Menu bar now missing

[Nils Kassube]

Phil wrote:
> Kubuntu version 15.04
> 
> After installing Google Earth the desktop background turned black so I
> rebooted the system. On restart the menu bar (the bar that should be
> across the bottom of the screen) is now missing. This had occurred
> recently, and had nothing to do with Google Earth, so I reinstalled
> Kubuntu.
> 
> That was a bit drastic and probably unnecessary because I seemed that
> all I had to do was rename .kde to .kde_old to get things back into
> shape. I had also renamed .config but I'm not sure if that was fix or
> renaming .kde.
> 
> Unfortunately, this time I don't have access to konsole because I
> cannot access the menu. However, I can log in from a laptop using ssh
> and I did rename .kde and it was recreated after a reboot but the
> menu bar is still missing.

In 15.04 there are files in "~/.kde", "~/.config" and "~/.local", so 
maybe you should try to rename the "~/.local" directory also. Other than 
that, you could right-click on the desktop and unlock widgets (if 
necessary). Then right-click on the desktop and add a default panel.


Nils