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Unity doesn’t load, no Launcher, no Dash appears

I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 on an old Compaq N800v. It all seems fine, I get to log in ok, and then all I get is the wallpaper and the curser. I have tried resetting unity, by installing the right bits to allow the command 'unity-reset' to function, but it errors horribly when I run it. any easy fix? thanks

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Jason
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If you have a stock n800v your hardware may be too far under the minimum requirement for Unity:

From : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopExperienceTeam/UnityHardwareRequirements

Minimum 1.66 GHz CPU* 32 bits ARCH 1GB RAM 4 GB HD intel GMA 950 GPU** 1.4 OpenGL 1.4 GLX 1024x600 Display Dell Mini 9 Reference

Considering this, in your position, I would simply use a lighter interface for Ubuntu like LXDE. You can either clean install it from http://lubuntu.net/ or download the "lubuntu" packages from synaptic or apt-get.

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Erase your hard drive and put Ubuntu 12.04 on it instead. It comes with Unity 2D by default, which is made for lower end hardware. 12.04 is also much more stable and is supported for at least 5 years.

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