How do I get the gnome-terminal and Nautilus back on Ubuntu 18.10? They won't open
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A little background. I got tired of fussing with 18.04 to get mn Nvidia GPU working properly and went ahead and upgraded to 18.10. Fixed the issue perfectly but terminal would not launch. It would just spin as if loading and then nothing. Same with Nautilus. I decided to completely nuke the install and start over with a fresh install of 18.10. Once I finally got that running everything seemed fine. I started installing a small boatload of packages in R and Python last night. I also implemented a hack to have numlock on using this tutorial.
http://tipsonubuntu.com/2018/06/17/enable-numlock-tap-click-ubuntu-18-04-login-screen/
I had also turned on Night Light and I am not sure what else. This morning I woke up and logged in and it now terminal and Nautilus do not open anymore. Did the numlock hack or anything else I did break these two tools? Is there a way to restore them or is my only option to install an alternative? I tried Xterm but on a 4k screen it is unreadable. Same with using Alt+Ctrl+F3.
An ideas?
Here is a little extra info when I try to run from Xterm.
me@PC-UBUNTU:~$ gnome-terminal # Error constructing proxy for
org.gnome.Terminal:/org/gnome/Terminal/Factory0: Error calling
StartServiceByName for org.gnome.Terminal: Timeout was reached
Nautilus will launch from Xterm and the Favorites icon will work but after any change in Xterm it closes or does not reopen. Here is the error there.
me@PC-UBUNTU:~$ nautilus
Nautilus-Share-Message: 07:21:12.457: Called "net usershare info" but it
failed: Failed to execute child process “net” (No such file or directory)
Side note. Tried to open a .Xresources file with the text editor and that will not open either. Seems to be something that has disabled these native apps from functioning properly.
UPDATE: When I launch gedit from Xterm it opens but I also get this error in terminal
** (gedit:12550): WARNING **: AT-SPI: Could not obtain desktop path or name
command-line gnome nautilus gnome-terminal 18.10
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A little background. I got tired of fussing with 18.04 to get mn Nvidia GPU working properly and went ahead and upgraded to 18.10. Fixed the issue perfectly but terminal would not launch. It would just spin as if loading and then nothing. Same with Nautilus. I decided to completely nuke the install and start over with a fresh install of 18.10. Once I finally got that running everything seemed fine. I started installing a small boatload of packages in R and Python last night. I also implemented a hack to have numlock on using this tutorial.
http://tipsonubuntu.com/2018/06/17/enable-numlock-tap-click-ubuntu-18-04-login-screen/
I had also turned on Night Light and I am not sure what else. This morning I woke up and logged in and it now terminal and Nautilus do not open anymore. Did the numlock hack or anything else I did break these two tools? Is there a way to restore them or is my only option to install an alternative? I tried Xterm but on a 4k screen it is unreadable. Same with using Alt+Ctrl+F3.
An ideas?
Here is a little extra info when I try to run from Xterm.
me@PC-UBUNTU:~$ gnome-terminal # Error constructing proxy for
org.gnome.Terminal:/org/gnome/Terminal/Factory0: Error calling
StartServiceByName for org.gnome.Terminal: Timeout was reached
Nautilus will launch from Xterm and the Favorites icon will work but after any change in Xterm it closes or does not reopen. Here is the error there.
me@PC-UBUNTU:~$ nautilus
Nautilus-Share-Message: 07:21:12.457: Called "net usershare info" but it
failed: Failed to execute child process “net” (No such file or directory)
Side note. Tried to open a .Xresources file with the text editor and that will not open either. Seems to be something that has disabled these native apps from functioning properly.
UPDATE: When I launch gedit from Xterm it opens but I also get this error in terminal
** (gedit:12550): WARNING **: AT-SPI: Could not obtain desktop path or name
command-line gnome nautilus gnome-terminal 18.10
asked Nov 22 at 11:59
MixedBeans
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About this part: "I started installing a small boatload of packages in R and Python last night." - did you by any chance install some packages usingpip? That can cause some issues like this, specially if you used it withsudo.
– Logix
Nov 22 at 14:47
Please add output ofwhich python2; which python3; which pythonandsudo apt-get checkto the question (you can use SSH if have problems with DE).
– N0rbert
Nov 22 at 16:08
@Logix From what I recall everything was through Pycharm or RStudio.
– MixedBeans
Nov 22 at 17:38
@N0rbert /usr/bin/python2 ; /usr/bin/python3 ; /usr/bin/python For sudo apt-get check I don't get anything unusual Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done
– MixedBeans
Nov 22 at 17:43
Added an update for an error when I try and open gedit.
– MixedBeans
Nov 22 at 17:54
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A little background. I got tired of fussing with 18.04 to get mn Nvidia GPU working properly and went ahead and upgraded to 18.10. Fixed the issue perfectly but terminal would not launch. It would just spin as if loading and then nothing. Same with Nautilus. I decided to completely nuke the install and start over with a fresh install of 18.10. Once I finally got that running everything seemed fine. I started installing a small boatload of packages in R and Python last night. I also implemented a hack to have numlock on using this tutorial.
http://tipsonubuntu.com/2018/06/17/enable-numlock-tap-click-ubuntu-18-04-login-screen/
I had also turned on Night Light and I am not sure what else. This morning I woke up and logged in and it now terminal and Nautilus do not open anymore. Did the numlock hack or anything else I did break these two tools? Is there a way to restore them or is my only option to install an alternative? I tried Xterm but on a 4k screen it is unreadable. Same with using Alt+Ctrl+F3.
An ideas?
Here is a little extra info when I try to run from Xterm.
me@PC-UBUNTU:~$ gnome-terminal # Error constructing proxy for
org.gnome.Terminal:/org/gnome/Terminal/Factory0: Error calling
StartServiceByName for org.gnome.Terminal: Timeout was reached
Nautilus will launch from Xterm and the Favorites icon will work but after any change in Xterm it closes or does not reopen. Here is the error there.
me@PC-UBUNTU:~$ nautilus
Nautilus-Share-Message: 07:21:12.457: Called "net usershare info" but it
failed: Failed to execute child process “net” (No such file or directory)
Side note. Tried to open a .Xresources file with the text editor and that will not open either. Seems to be something that has disabled these native apps from functioning properly.
UPDATE: When I launch gedit from Xterm it opens but I also get this error in terminal
** (gedit:12550): WARNING **: AT-SPI: Could not obtain desktop path or name
command-line gnome nautilus gnome-terminal 18.10
asked Nov 22 at 11:59
MixedBeans
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A little background. I got tired of fussing with 18.04 to get mn Nvidia GPU working properly and went ahead and upgraded to 18.10. Fixed the issue perfectly but terminal would not launch. It would just spin as if loading and then nothing. Same with Nautilus. I decided to completely nuke the install and start over with a fresh install of 18.10. Once I finally got that running everything seemed fine. I started installing a small boatload of packages in R and Python last night. I also implemented a hack to have numlock on using this tutorial.
http://tipsonubuntu.com/2018/06/17/enable-numlock-tap-click-ubuntu-18-04-login-screen/
I had also turned on Night Light and I am not sure what else. This morning I woke up and logged in and it now terminal and Nautilus do not open anymore. Did the numlock hack or anything else I did break these two tools? Is there a way to restore them or is my only option to install an alternative? I tried Xterm but on a 4k screen it is unreadable. Same with using Alt+Ctrl+F3.
An ideas?
Here is a little extra info when I try to run from Xterm.
me@PC-UBUNTU:~$ gnome-terminal # Error constructing proxy for
org.gnome.Terminal:/org/gnome/Terminal/Factory0: Error calling
StartServiceByName for org.gnome.Terminal: Timeout was reached
Nautilus will launch from Xterm and the Favorites icon will work but after any change in Xterm it closes or does not reopen. Here is the error there.
me@PC-UBUNTU:~$ nautilus
Nautilus-Share-Message: 07:21:12.457: Called "net usershare info" but it
failed: Failed to execute child process “net” (No such file or directory)
Side note. Tried to open a .Xresources file with the text editor and that will not open either. Seems to be something that has disabled these native apps from functioning properly.
UPDATE: When I launch gedit from Xterm it opens but I also get this error in terminal
** (gedit:12550): WARNING **: AT-SPI: Could not obtain desktop path or name
command-line gnome nautilus gnome-terminal 18.10
command-line gnome nautilus gnome-terminal 18.10
asked Nov 22 at 11:59
MixedBeans
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MixedBeans
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About this part: "I started installing a small boatload of packages in R and Python last night." - did you by any chance install some packages usingpip? That can cause some issues like this, specially if you used it withsudo.
– Logix
Nov 22 at 14:47
Please add output ofwhich python2; which python3; which pythonandsudo apt-get checkto the question (you can use SSH if have problems with DE).
– N0rbert
Nov 22 at 16:08
@Logix From what I recall everything was through Pycharm or RStudio.
– MixedBeans
Nov 22 at 17:38
@N0rbert /usr/bin/python2 ; /usr/bin/python3 ; /usr/bin/python For sudo apt-get check I don't get anything unusual Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done
– MixedBeans
Nov 22 at 17:43
Added an update for an error when I try and open gedit.
– MixedBeans
Nov 22 at 17:54
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About this part: "I started installing a small boatload of packages in R and Python last night." - did you by any chance install some packages usingpip? That can cause some issues like this, specially if you used it withsudo.
– Logix
Nov 22 at 14:47
Please add output ofwhich python2; which python3; which pythonandsudo apt-get checkto the question (you can use SSH if have problems with DE).
– N0rbert
Nov 22 at 16:08
@Logix From what I recall everything was through Pycharm or RStudio.
– MixedBeans
Nov 22 at 17:38
@N0rbert /usr/bin/python2 ; /usr/bin/python3 ; /usr/bin/python For sudo apt-get check I don't get anything unusual Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done
– MixedBeans
Nov 22 at 17:43
Added an update for an error when I try and open gedit.
– MixedBeans
Nov 22 at 17:54
About this part: "I started installing a small boatload of packages in R and Python last night." - did you by any chance install some packages using
pip? That can cause some issues like this, specially if you used it with sudo.– Logix
Nov 22 at 14:47
About this part: "I started installing a small boatload of packages in R and Python last night." - did you by any chance install some packages using
pip? That can cause some issues like this, specially if you used it with sudo.– Logix
Nov 22 at 14:47
Please add output of
which python2; which python3; which python and sudo apt-get check to the question (you can use SSH if have problems with DE).– N0rbert
Nov 22 at 16:08
Please add output of
which python2; which python3; which python and sudo apt-get check to the question (you can use SSH if have problems with DE).– N0rbert
Nov 22 at 16:08
@Logix From what I recall everything was through Pycharm or RStudio.
– MixedBeans
Nov 22 at 17:38
@Logix From what I recall everything was through Pycharm or RStudio.
– MixedBeans
Nov 22 at 17:38
@N0rbert /usr/bin/python2 ; /usr/bin/python3 ; /usr/bin/python For sudo apt-get check I don't get anything unusual Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done
– MixedBeans
Nov 22 at 17:43
@N0rbert /usr/bin/python2 ; /usr/bin/python3 ; /usr/bin/python For sudo apt-get check I don't get anything unusual Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done
– MixedBeans
Nov 22 at 17:43
Added an update for an error when I try and open gedit.
– MixedBeans
Nov 22 at 17:54
Added an update for an error when I try and open gedit.
– MixedBeans
Nov 22 at 17:54
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About this part: "I started installing a small boatload of packages in R and Python last night." - did you by any chance install some packages using
pip? That can cause some issues like this, specially if you used it withsudo.– Logix
Nov 22 at 14:47
Please add output of
which python2; which python3; which pythonandsudo apt-get checkto the question (you can use SSH if have problems with DE).– N0rbert
Nov 22 at 16:08
@Logix From what I recall everything was through Pycharm or RStudio.
– MixedBeans
Nov 22 at 17:38
@N0rbert /usr/bin/python2 ; /usr/bin/python3 ; /usr/bin/python For sudo apt-get check I don't get anything unusual Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done
– MixedBeans
Nov 22 at 17:43
Added an update for an error when I try and open gedit.
– MixedBeans
Nov 22 at 17:54