How to restore unity after gnome-shell installation?

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I Just installed gnome-shell in my 12.04 box and, unity disappears from the login screen.

This is what I've done trying to fix:

#Exec: unity --reset`
Purge and install: indicator-session
Set Display full username to true in gsettings

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is it related to this? http://askubuntu.com/questions/126411/volume-and-other-indicators-disappeared-in-the-classic-desktop — dado_eyad, Jun 05 '12 at 12:13
I tried "sudo apt-get install indicator-applet-complete" yesterday. By the way, sound applet is working. — Jhonnytunes, Jun 05 '12 at 12:30

Mitch · Answer 1 · 2012-06-05T12:10:47.070

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Try this:

Just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the command below.

sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop

If you have compizConfig Setting Manager installed then try

ccsm

edited Jun 05 '12 at 12:10

answered Jun 05 '12 at 11:44

Mitch

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Let me try that.... – Jhonnytunes Jun 05 '12 at 11:50
Let me know if it works. – Mitch Jun 05 '12 at 11:53
Didnt work, I've exec that command and reboot, username still missing so do the icon of user. – Jhonnytunes Jun 05 '12 at 12:02
Do I have to exec: "ccsm" after "sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop" ? – Jhonnytunes Jun 05 '12 at 12:31
No, just try that to see if there is any conflicts, and try to resolve them. – Mitch Jun 05 '12 at 12:33
I'll check ASAI arraived home. – Jhonnytunes Jun 05 '12 at 12:51
Where can I see conflicts? on terminal? CLI doesnt print nothing about conflicts... – Jhonnytunes Jun 05 '12 at 17:35
Oh, sorry, yes you have to run ccsm. – Mitch Jun 05 '12 at 19:14
Nothing.... :S.... X-( No queria reinstalar ubuntu otravez..... I dont want to reinstall.... – Jhonnytunes Jun 05 '12 at 21:26

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 24 '12 at 06:52

If you were using compizconfig-settings-manager and messed up your desktop. Only thing that worked successfully for me, was repair it with the same program..

Ctrl +Alt+T (To open terminal)
ccsm (To start program.)
Repair what you have messed up.

All other stuff what you can find online, such as

sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop

haven't give any result. It was just waste of time.

score 2 · Answer 3 · edited Sep 25 '12 at 13:34

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Just open CCSM, scroll down to Desktop, click on Ubuntu Unity Plugin, make sure Enable Unity Plugin is checked in the box on the left side panel of the CCSM window.

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That fixed mine. No reboot required.

edited Sep 25 '12 at 13:34

Peachy

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answered Sep 24 '12 at 04:44

HipKat

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There is no such check box in CCSM in 12.04. – jokerdino Sep 24 '12 at 06:51
Yes, there is. See screen-shot. – Peachy Sep 25 '12 at 13:35

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 14 '12 at 01:58

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Re-Installed ubuntu, the name is missing just because I disable guest-account.

answered Jun 14 '12 at 01:58

Jhonnytunes

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How to restore unity after gnome-shell installation?

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