Member Avatar for libathos

hi i recently updated my ubuntu 10.10 into 11.04. and when i tried to enable the compiz configuration for animations,wobly winow etc etc it kinda crashed.now i don't have the left bar with the applications. also my windows dont have the upper bar with the minimize/maximize/close icons.....

  • 2 Contributors
  • 4 Replies
  • 119 Views
  • 19 Hours Discussion Span
  • Latest Post Latest Post by libathos

Dani AI

Generated

reported a Unity/Compiz desktop failure after upgrading, and suggested a full reinstall or using an older kernel. A reinstall is not the only option; several targeted recovery steps commonly restore the desktop without wiping the system. These preserve files and are faster to try first.

A quick safe fallback is logging into the “Ubuntu 2D” session at the greeter to regain a working desktop and back up important data. If the graphical session is unusable, switch to a text console (Ctrl+Alt+F1), log in and run package fixes and service restarts. Example commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop unity compiz compizconfig-settings-manager
sudo service lightdm restart

If compiz configuration corruption is suspected, reset its settings and restart Unity. Use whichever backend is present (dconf or gconf):

dconf reset -f /org/compiz/
rm -rf ~/.config/compiz-1 ~/.compiz-1
setsid unity

or

gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/compiz-1
rm -rf ~/.config/compiz-1 ~/.compiz-1
setsid unity

If the desktop appears but window decorations or the Unity plugin are missing, install and run CompizConfig Settings Manager (ccsm) from a terminal and re-enable the “Ubuntu Unity Plugin”, then restart compiz with DISPLAY=:0 compiz --replace &.

Check graphics-driver problems if these steps fail: inspect /var/log/Xorg.0.log for EE entries or use lspci -k to see which driver is in use. Back up home and dotfiles before resets. Reinstallation remains a last resort when driver incompatibility or package corruption cannot be resolved.

Recommended Answers

All 4 Replies

Member Avatar for flagstar

hi,

if you have a previous linux-image, you can return to 10.10 and disable compiz...

I haven't done this before because I haven't upgraded my 10.04 and try it yet but I like old one better than 11.04

Member Avatar for libathos

...i don't have previous image...so the only way is to reinstall ubuntu and not use compiz? there isn't any other way?

Member Avatar for flagstar

compiz is not currently unstable for 11.04 because of they set unity as default desktop (I'm not totally sure about this)

Even if it's available in Ubuntu Software Centre doesn't mean it'll support compiz without any problem. Some computer may have problem running compiz.

I don't know the backdoor to get inside ubuntu in order to disable compiz so i think you'll need to reinstall ubuntu. If there's an important files that you need to back up, download Gparted live cd from other computer and burn it to a cd, then run Gparted.

Perhaps you might want to wait for other members to help you with this since I'm still learn to use ubuntu fully...

Member Avatar for libathos

ok thx for the help anyways..

Be a part of the DaniWeb community

We're a friendly, industry-focused community of developers, IT pros, digital marketers, and technology enthusiasts meeting, networking, learning, and sharing knowledge.