Messed up my desktop

meggiedude · 05-18-2011, 01:13 PM

I have a Ubuntu 11.04 o an Acer netbook

Earlier today I loaded the compiz uility.

Since I had issues with the desktop on the netbook I decided to remove it.
Since then I have got a blank desktop (as any user) when I login.

I am OK when I login to via Classic, but not in he standard (Unity??) desktop.

I tried removing the .gnome2 directory, plus a few others dot directories in my home directory(as per instructions on a forum post I found after searching with google), but this has not fixed it.

Any help appreciated.

meggiedude · 05-18-2011, 01:43 PM

Just to add to this.
Also tried 'Package repair' via the grub 'recovery mode' boot option - to no avail

mark_alfred · 05-18-2011, 02:03 PM

Have you rebooted it since doing this? Sometimes that can clear things. Otherwise, I'm not sure what to suggest.

meggiedude · 05-18-2011, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mark_alfred

Have you rebooted it since doing this? Sometimes that can clear things. Otherwise, I'm not sure what to suggest.

Yes several times, and as I say I've booted via recovery mode too.

SonnySee · 05-18-2011, 02:17 PM

Have you tried creating a new user and seeing if Unity works for the new user?

meggiedude · 05-18-2011, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SonnySee

Have you tried creating a new user and seeing if Unity works for the new user?

As above - all the users (there are 4) on the system have the same issue. Classic login works, standard Unity desktop doesn't - just a blank screen with no menus.

Got to the point now where I've just stopped messing about and have started rebuilding 11.04. The build was fairly new - so always quicker 2nd time round. ;-)

Cheers anyway.

Mr. Bill · 05-18-2011, 02:45 PM

Do you recall how many "dot directories" you deleted and their names?

EDIT- Didn't see your last post before posting. Sometimes re-installing is the easiest way.