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Title: Newly Installed- desktop blank-no panel
Post by: ieyecaptin on January 26, 2023, 05:59:51 AM

Hi,
I installed LL from a disk a few days ago. Yesterday, all of a sudden, the panel, which is normally at the bottom of the screen disappeared. Since then my desktop is blank with nothing but a cursor. I can still right click and access applications, but I have no panel and no ability to shut down etc. For any help I would be very grateful.

Title: Re: Newly Installed- desktop blank-no panel
Post by: stevef on January 26, 2023, 06:28:03 AM

You could try opening a terminal (press ctrl, alt, t together). Then at the prompt type

Code: [Select]

lite-tweaks
followed by return.  This should open the Lite Tweaks utility.  Scroll down and select 'Taskbar Restore'

Click begin.

Title: Re: Newly Installed- desktop blank-no panel
Post by: ieyecaptin on January 26, 2023, 07:13:17 AM

Thanks so much, stevef. That did the trick!

Title: Re: Newly Installed- desktop blank-no panel
Post by: Unforget on May 08, 2023, 06:20:15 AM

I have this problem too, after installing 6.4  there are no icons or taskbar, only blank desktop. Right click is working but apps dont start, only Logout works. Tried with 6.2 too, situation is same. This happens in both live and installed versions.
lite-tweaks, taskbar restore trick doesnt work, giving me errors in Terminal.

Title: Re: Newly Installed- desktop blank-no panel
Post by: stevef on May 08, 2023, 07:32:26 AM

Sounds like you have a different problem.

What error messages do you get when you try running a GUI app like lite-tweaks from the terminal?

Title: Re: Newly Installed- desktop blank-no panel
Post by: Unforget on May 08, 2023, 10:56:46 AM

Failed to load module "xapp-gtk3-module"      six times.

Negative content width -1. Allocation 1, extents 1x1.

Edit: I'm idiot. Problem was with hdmi connected to graphic card while monitor output was on vga. Hdmi had priority. Thank you for your help.

Title: Re: Newly Installed- desktop blank-no panel
Post by: Jerry on May 09, 2023, 12:42:32 AM

Quote from: Unforget on May 08, 2023, 10:56:46 AM

Failed to load module "xapp-gtk3-module"

You'll see that in the Terminal from time to time, it's benign and safe to ignore.