missing volume applet and login window changed

Do this:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get install gnome-media

For your second problem, go to system -> administration -> login
window there you can change stuff

Regards,
Vikram Dhillon

~~~
There are lots of Linux users who don't care how the kernel works, but
only want to use it. That is a tribute to how good Linux is.
-- Linus Torvalds

On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 10:42 PM, rbh
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> New question #95386 on Ubuntu:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/95386
>
> Ok I'll try to kill two birds here.  I'm having two problems in which I have no idea how they occured.
> The first is it seems that the volume control applet is missing.  I have tried a number of ways to solve this but nothing is working.
> When I try to add to panel its not there. I tried adding the notification area applet as some suggest but nothing.
> The second question is the login theme changed to kind of a generic window instead of the black one that's on 9.10.  I don't have any idea why it changed and I would like the original back.
> Can anyone help.
> Thanks ~rbh~
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thanks for the reply.
The first part is solved with the volume control but the part with the login screen is not.
The option mentioned in Karmic there is no option to change theme.
Also I don't want to just change the background but the actual theme has changed. So I was hoping to get the original one back.
~rbh

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1333683
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2009/10/change-karmic-gdm.html

Sam's links I tried and got the theme window than pushed customize and changed to human login. This looks like what I want but it didn't change the look on the login. I don't know why.
~rbh~

Did you reboot?

Yes I did its strange

> So I was hoping to get the original one back.
Did you try this?
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?s=760e8d8cce2197d180ceb229b19361e3&p=8161490&postcount=8

when I cut and paste the 1st line it asks me to type in the sudo and then the regular info that appears in the terminal password and for some reason no of the keys type anything in order to type the password in. I hit the keys to type my regular password in and it doesn't type. if I push enter and it brings me down a line I can type but its no longer the password the terminal is wanting to recieve. I type the password and it says sorry command not found.
I hope you understand this.
Thanks for the responses.
rbh

> for some reason no of the keys type anything in order to type the password in

Ok, since you've worked with sudo in a terminal before, I assume you know that no stars or alike appear while typing the (login) password, you'll type 'blind'.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo#Usage

Before messing up privileges, ICEauthority or something else, you may try it via tty,
e.g.
CTRL+ALT+F1 (session)
CTRL+ALT+F2 until F6 (free tty)
CTRL+ALT+F7 (back to GUI)

then:
sudo stop gdm
sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 -t string -s /apps/metacity/general/theme HumanLogin
sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 -t string -s /desktop/gnome/interface/gtk_theme HumanLogin
sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 -t string -s /desktop/gnome/interface/icon_theme HumanLogin
sudo start gdm

Or via recovery mode
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OA-pNGwN9sk/Sn79ZA_E8bI/AAAAAAAAADI/i_-osvACN88/s1600-h/grub.png
choose
drop to root shell (no need for 'sudo' here)
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OA-pNGwN9sk/Sn79mIkBR0I/AAAAAAAAADY/hyDe7u2a-LE/s1600-h/recovery1.png

you know I really appreciate the time you giving me to help solve this annoying little problem but I'm new to all this and the above is hard for me to understand. Is it possible to make it a little more simple like just one of the above options.
Thanks

Ok,
when you've first tried the commands recommended by Vikram to update and install gnome-media, you did open a terminal window, you were asked for your password, you've solved the problem with your volume applet, hence you've typed in your password and it was recognized, right?

If this is true you should be able to issue each of these commands:
sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 -t string -s /apps/metacity/general/theme HumanLogin
sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 -t string -s /desktop/gnome/interface/gtk_theme HumanLogin
sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 -t string -s /desktop/gnome/interface/icon_theme HumanLogin

You wont get any feedback (unless it's an error), afterwards reboot and gdm style should be default again.

I don't like to recommend the complete removal of gdm, as suggested in Bug #446439, because it will remove other packages, such as: gdm-guest-session indicator-applet-session indicator-session ubuntu-desktop
and I don't see the commensurability, you need to reinstall each one of them again.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm/+bug/446439

I was able to add the commands I just didn't understand that I wouldn't see the cursur move when I typed in the password so I typed it in and pushed enter then continued to add the other lines in.
These commands do not seem to work I still have the same login. Its seems that I may have to do the complete removal of the gdm.
If this seems like the only other alternative are you able to instruct me?
Thanks

Since you wrote
> annoying little problem

I thought you might want to wait for a bug fix.
Ok, in case you insist on removing gdm:
sudo -s apt-get purge gdm

As mentioned it will purge now certain packages also which you need to reinstall.
## since the -s option no 'sudo' required for following commands and don't forget the 'exit' command.

apt-get install gdm
apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
apt-get install gdm-guest-session
apt-get install indicator-applet-session
apt-get install indicator-session
exit

## see manpage of 'sudo' about the -s option
man sudo
or
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo#Special%20notes%20on%20sudo%20and%20shells

Ok I'm going to wait for the bug fix and not take any risks. It sounds like you know what your talking about and I don't so I will listen.
So it seems that what has occured with my log in just randomly happened because of a bug?
Thanks again

Long story.
I assume nothing wild will happen when removing and reinstalling all those packages, although it isn't mentioned in the workaround that other essential packages will be removed also.
However, no subscriber complained about collateral events.
As you can see on top, status is 'triaged', so Pedro is researching the issue.

Short story.
The point is, doing any changes, one should know how to deal with consequences in the first place.
Some users can afford it, e.g. they have more pc and lets say one for testing or just reinstall, depends on whatever situation they have.

It's up to you making a cost-benefit analyse, e.g. if you feel the problem is 'little anoying' wait for a bug fix or at least monitor the proceeding.
If it isn't minor for your daily work, take the steps and come back any time if something unexpected happens and we will try to fix it.

I guess I'm going to leave it.
Thanks a lot for the help.