Unable to start the settings manager ‘gnome-settings-daemon
Problem description
After logged in or went to ” System -> Preferences -> Appearance“, you saw the system give the following error message:
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.
There are several solutions that worked for several guys, such as:
