[ubuntu-uk] 15.10 Wily - Dash problem

[Colin Law]

On 29 August 2015 at 12:25, Barry Drake <ubuntu-advertising at gmx.com> wrote:
> On 29/08/15 11:25, Alan Pope wrote:
>
>> Do you mean the launcher on the left is gone, or it is there but empty, or
>> it's there and you can open the dash (with the windows key) but no apps
>> appear?
>
>
> Hi Alan.  Thanks for your quick response. The launcher hasn't changed. The
> dash appears as normal, but shows only documents.  Clicking the 'apps' icon
> at the bottom of the dash tells me that there is nothing that matches the
> search (for all applications).  I said "This happened immediately after I'd
> tried to 'de-google' the system as far as I was able".  I had removed all of
> the google integration settings from the system settings -> online accounts
> with the exception of contacts.  It may have been co-incidental, but
> immediately after that, the problem first occurred.

Have you disabled online search? I know it should not make any
difference, but if so then try enabling it again.
System Settings > Security & Privacy > Search

Colin