How do I fix the problems I'm having with Xfce and Xubuntu?

Posted by Noel Quiles on Ask Ubuntu See other posts from Ask Ubuntu or by Noel Quiles
Published on 2011-12-30T06:52:01Z Indexed on 2012/03/24 5:39 UTC
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I booted into a Xubuntu session and when the splash disappeared it left behind artifacts on the desktop. I went into Desktop to change the background but it stayed completely gray. Not only that, GTK isn't theming any of my windows, nor can I change GTK themes in the settings manager. I recently installed GTK+ 2.x alongside GTK+ 3 for a compatibility issue with xfce-battery-plugin, which also refuses to show anything but 0%. What is going on?

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