_unity_session.py;02_migrate_to_gsettings.py;



/usr/share/applications/xfce-settings-manager.desktop
looks good

[Jerry]

Sound like everything didn't copy to the drive. Are all the applications in /usr/share/applications? What are the specs of the rest of the computer?

[galen]

installed from a media checked DVD to PATA drive desktop
settings manager is now sparse.
only showing are
screensaver
user manager
workspaces
lite upgrade
mime type
settings editor

all updated were applied
no errors found
/var/log

any ideas?