How do I enable GNOME system tools?

Solution 1:

I hope I got you right on what you are trying to do.

Network Connections is in Preferences but you can also start is from the terminal using nm-connection_editor.

Users and Groups is in Administration you can start this one from the terminal too using users-admin.

To manage applications which should start automatically on a system start you use the Startup Applications Preferences application which is in Preferences again.

Solution 2:

You can try some things.

• sudo /etc/init.d/networing restart to restart your network.

• sudo /etc/init.d/network-manager restart to restart your network-manager tool.

• sudo dpkg-reconfigure nm-applet gnome-nettool to remanufacture your network packages.

• sudo gnome-nettool to try open gnome-nettool in root mode, but it didn't work for me. If didn't try it yet, try to move to tty1 (Ctrl+Shift+F1), log in as your user, and type sudo xinit gnome-applet -- :1 to open a windows with gnome-applet tool setted as root.

If you can use or are using KDE, I recommend KNetworkManager (sudo apt-get install knetworkmanager); I use it and I like it very much.

Solution 3:

If my memory serves me for 10.04 the nm-applet provides the network icon in the right hand side of the top panel. You can initiate configuration functions and view connection information by clicking the network manager icon and the selecting the desired function which are performed in GUI.