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| ====== Frequently Asked Questions ====== | ====== Frequently Asked Questions ====== | ||
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| - | <note>This page is currently under development. It will be subject to much change during the [[http://listengine.tuxfamily.org/lists.tuxfamily.org/slitaz/2010/04/msg00063.html|Documentation sprint]]. The information presented should be correct, though may not be 100% accurately tested. </note> | ||
| Listed here are the most frequently asked questions from the user forums. Please check here to see if your problem has been fixed before starting a new forum thread. | Listed here are the most frequently asked questions from the user forums. Please check here to see if your problem has been fixed before starting a new forum thread. | ||
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| These are organised into per-scenario groups - from system-level through to the desktop. Within each, a symptom describes a give-away identification of the problem; a widely-working solution is then outlined. | These are organised into per-scenario groups - from system-level through to the desktop. Within each, a symptom describes a give-away identification of the problem; a widely-working solution is then outlined. | ||
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| + | ===== General ===== | ||
| + | * [[faq-login|Log-In Problems]] | ||
| + | * [[faq-terminal|Terminals (Copy/Paste etc.)]] | ||
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| + | ===== Package or Software ===== | ||
| + | * [[faq-dependency| An Application Cannot Find Libraries/Files ]] | ||
| + | * [[faq-programfailstorun | A Program Doesn't Run or Quits Unexpectedly ]] | ||
| + | * [[faq-pkgconv | Can I install a package on SliTaz from another distribution? ]] | ||
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| + | ===== Hardware ===== | ||
| + | * ... | ||
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| - | ---- | + | ===== Questions Still Unanswered? ===== |
| + | No problem! We are happy to hear your question over at our [[http://forum.slitaz.org/|Support Forum]] -- or even the [[http://www.slitaz.org/en/mailing-list.html|Mailing List]] if it is a more lengthy discussion -- once you have looked through our [[http://doc.slitaz.org/en:start|documentation]]! | ||
| - | === Cannot Login to Desktop === | + | Answering questions takes time however, to answer them well slightly longer. This time could be better spent for other necessary things, like improving SliTaz or writing documentation. |
| - | == Symptoms == | + | ** Your first post should include the following things: ** |
| - | * Slim, the SliTaz Login Manager, fails with the message: | + | * detailed information about your hardware |
| - | <code> failed to execute login command </code> | + | * e.g the manufacturer and model of your computer, motherboard or (even better) detailed chip information. The latter can be found by running the following command and uploading the generated //SysInfo.txt// file: |
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| + | <code> | ||
| + | echo '=== PCI Devices: ===' >> SysInfo.txt && lspci >> SysInfo.txt && echo '=== USB Devices: ===' \ | ||
| + | >> SysInfo.txt && lsusb >> SysInfo.txt && echo '=== Kernel Modules: ===' >> SysInfo.txt && lsmod >> SysInfo.txt | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| - | == Explanation == | + | * precise information about your SliTaz installation: |
| + | * which version to you have? Stable or Cooking? | ||
| + | * are you using the standard ISO or a specific flavor (XVESA, Lo-RAM etc.)? | ||
| + | * is it installed on a HD or on an USB stick? | ||
| + | * do you know which file-system you used? | ||
| - | This is caused when files in the user's /home directory are not properly configured. The following files must exist, this can be verified with the ''ls -la'' command: | + | * identify when your problem appeared: |
| - | * .Xdefaults | + | * was it just after installation or after an update? |
| - | * .xinitrc | + | * were there any changes to your normal usage pattern or configuration? |
| - | * something else? | + | |
| - | == Solution == | + | This should provide enough system information for help to be provided. |
| - | You should copy the default files from the template located in the /etc/skel directory. This happens automatically when a new user is created with the SliTaz Control Box, but not when using the command-line utilities. Occasionally users experience these files being removed or modified/broken. | + | |
| - | Switch to the root (super) user: | ||
| - | <code> su root </code> | ||
| - | Change to the affected users /home directory: | ||
| - | <code> cd /home/USERNAME </code> | ||
| - | Set the shell options to allow the dot (.) to be included in file names: | ||
| - | <code> shopt -s dotglob </code> | ||
| - | Copy all files, recursively: | ||
| - | <code> cp -r /etc/skel/* /home/USERNAME </code> | ||
| - | Change ownership of all files and directories in the user's home to that of the affected user: | ||
| - | <code> chown -R USERNAME:USERGROUP /home/USERNAME/* </code> | ||
| - | Restore the shell options: | ||
| - | <code> shopt -u dotglob </code> | ||
| - | The essential files should now be restored! | ||
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