"Unable to load session 'ubuntu'" in 12.04

Question

I removed Unity via the Software Store and rebooted.

Now I got the following error:

unable to load session 'ubuntu'

I can't log in as guest either.

When did you get that error? Can you see the login screen? Can you enter in some TTY? — Lucio, Apr 21 '13 at 21:38

Ranveer · Answer 1 · 2013-05-13T11:58:43.883

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Repair attempt:

Please open tty (virtual console, text mode only): Ctrl+Alt+F1

Enter:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get -f install
sudo dpkg-reconfigure ubuntu-desktop
sudo reboot

If above does not work, try:

sudo apt-get install gnome-session
sudo apt-get install lightdm
sudo apt-get install unity-greeter
sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm

The install commands will tell self-explanatory if it’s already installed or not.

edited May 13 '13 at 11:58

answered May 13 '13 at 08:30

Ranveer

Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference. – Mitch May 13 '13 at 11:44

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 21 '14 at 22:16

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Because the problem is unable to load session 'ubuntu', So the solution might

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-session

answered Feb 21 '14 at 22:16

sugab

Yeah, but it's returning Unity. – aastefanov May 02 '14 at 10:23
I think you wanna back to Ubuntu unity. To change to other session like gnome, maybe this link can help. http://askubuntu.com/questions/62833/how-do-i-change-the-default-session-for-when-using-auto-logins – sugab May 04 '14 at 04:15