addpkg cinnamon doesn't add any packages. It might have changed some links for libraries (glib-libraries, maybe?)
Cinnamon _has_ worked before. I can't remember when it stopped working. When I log in from lightdm or slim the login-screen disappears but I only continue to see the background of the login-manager.
It sounds like cinnamon is searching HDD and CD-Drive but on the screen nothing happens.
Sure, it might be a graphical issue. I don't have a xorg.conf.
Code: [Select]lsmod | grep video
(..)
video 12510 1 i915
This works fine here
piper@x1:~$ su
Password:
root@x1:/home/piper# addpkg cinnamon
Fetching siduction cinnamon profile list.
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Fetching for cinnamon profile 960-siduction-cinnamon depend.
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Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'libglib2.0-0-refdbg' for regex 'libglib2.0'
Note, selecting 'libglib2.0-dbg' for regex 'libglib2.0'
Note, selecting 'libglib2.0-0' for regex 'libglib2.0'
Note, selecting 'libglib2.0-dev' for regex 'libglib2.0'
Note, selecting 'libglib2.0-data' for regex 'libglib2.0'
Note, selecting 'libglib2.0-doc' for regex 'libglib2.0'
Note, selecting 'libglib2.0-cil' for regex 'libglib2.0'
Note, selecting 'libglib2.0-0-dbg' for regex 'libglib2.0'
Note, selecting 'libglib2.0-bin' for regex 'libglib2.0'
Note, selecting 'libglib2.0-cil-dev' for regex 'libglib2.0'
Note, selecting 'libglib2.0-tests' for regex 'libglib2.0'
siduction-art-wallpaper-paintitblack is already the newest version.
dconf-service is already the newest version.
desktop-file-utils is already the newest version.
gconf2 is already the newest version.
glib-networking is already the newest version.
libglib2.0-0 is already the newest version.
libglib2.0-bin is already the newest version.
libglib2.0-bin set to manually installed.
libglib2.0-data is already the newest version.
libglib2.0-data set to manually installed.
libglib2.0-dev is already the newest version.
libglib2.0-dev set to manually installed.
p7zip-full is already the newest version.
shared-mime-info is already the newest version.
The following extra packages will be installed:
abiword-common accountsservice apg audacious-plugins audacious-plugins-data bamfdaemon brasero-common caribou cinnamon-common
cinnamon-control-center cinnamon-control-center-data cinnamon-desktop-data cinnamon-screensaver cinnamon-session cinnamon-session-common
cinnamon-settings-daemon cjs cli-common cups-pk-helper dconf-cli dconf-editor evince-common evolution-data-server-common file-roller gcr
gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0 gir1.2-atk-1.0 gir1.2-atspi-2.0 gir1.2-caribou-1.0 gir1.2-cinnamondesktop-3.0 gir1.2-clutter-1.0
gir1.2-cmenu-3.0 gir1.2-cogl-1.0 gir1.2-coglpango-1.0 gir1.2-freedesktop gir1.2-gconf-2.0 gir1.2-gdesktopenums-3.0 gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0
gir1.2-gkbd-3.0 gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-gnomedesktop-3.0 gir1.2-gstreamer-0.10 gir1.2-gtk-3.0 gir1.2-gtkclutter-1.0
gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-3.0 gir1.2-json-1.0 gir1.2-meta-muffin-0.0 gir1.2-networkmanager-1.0 gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0 gir1.2-pango-1.0
gir1.2-peas-1.0 gir1.2-polkit-1.0 gir1.2-soup-2.4 gir1.2-upowerglib-1.0 gir1.2-webkit-3.0 gir1.2-xkl-1.0 gkbd-capplet gnome-js-common
gnome-session-bin gnome-settings-daemon gnome-terminal-data gnumeric-common gstreamer0.10-gconf gstreamer0.10-plugins-base
gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gstreamer1.0-plugins-good hexchat-common ladspa-sdk libabiword-3.0 libaccountsservice0 libatk-adaptor
libaudcore2 libbamf3-0 libbinio1ldbl libboost-thread1.55.0 libbrasero-media3-1 libcamel-1.2-49 libcanberra-pulse libcaribou-common
libcaribou0 libchamplain-0.12-0 libchamplain-gtk-0.12-0 libcinnamon-control-center1 libcinnamon-desktop4 libcinnamon-menu-3-0 libcjs0
libclutter-1.0-0 libclutter-gtk-1.0-0 libcogl-pango20 libcogl-path20 libcogl20 libcue1 libdbusmenu-glib4 libdbusmenu-gtk3-4 libdiscid0
libdnet libebackend-1.2-7 libebook-1.2-14 libebook-contacts-1.2-0 libecal-1.2-16 libedata-book-1.2-20 libedataserver-1.2-18
libevdocument3-4 libevview3-3 libexempi3 libfftw3-3 libfftw3-long3 libgail-3-0 libgail-common libgck-1-0 libgcr-3-common libgcr-base-3-1
libgcr-ui-3-1 libgda-5.0-4 libgda-5.0-common libgeocode-glib0 libgmime-2.6-0 libgmlib1 libgmtk1 libgmtk1-data libgnome-bluetooth13
libgnome-desktop-3-10 libgnomekbd-common libgnomekbd8 libgoffice-0.10-10 libgoffice-0.10-10-common libgpod4 libgsf-1-114 libgsf-1-common
libgtksourceview-3.0-1 libgtksourceview-3.0-common libguess1 libgweather-3-6 libgweather-common libgxps2 libinput5 libiptcdata0
libkpathsea6 libmediaart-1.0-0 libmms0 libmono-corlib4.0-cil libmono-corlib4.5-cil libmono-security4.0-cil
libmono-system-configuration4.0-cil libmono-system-security4.0-cil libmono-system-xml4.0-cil libmono-system4.0-cil libmowgli-2-0
libmozjs185-1.0 libmuffin0 libmusicbrainz3-6 libnautilus-extension1a libnemo-extension1 libnm-gtk-common libnm-gtk0 libots0 libpeas-1.0-0
libpeas-common libphonenumber6 libplank-common libplank0 libpoppler-glib8 libprotobuf9 libqqwing2 libquvi-scripts libquvi7 libroar-compat2
libroar2 libseed-gtk3-0 libsidplayfp3 libslp1 libsoxr0 libtelepathy-glib0 libtotem-plparser18 libtracker-control-1.0-0
libtracker-sparql-1.0-0 libvte-2.91-0 libvte-2.91-common libwacom-common libwacom2 libwmf0.2-7 libwnck-3-0 libwnck-3-common libwv-1.2-4
libxres1 libyelp0 mono-4.0-gac mono-gac mono-runtime mono-runtime-common mono-runtime-sgen muffin-common nautilus-data nemo-data
network-manager-gnome p11-kit p11-kit-modules plank policykit-1-gnome python-gconf python-gi-cairo python-pam python-pyatspi
python-pyinotify python3-dbus python3-gi qt-at-spi swh-plugins veromix-common xwayland yelp-xsl
Suggested packages:
gnome-control-center libdvdcss2 python-opencv gstreamer0.10-pulseaudio libcanberra-gtk-module nautilus arj lha lzip lzop ncompress
rpm2cpio rzip sharutils unace unalz zoo gnome-screensaver gnumeric-plugins-extra fonts-lyx fonts-stix otf-stix fonts-oflb-asana-math
fonts-mathjax mozplugger gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad libdiscid0-dbg dnet-common libfftw3-bin libfftw3-dev libgda-5.0-bin libgda-5.0-mysql
libgda-5.0-postgres monodoc-gtk2.0-manual devhelp libgmlib1-dbg libgmtk1-dbg libmono-i18n4.0-all libroar-plugins-universal
roaraudio-server libmuroar0 slpd socat sidplayfp openslp-doc xdg-user-dirs network-manager-openconnect-gnome network-manager-openvpn-gnome
network-manager-vpnc-gnome network-manager-pptp-gnome python-gnome2-doc python-pyinotify-doc python-dbus-doc python3-dbus-dbg
gstreamer1.0-lame gstreamer1.0-plugins-really-bad
Recommended packages:
abiword-plugin-grammar abiword-plugin-mathview aspell-en aspell-dictionary mousetweaks gnome-power-manager xfce4-power-manager unar
gnumeric-doc gstreamer0.10-x gstreamer1.0-x libnotify-bin myspell-it myspell-pl hunspell-ro gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly
libclutter-1.0-common libcogl-common libgpod-common libmono-i18n-west4.0-cil binfmt-support tracker-utils tracker-gui tracker-miner-fs
gnome-user-guide
The following packages will be REMOVED:
libgpod4-nogtk
The following NEW packages will be installed:
abiword abiword-common abw2odt accountsservice apg audacious audacious-plugins audacious-plugins-data bamfdaemon brasero brasero-common
caribou cinnamon cinnamon-backgrounds cinnamon-common cinnamon-control-center cinnamon-control-center-data cinnamon-desktop-data
cinnamon-l10n cinnamon-screensaver cinnamon-session cinnamon-session-common cinnamon-settings-daemon cjs cli-common cups-pk-helper
dconf-cli dconf-editor dconf-tools eog evince evince-common evolution-data-server-common file-roller gcr gecko-mediaplayer
gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0 gir1.2-atk-1.0 gir1.2-atspi-2.0 gir1.2-caribou-1.0 gir1.2-cinnamondesktop-3.0 gir1.2-clutter-1.0
gir1.2-cmenu-3.0 gir1.2-cogl-1.0 gir1.2-coglpango-1.0 gir1.2-freedesktop gir1.2-gconf-2.0 gir1.2-gdesktopenums-3.0 gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0
gir1.2-gkbd-3.0 gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-gnomedesktop-3.0 gir1.2-gstreamer-0.10 gir1.2-gtk-3.0 gir1.2-gtkclutter-1.0
gir1.2-gtksource-3.0 gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-3.0 gir1.2-json-1.0 gir1.2-meta-muffin-0.0 gir1.2-networkmanager-1.0 gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0
gir1.2-pango-1.0 gir1.2-peas-1.0 gir1.2-polkit-1.0 gir1.2-soup-2.4 gir1.2-upowerglib-1.0 gir1.2-webkit-3.0 gir1.2-xkl-1.0 gkbd-capplet
gnome-calculator gnome-desktop3-data gnome-js-common gnome-keyring gnome-media gnome-menus gnome-mplayer gnome-screenshot
gnome-session-bin gnome-settings-daemon gnome-sudoku gnome-terminal gnome-terminal-data gnumeric gnumeric-common gstreamer0.10-gconf
gstreamer0.10-plugins-base gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gstreamer1.0-plugins-good hexchat hexchat-common iagno icedove icedove-l10n-de
icedove-l10n-en-gb icedove-l10n-it icedove-l10n-pl icedove-l10n-pt-br icedove-l10n-ro iceweasel iceweasel-l10n-de iceweasel-l10n-en-gb
iceweasel-l10n-it iceweasel-l10n-pl iceweasel-l10n-pt-br iceweasel-l10n-ro ladspa-sdk libabiword-3.0 libaccountsservice0 libatk-adaptor
libaudcore2 libbamf3-0 libbinio1ldbl libboost-thread1.55.0 libbrasero-media3-1 libcamel-1.2-49 libcanberra-pulse libcaribou-common
libcaribou0 libchamplain-0.12-0 libchamplain-gtk-0.12-0 libcinnamon-control-center1 libcinnamon-desktop4 libcinnamon-menu-3-0 libcjs0
libclutter-1.0-0 libclutter-gtk-1.0-0 libcogl-pango20 libcogl-path20 libcogl20 libcue1 libdbusmenu-glib4 libdbusmenu-gtk3-4 libdiscid0
libdnet libebackend-1.2-7 libebook-1.2-14 libebook-contacts-1.2-0 libecal-1.2-16 libedata-book-1.2-20 libedataserver-1.2-18
libevdocument3-4 libevview3-3 libexempi3 libfftw3-3 libfftw3-long3 libgail-3-0 libgail-common libgck-1-0 libgcr-3-common libgcr-base-3-1
libgcr-ui-3-1 libgda-5.0-4 libgda-5.0-common libgeocode-glib0 libglib2.0-0-dbg libglib2.0-0-refdbg libglib2.0-cil libglib2.0-cil-dev
libglib2.0-doc libglib2.0-tests libgmime-2.6-0 libgmlib1 libgmtk1 libgmtk1-data libgnome-bluetooth13 libgnome-desktop-3-10
libgnomekbd-common libgnomekbd8 libgoffice-0.10-10 libgoffice-0.10-10-common libgpod4 libgsf-1-114 libgsf-1-common libgtksourceview-3.0-1
libgtksourceview-3.0-common libguess1 libgweather-3-6 libgweather-common libgxps2 libinput5 libiptcdata0 libkpathsea6 libmediaart-1.0-0
libmms0 libmono-corlib4.0-cil libmono-corlib4.5-cil libmono-security4.0-cil libmono-system-configuration4.0-cil
libmono-system-security4.0-cil libmono-system-xml4.0-cil libmono-system4.0-cil libmowgli-2-0 libmozjs185-1.0 libmuffin0 libmusicbrainz3-6
libnautilus-extension1a libnemo-extension1 libnm-gtk-common libnm-gtk0 libots0 libpam-gnome-keyring libpeas-1.0-0 libpeas-common
libphonenumber6 libplank-common libplank0 libpoppler-glib8 libprotobuf9 libqqwing2 libquvi-scripts libquvi7 libroar-compat2 libroar2
libseed-gtk3-0 libsidplayfp3 libslp1 libsoxr0 libtelepathy-glib0 libtotem-plparser18 libtracker-control-1.0-0 libtracker-sparql-1.0-0
libvte-2.91-0 libvte-2.91-common libwacom-common libwacom2 libwmf0.2-7 libwnck-3-0 libwnck-3-common libwv-1.2-4 libxres1 libyelp0 medit
mono-4.0-gac mono-gac mono-runtime mono-runtime-common mono-runtime-sgen muffin muffin-common nautilus-data nemo nemo-data nemo-fileroller
network-manager-gnome p11-kit p11-kit-modules plank policykit-1-gnome python-gconf python-gi-cairo python-pam python-pyatspi
python-pyinotify python3-dbus python3-gi qt-at-spi siduction-art-cinnamon-paintitblack siduction-settings-cinnamon-paintitblack
siduction-settings-plank sound-juicer sound-theme-freedesktop swell-foop swh-plugins thin-provisioning-tools tracker vcdimager veromix
veromix-common xwayland yelp yelp-xsl
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I think the problem is you already have it installed by using
cinnamon-desktop-enviromentLike said above by musca, it installs a lot of gnome stuff, that could* be whats screwing things up
'aptitude full-upgrade' * could also have something to do with it.
6.2.3. System Upgrade (debian manual)
apt-get is slightly more demanding than aptitude
because it will refuse to install packages which were not installed beforehand.
I myself am not a fan of aptitude , but if you know how to use it correctly, should not create harm, OTOH can be dangerous in sid.