11 Jun
2008
11 Jun
'08
7:48 p.m.
If it's compiz that's messed up, you should be able to choose a non-compiz session at login (you may have to start up then log out). If you have compiz+gnome, you could try installing kde-desktop (whatever the PCLOS meta-package is) and that would give you a working alternative.
Unfortunately, both compiz and KDE4 are currently at a stage where this kind of thing is going to happen.