[ubuntu-uk] Lost desktop not loading at startup

[Colin Law]

On 8 November 2011 20:38, scoundrel50a <scoundrel50a at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 08/11/11 20:14, Colin Law wrote:
>>
>> On 8 November 2011 19:52, scoundrel50a<scoundrel50a at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>
>>> Ok, a bit more,when I open a terminal using Ctrl+Alt+T and enter unity
>>> --reset it says unity-panel-service: no process found, goes through a few
>>> things of initializing, and stops and hangs
>>
>> Get the terminal with Ctrl+Alt+T then type
>> ccsm
>> to run the compiz config settings manager.  If it appears then find
>> the Ubuntu Unity Plugin and if it is not enabled then enable it.
>>
>> If ccsm is not installed then this may not be the problem, but in your
>> case I would try installing it
>> sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
>> then run ccsm as above.
>>
>> Colin
>>
> Hi, that worked I got it back, and comparing my other machine, it had
> changed compiz>Preferences>Backend rom gconf configuration backend to the
> other option, which took away unity....but I have no windows comtrol, and
> there are no borders around the windows and I cant close, minimize reduce
> anything, each window I open opens in the left corner, and right up the top
> of the screen which causes the panel to hide.....I can move the windows
> using Alt then pressing the curser, but I cant close them, so got loads of
> windows open but noway to close.....

The other alternative of course is to use Unity-2d. To tell the truth
I am using 2d even on the machines that will run 3d as it seems more
stable to me.  Click the gear wheel above the password window and
select 2d.

Colin