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gnome-panel package

no unity, no panels anymore

Asked by John Doe

hi

 i installed natty today, looks great

i dont like unity so i locked out and started with ubuntu classic, but everytime i reboot natty started with unity
so i unchecked unity in the compiz settings manager and then it was gone.

i couldnt do anything because there was no unity and no panels so i restartet.

after the restart there is no unity and there are no panels, no menu, no awn.
the only thing that still works is easystroke.

with easystroke i can access folders and firefox but thats it.

is there a way to lock out and start with ubuntu classic for good

i also cant access tty because ctrl+alt+f1-f6 gives me a black screen.

need help

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

If you run:

gconftool --recursive-unset /apps/panel && killall gnome-panel

Do the panels run?

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John Doe (b2109455) said : 		#2

i cant run anything,
 because i cant get into the terminal

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John Doe (b2109455) said : 		#3

solved i booted once in recovery mode there the panels worked

booted again to normal mode everything was there again

thx

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

CTRL+ALT+T is the universal shortcut to get the terminal, so doesn't need any panels running...

Glad you got the gold

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inobitvm (inobitvm) said : 		#5

how do you boot in the recovery mode?
I can either shutdown or restart.

2actionparsnip: gconftool --recursive-unset /apps/panel && killall gnome-pane
doesn't work
no such file or directory "gconftool--recursive-unset/apps/panel"

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#6

please take care of space...

gconftool --recursive-unset /apps/panel && killall gnome-panel

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inobitvm (inobitvm) said : 		#7

ok
so it says
gnome-panel: no process found

and the rest is the same
no luncher and no panels

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#8

So please don't set this question as solved it is not solved please keep open to get other answers

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Trojanfox (rodicurus) said : 		#9

Ive tried all the above things and I have no panels since upgrading to 11,04
There have been issues reported concerning n-vidia cards and unity. I have an dell xp1340 studio latop.
wondering if the prob is related to hardware

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inobitvm (inobitvm) said : 		#10

I've got nVidia GeForce 8400 GS.
Even in 10.10 I sometimes needed to restart to have panels.

ps. somebody can change the status of this thread from "solved"?

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#11

only Jack Bauer can change the question from solved to open state

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#12

But since Jack Bauer issue is solved is better to open a new question about this issue...

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inobitvm (inobitvm) said : 		#13

here is the new exact thread:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+question/154650