[Bio-Linux] Biolinux screen is missing

[Tony Travis]

On 26/10/15 05:00, Ramendra Sarma wrote:
> Hi,
> I want to use my Bio Linux 8 desktop back ground which I lost somehow.
> In 'System Settings / Appearance / Wallpapers / ", the use of path " 
> /var/spool/BL_auto_cycling_background.jpg" is not helping. The commnand
> ~$ dpkg -L bio-linux-themes-v8  returns with the message "Package
> `bio-linux-themes-v8' does not contain any files (!)".
> How to resolve the issue?

Hi, Ramen.

Check that the package is installed and you are not just looking at the
entry for remaining configuration files left after removing it (or it
being removed automatically). It should look something like this:

> ajt at beluga:~$ dpkg -l bio-linux-themes-v8
> Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
> | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
> |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
> ||/ Name                        Version            Architecture       Description
> +++-===========================-==================-==================-===========================================================
> ii  bio-linux-themes-v8         8.0-22             all                Graphics, icons, wallpaper and desktop settings for Bio-Lin

If it says "rc" instead of "ii", then the package was removed leaving
its configuration files still installed (i.e. not 'purged').

The files contained in the package are:

> ajt at beluga:~$ dpkg -L bio-linux-themes-v8
> /.
> /usr
> /usr/share
> /usr/share/gdm
> /usr/share/gdm/themes
> /usr/share/gdm/themes/bio-linux5
> /usr/share/gdm/themes/bio-linux5/screenshot.png
> /usr/share/gdm/themes/bio-linux5/GdmGreeterTheme.desktop
> /usr/share/gdm/themes/bio-linux5/quit.png
> /usr/share/gdm/themes/bio-linux5/dna-1400x1250.jpg
> /usr/share/gdm/themes/bio-linux5/options.png
> /usr/share/gdm/themes/bio-linux5/language.png
> /usr/share/gdm/themes/bio-linux5/bio-linux5.xml
> /usr/share/gdm/themes/bio-linux5/nebc.png
> /usr/share/gdm/themes/bio-linux5/nerc.png
> /usr/share/gdm/themes/bio-linux5/system.png
> /usr/share/gdm/themes/bio-linux5/session.png
> /usr/share/gdm/themes/bio-linux5/nebclogo.png
> /usr/share/glib-2.0
> /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas
> /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/mate-bl.gschema.override
> /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/zz-bio-linux.gschema.override
> /usr/share/doc
> /usr/share/doc/bio-linux-themes-v8
> /usr/share/doc/bio-linux-themes-v8/README.Bio-Linux
> /usr/share/doc/bio-linux-themes-v8/credits.txt
> /usr/share/bio-linux-icons
> /usr/share/bio-linux-icons/nebc_piclogo_bl.png
> /usr/share/bio-linux-icons/nebc_piclogo.png
> /usr/share/gconf
> /usr/share/gconf/defaults
> /usr/share/gconf/defaults/95_bio-linux-settings.entries
> /usr/share/backgrounds
> /usr/share/backgrounds/BL_Butterfly_by_Tony_Travis.jpg
> /usr/share/backgrounds/BL_Lycaena_tityrus_by_Bas_van_Schooten.jpg
> /usr/share/backgrounds/BL_Jellyfish_by_Tony_Travis.jpg
> /usr/share/backgrounds/BL_Bat_by_Bas_van_Schooten.jpg
> /usr/share/backgrounds/BL_Bee_by_Stefan_Buzoianu.jpg
> /usr/share/backgrounds/BL_Blossom_by_Itaru_Dekio.jpg
> /usr/share/backgrounds/Grasshopper_by_Marcin_Jankowski_BL_Logo.jpg
> /usr/share/backgrounds/BL_Berries_by_Sergui_Ponochevny.jpg
> /usr/share/backgrounds/BL_Penguin_Silhouette_by_Matthias_Zepper.jpg
> /usr/share/backgrounds/BL_Travertine_Encrustation_by_Katherine_Wright.jpg
> /usr/share/backgrounds/bio-linux-5.jpg
> /usr/share/backgrounds/BL_Golden_Grass_by_James_Mategko.jpg
> /usr/share/bio-linux-themes-v8
> /usr/share/bio-linux-themes-v8/bl_wallpaper_cycler.sh

Check to see if any of these files are still present.

If necessary, re-install the package:

  sudo apt-get --reinstall install bio-linux-themes-v8

HTH,

  Tony.

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