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I need some help, I installed Ubuntu 14.04 from 12.04. I had some problems when it rebooted so I had to install unity using sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop and continue tu update all packages using the virtual console. Ctr + Alt + F1.



But when I tried to login, after entering my user and password nothing loads, no dash, no launcher, etc. I tried everything but most I find is for older versions so I need help with this version or how to install a Gnome panel to replace unity and set it as defaul.



using ccsm show the unity plugin checked.



P.D.: I'm using an Acer Aspire 4520 with and Nvidia card.










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  • If you create a new account and log in to that, do you still get the problem?

    – bain
    Aug 3 '14 at 14:15











  • I can't access anymore than login screen, even the guest account gives the same problem. I'm not very good using the console so I don't know what to do anymore.

    – user311751
    Aug 3 '14 at 14:51











  • It is probably a Nouveau bug. Can you try booting from the 14.04.1 ISO image and see if that works?

    – bain
    Aug 3 '14 at 14:56











  • You can run sudo apt-get install nvidia-current from the text console to switch from nouveau to nvidia. Just reboot after it's done installing for the changes to take effect.

    – mchid
    Aug 3 '14 at 18:00











  • Well I tried that but didn't work and when switching forma grafic to virtual console the screen turns flashy and I cant ese anything. To resolve this I have to use an external monitor. By this moment I think that fresh installation is my solution.

    – user311751
    Aug 9 '14 at 1:51


















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I need some help, I installed Ubuntu 14.04 from 12.04. I had some problems when it rebooted so I had to install unity using sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop and continue tu update all packages using the virtual console. Ctr + Alt + F1.



But when I tried to login, after entering my user and password nothing loads, no dash, no launcher, etc. I tried everything but most I find is for older versions so I need help with this version or how to install a Gnome panel to replace unity and set it as defaul.



using ccsm show the unity plugin checked.



P.D.: I'm using an Acer Aspire 4520 with and Nvidia card.










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  • If you create a new account and log in to that, do you still get the problem?

    – bain
    Aug 3 '14 at 14:15











  • I can't access anymore than login screen, even the guest account gives the same problem. I'm not very good using the console so I don't know what to do anymore.

    – user311751
    Aug 3 '14 at 14:51











  • It is probably a Nouveau bug. Can you try booting from the 14.04.1 ISO image and see if that works?

    – bain
    Aug 3 '14 at 14:56











  • You can run sudo apt-get install nvidia-current from the text console to switch from nouveau to nvidia. Just reboot after it's done installing for the changes to take effect.

    – mchid
    Aug 3 '14 at 18:00











  • Well I tried that but didn't work and when switching forma grafic to virtual console the screen turns flashy and I cant ese anything. To resolve this I have to use an external monitor. By this moment I think that fresh installation is my solution.

    – user311751
    Aug 9 '14 at 1:51














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I need some help, I installed Ubuntu 14.04 from 12.04. I had some problems when it rebooted so I had to install unity using sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop and continue tu update all packages using the virtual console. Ctr + Alt + F1.



But when I tried to login, after entering my user and password nothing loads, no dash, no launcher, etc. I tried everything but most I find is for older versions so I need help with this version or how to install a Gnome panel to replace unity and set it as defaul.



using ccsm show the unity plugin checked.



P.D.: I'm using an Acer Aspire 4520 with and Nvidia card.










share|improve this question
















I need some help, I installed Ubuntu 14.04 from 12.04. I had some problems when it rebooted so I had to install unity using sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop and continue tu update all packages using the virtual console. Ctr + Alt + F1.



But when I tried to login, after entering my user and password nothing loads, no dash, no launcher, etc. I tried everything but most I find is for older versions so I need help with this version or how to install a Gnome panel to replace unity and set it as defaul.



using ccsm show the unity plugin checked.



P.D.: I'm using an Acer Aspire 4520 with and Nvidia card.







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  • If you create a new account and log in to that, do you still get the problem?

    – bain
    Aug 3 '14 at 14:15











  • I can't access anymore than login screen, even the guest account gives the same problem. I'm not very good using the console so I don't know what to do anymore.

    – user311751
    Aug 3 '14 at 14:51











  • It is probably a Nouveau bug. Can you try booting from the 14.04.1 ISO image and see if that works?

    – bain
    Aug 3 '14 at 14:56











  • You can run sudo apt-get install nvidia-current from the text console to switch from nouveau to nvidia. Just reboot after it's done installing for the changes to take effect.

    – mchid
    Aug 3 '14 at 18:00











  • Well I tried that but didn't work and when switching forma grafic to virtual console the screen turns flashy and I cant ese anything. To resolve this I have to use an external monitor. By this moment I think that fresh installation is my solution.

    – user311751
    Aug 9 '14 at 1:51



















  • If you create a new account and log in to that, do you still get the problem?

    – bain
    Aug 3 '14 at 14:15











  • I can't access anymore than login screen, even the guest account gives the same problem. I'm not very good using the console so I don't know what to do anymore.

    – user311751
    Aug 3 '14 at 14:51











  • It is probably a Nouveau bug. Can you try booting from the 14.04.1 ISO image and see if that works?

    – bain
    Aug 3 '14 at 14:56











  • You can run sudo apt-get install nvidia-current from the text console to switch from nouveau to nvidia. Just reboot after it's done installing for the changes to take effect.

    – mchid
    Aug 3 '14 at 18:00











  • Well I tried that but didn't work and when switching forma grafic to virtual console the screen turns flashy and I cant ese anything. To resolve this I have to use an external monitor. By this moment I think that fresh installation is my solution.

    – user311751
    Aug 9 '14 at 1:51

















If you create a new account and log in to that, do you still get the problem?

– bain
Aug 3 '14 at 14:15





If you create a new account and log in to that, do you still get the problem?

– bain
Aug 3 '14 at 14:15













I can't access anymore than login screen, even the guest account gives the same problem. I'm not very good using the console so I don't know what to do anymore.

– user311751
Aug 3 '14 at 14:51





I can't access anymore than login screen, even the guest account gives the same problem. I'm not very good using the console so I don't know what to do anymore.

– user311751
Aug 3 '14 at 14:51













It is probably a Nouveau bug. Can you try booting from the 14.04.1 ISO image and see if that works?

– bain
Aug 3 '14 at 14:56





It is probably a Nouveau bug. Can you try booting from the 14.04.1 ISO image and see if that works?

– bain
Aug 3 '14 at 14:56













You can run sudo apt-get install nvidia-current from the text console to switch from nouveau to nvidia. Just reboot after it's done installing for the changes to take effect.

– mchid
Aug 3 '14 at 18:00





You can run sudo apt-get install nvidia-current from the text console to switch from nouveau to nvidia. Just reboot after it's done installing for the changes to take effect.

– mchid
Aug 3 '14 at 18:00













Well I tried that but didn't work and when switching forma grafic to virtual console the screen turns flashy and I cant ese anything. To resolve this I have to use an external monitor. By this moment I think that fresh installation is my solution.

– user311751
Aug 9 '14 at 1:51





Well I tried that but didn't work and when switching forma grafic to virtual console the screen turns flashy and I cant ese anything. To resolve this I have to use an external monitor. By this moment I think that fresh installation is my solution.

– user311751
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Had a similar problem but I don't remember what I did exactly.

I'd suggest that if you installed anything that has to do with nvidia drivers, first remove them by running sudo apt-get remove --purge nvidia-*.
Then run the following commands and afterwards reboot your system:



sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install --reinstall xserver-xorg-core
sudo apt-get install --reinstall xserver-xorg
sudo apt-get install --reinstall xorg
sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop


This way, you can make sure that everything works with the default drivers and only afterwards try to install nvidia stuff.






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    Use Ctrl + Alt + F1 to open Terminal.

    Type dconf reset -f /org/compiz/ and press Enter.

    Then type setsid unity and press Enter then restart your machine.






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      Had a similar problem but I don't remember what I did exactly.

      I'd suggest that if you installed anything that has to do with nvidia drivers, first remove them by running sudo apt-get remove --purge nvidia-*.
      Then run the following commands and afterwards reboot your system:



      sudo apt-get update 
      sudo apt-get upgrade
      sudo apt-get install --reinstall xserver-xorg-core
      sudo apt-get install --reinstall xserver-xorg
      sudo apt-get install --reinstall xorg
      sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop


      This way, you can make sure that everything works with the default drivers and only afterwards try to install nvidia stuff.






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        Had a similar problem but I don't remember what I did exactly.

        I'd suggest that if you installed anything that has to do with nvidia drivers, first remove them by running sudo apt-get remove --purge nvidia-*.
        Then run the following commands and afterwards reboot your system:



        sudo apt-get update 
        sudo apt-get upgrade
        sudo apt-get install --reinstall xserver-xorg-core
        sudo apt-get install --reinstall xserver-xorg
        sudo apt-get install --reinstall xorg
        sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop


        This way, you can make sure that everything works with the default drivers and only afterwards try to install nvidia stuff.






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          Had a similar problem but I don't remember what I did exactly.

          I'd suggest that if you installed anything that has to do with nvidia drivers, first remove them by running sudo apt-get remove --purge nvidia-*.
          Then run the following commands and afterwards reboot your system:



          sudo apt-get update 
          sudo apt-get upgrade
          sudo apt-get install --reinstall xserver-xorg-core
          sudo apt-get install --reinstall xserver-xorg
          sudo apt-get install --reinstall xorg
          sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop


          This way, you can make sure that everything works with the default drivers and only afterwards try to install nvidia stuff.






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          Had a similar problem but I don't remember what I did exactly.

          I'd suggest that if you installed anything that has to do with nvidia drivers, first remove them by running sudo apt-get remove --purge nvidia-*.
          Then run the following commands and afterwards reboot your system:



          sudo apt-get update 
          sudo apt-get upgrade
          sudo apt-get install --reinstall xserver-xorg-core
          sudo apt-get install --reinstall xserver-xorg
          sudo apt-get install --reinstall xorg
          sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop


          This way, you can make sure that everything works with the default drivers and only afterwards try to install nvidia stuff.







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              Use Ctrl + Alt + F1 to open Terminal.

              Type dconf reset -f /org/compiz/ and press Enter.

              Then type setsid unity and press Enter then restart your machine.






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                Use Ctrl + Alt + F1 to open Terminal.

                Type dconf reset -f /org/compiz/ and press Enter.

                Then type setsid unity and press Enter then restart your machine.






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                  Use Ctrl + Alt + F1 to open Terminal.

                  Type dconf reset -f /org/compiz/ and press Enter.

                  Then type setsid unity and press Enter then restart your machine.






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                  Use Ctrl + Alt + F1 to open Terminal.

                  Type dconf reset -f /org/compiz/ and press Enter.

                  Then type setsid unity and press Enter then restart your machine.







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