"Computer menu" has stopped working

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#1

Hi everyone,

I’ve been using openSUSE 11.0 for about three weeks, and have found it very user-friendly. This morning, the “computer menu” (at the bottom left of the screen on my (Gnome) desktop environment) stopped working. I click on it (left or right click), and nothing happens. The mouse is OK otherwise.

Has anyone seen this before? What are the possible causes?

Thanks,
nh14

#2

Many Gnome users, including myself, have had this problem.

The temporary solution is to remove “gnome-web-photo” from YaST Package Manager (unisntall the package).

Many of us have also submitted Bug reports, which have been consolidated to this topic: Click Here.

Hope that solves the problem, at least for the time being, until it is fixed. :slight_smile:

#3

Thanks! I’d had problems with gnome-web-photo repeatedly crashing, but I didn’t associate that issue with Gnome Main Menu not working.

Before I saw your reply, I rebooted, and the “Computer” button disappeared from the panel completely. I’ve uninstalled gnome-web-photo and logged out and in again, but the Computer button is still missing.

Any ideas on how I could get it back? Or should I switch to XFCE? :slight_smile:

Thanks again.

#4

Try a right click on the panel , select ‘add to panel’ and drag the ’ Main Menu ’ item back in.

Hope that helps,
Wj

#5

Thanks – I should have thought of that! :slight_smile: It’s now fixed.

nh14