[clug] Kubuntu 10.04/Lynx (upgrade): systemsettings not working properly

[Scott Ferguson]

> Date: Thu, 06 May 2010 13:02:18 +1000
> From: steve jenkin <sjenkin at canb.auug.org.au>
> To: CLUG List <linux at lists.samba.org>
> Subject: [clug] Kubuntu 10.04/Lynx (upgrade): systemsettings not
> 	working	properly
> Message-ID: <4BE2313A.9090600 at canb.auug.org.au>
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> Running "set date/time" from the desktop doesn't work
> [Shows single Timezone, UTC, and can't set 'NTP' on]
>
> Seems to work OK running from CLI:
>   kdesudo systemsettings
>
> 1. I've done a bit of searching, and problems like this go back a long
> way. Never saw a resolution.
>
> 2. Where are the KDE log files??
>    Can't see anything in /var/log/*
>    If I could see the underlying error, might be fixable.
>
> 3. I presume this has to do with the upgrade from 8.04 (ie. OK in
> straight install)
>    I've installed 'ibus', which was throwing errors from the CLI
>    'purged' some old KDE3 packages.
>
>   There are a number of packages 'held back'.
>   I don't know how to find out why... [Hints?]
>   I've --resinstalled a number of things, no help.
>
>
> Any ideas from the KDExperts on list?
>
> cheers
> s
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Re: "held back"....
does "dpkg --get-selections | grep language-pack" return anything??