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I have several accounts in my Ubuntu 14.04. Only for one of of them, after login, unity doesn't start. I can only see the desktop background and the mouse icon. I tried all the solutions in: Problems after upgrading to 14.04 (only background and pointer after login), but they don't work.

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After trying some stuff on Unity doesn't load, no Launcher, no Dash appears, I ended up following Problems after upgrading to 14.04 (only background and pointer after login) (warning: it removed the installed programs and settings, but the files were still there):

To fix "username"'s account, if you can get into the login screen or somewhere like that press ctrl + alt + F3 to get to a terminal (tty). Log in with "username" and password.

Now rename the directory /home/[user_name]/.config/dconf to /home/[user_name]/.config/dconf.broken.

To do this, run

cd .config
sudo mv dconf dconf.broken

You might need to re-enter your password now. Finally reboot:

reboot
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  • Why a restart!? This is totally unnecessary. – A.B. May 16 '15 at 12:16
  • a restart is reassuring because it means that next time you start the computer it will do the same - it only takes a minute – Tabby Tab May 16 '15 at 12:24
  • This is Linux and not Windows. A system restart is not necessary. – A.B. May 16 '15 at 12:25
  • fair enough. you could possibly go ctrl alt F7 or restart unity or whatever. This solution just fixes the symptoms. I have a hunch this is possibly to do with flash. I am just posting what worked for me in the least number of steps – Tabby Tab May 16 '15 at 13:18