Could not launch "Main Menu" option in System Preference
Issue
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Want to get the
microphone
(for Skype) working. -
To achieve this was looking forward for Main Menu option, Could not launch "Main Menu" option in system Preference :
system->>Preferences->>Main Menu
- As soon as I enter the request below message is observed on screen:
Could not launch 'Main Menu'
Cailed to execute child process
"alacarte" (no such file or directory)
- Tried installing
alacarte
but still cannot activate the microphone (external LogitechHD 720P)
[root@example.com]# yum install alacarte.
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Under System -> Preferences -> Sound only "Internal Audio Analog Stereo". Tried both: Line-In and Microphone. Neither option work.
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Does this mean the system cannot use the external camera+microphone (they plug into an USB connector)?
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Tried to install GNU libraries to work around the issue but instead but got stuck with that installation.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5
- microphone (external LogitechHD 720P)
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