x-session-manager[6164]: WARNING: Application 'gnome-wm.desktop' failed to register before timeout

[JB]

Today I updated my Ubuntu and now my Gnome Desktop is not start correctly. I can't switch my theme. I get the error that gnome-settings-daemon could not start.

I find only that in my logs:

Oct 22 15:00:56 desktop x-session-manager[6164]: WARNING: Application 'gnome-wm.desktop' failed to register before timeout
Oct 22 15:01:06 desktop x-session-manager[6164]: WARNING: Application 'libcanberra-login-sound.desktop' failed to register before timeout

cat /etc/*release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=intrepid
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 8.10"

uname -a
Linux desktop 2.6.27-7-server #1 SMP Wed Oct 22 01:25:19 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

[JB (jb-ubuntu1804)]

~$ gnome-settings-daemon --no-daemon --debug
** (gnome-settings-daemon:10312): DEBUG: Successfully connected to D-Bus
** (gnome-settings-daemon:10312): DEBUG: Starting settings manager
** (gnome-settings-daemon:10312): DEBUG: Loading settings plugins from dir: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/
** (gnome-settings-daemon:10312): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/mouse.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:10312): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Maus' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/mouse.gnome-settings-plugin' location='mouse'
** (gnome-settings-daemon:10312): DEBUG: Monitoring dir /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/mouse for changes
** (gnome-settings-daemon:10312): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/a11y-keyboard.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:10312): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Barrierefreie Tastatur' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/a11y-keyboard.gnome-settings-plugin' location='a11y-keyboard'
** (gnome-settings-daemon:10312): DEBUG: Monitoring dir /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/a11y-keyboard for changes
** (gnome-settings-daemon:10312): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/background.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:10312): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Hintergrund' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/background.gnome-settings-plugin' location='background'
** (gnome-settings-daemon:10312): DEBUG: Monitoring dir /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/background for changes
** (gnome-settings-daemon:10312): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/keybindings.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:10312): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Tastenk�rzel' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/keybindings.gnome-settings-plugin' location='keybindings'
** (gnome-settings-daemon:10312): DEBUG: Monitoring dir /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/keybindings for changes
** (gnome-settings-daemon:10312): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/clipboard.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:10312): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Zwischenablage' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/clipboard.gnome-settings-plugin' location='clipboard'
** (gnome-settings-daemon:10312): DEBUG: Monitoring dir /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/clipboard for changes
** (gnome-settings-daemon:10312): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/sound.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:10312): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Audio' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/sound.gnome-settings-plugin' location='sound'
** (gnome-settings-daemon:10312): DEBUG: Monitoring dir /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/sound for changes
** (gnome-settings-daemon:10312): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/dummy.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:10312): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Dummy' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/dummy.gnome-settings-plugin' location='dummy'
** (gnome-settings-daemon:10312): DEBUG: Monitoring dir /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/dummy for changes
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