Also, when I try running System > Preferences > Font, I get the following message after about 20 seconds:
"Unable to start the settings manager 'gnome-settings-daemon'.
Without the GNOME settings manager running, some preferences may not take effect. This could indicate a problem with Bonobo, or a non-GNOME (e.g. KDE) settings manager may already be active and conflicting with the GNOME settings manager."
Also, when I try running System > Preferences > Font, I get the following message after about 20 seconds:
"Unable to start the settings manager 'gnome- settings- daemon' .
Without the GNOME settings manager running, some preferences may not take effect. This could indicate a problem with Bonobo, or a non-GNOME (e.g. KDE) settings manager may already be active and conflicting with the GNOME settings manager."
I'm guessing it's related.