Ubuntu Unity 22.10 missing Launcher & Menus

[Grizzly]

10 February 2023  at 14:38, Liam Proven wrote:
rRe: Ubuntu Unity 22.10 missing Laun (at least in part)

>On Thu, 9 Feb 2023 at 20:18, Grizzly via ubuntu-users
><ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
>>
>> I know I have seen this before a long time ago but don't remember the fix
>
>More possibilities:
>
>https://itsfoss.com/how-to-fix-no-unity-no-launcher-no-dash-in-ubuntu-12-10-quick-tip/
>
>https://askubuntu.com/questions/477542/ubuntu-14-04-only-wallpaper-and-a-mouse-cursor-is-showing
>
>I don't think planning to upgrade all the way to the next LTS is
>feasible. It's under a lot of active development right now and stuff
>is changing. E.g. 22.04 depends on and installs GNOME and GNOME Shell,
>but hides it.

You are most probably correct, and as I have a V E R Y  S L OW internet 
connection it is far easier to Torrent an ISO and install than 
do-release-upgrade "every time" worth it for LTS's though, which are the one's 
I usually have, it's just I rather like (though that may be waining a little 
after the  last two major problems) the Unity 7.6 Ubuntu

>In 22.10 it's removed.
>
>I think 23.04 will use the new version of Unity that doesn't depend on
>Compiz any more.

>I reckon configure a separate /home partition, and think about
>reinstalling each version. I hope it will stablize soon but maybe it's
>too early days just yet.

Or just backup /home and restore?