How to restore unity after gnome-shell installation?

12.04 unity gnome panel

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Solution 1

Re-Installed ubuntu, the name is missing just because I disable guest-account.

Solution 2

Try this:

Just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the command below.

sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop

If you have compizConfig Setting Manager installed then try

ccsm

Solution 3

Just open CCSM, scroll down to Desktop, click on Ubuntu Unity Plugin, make sure Enable Unity Plugin is checked in the box on the left side panel of the CCSM window.

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That fixed mine. No reboot required.

Solution 4

If you were using compizconfig-settings-manager and messed up your desktop. Only thing that worked successfully for me, was repair it with the same program..

Ctrl +Alt+T (To open terminal)
ccsm (To start program.)
Repair what you have messed up.

All other stuff what you can find online, such as

sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop

haven't give any result. It was just waste of time.

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Jhonnytunes

Updated on September 18, 2022

Comments

Jhonnytunes over 1 year
I Just installed gnome-shell in my 12.04 box and, unity disappears from the login screen.

This is what I've done trying to fix:
1. #Exec: unity --reset`
2. Purge and install: indicator-session
3. Set Display full username to true in gsettings
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- dado_eyad almost 12 years
  
  is it related to this? askubuntu.com/questions/126411/…
- Jhonnytunes almost 12 years
  
  I tried "sudo apt-get install indicator-applet-complete" yesterday. By the way, sound applet is working.
Mitch almost 12 years

Let me know if it works.
Jhonnytunes almost 12 years

Didnt work, I've exec that command and reboot, username still missing so do the icon of user.
Jhonnytunes almost 12 years

Do I have to exec: "ccsm" after "sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop" ?
Mitch almost 12 years

No, just try that to see if there is any conflicts, and try to resolve them.
Jhonnytunes almost 12 years

I'll check ASAI arraived home.
Jhonnytunes almost 12 years

Where can I see conflicts? on terminal? CLI doesnt print nothing about conflicts...
Mitch almost 12 years

Oh, sorry, yes you have to run ccsm.
Jhonnytunes almost 12 years

Nothing.... :S.... X-( No queria reinstalar ubuntu otravez..... I dont want to reinstall....
Peachy over 11 years

Yes, there is. See screen-shot.