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I just upgraded from Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04 and when I tried to install Dropbox it froze at 99%. Then I hit the reset button and I lost the control panel on top and the launcher. I then tried Ctrl+Alt+F1 and nothing happened. Any advice?

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  • Did you reboot the computer?
    – RolandiXor
    Jun 24, 2012 at 2:33
  • Attempting to load Dropbox to Ubuntu 12.04 (32bit) will likely lockup Software Centre and/or give you 100% CPU (which could stop you shutting down normally). What happened after you forced a restart?
    – david6
    Jun 24, 2012 at 5:19
  • Yes, I did restart the computer, several times. Now I have lost my Home and Computer icons. All I have now is an empty top panel w/o any control buttons. The only thing left is the get Help on line option.I tried using the unity --reset and --reset-icons also.
    – goody211
    Jun 24, 2012 at 15:17

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This is two separate issues.

STEP 1

To force recovery of your GUI, then remove and re-install from text-console mode. This should fully recover, but will not affect any files, folders you have (presumably also backed-up).

STEP 2

Once you re-start your machine, and resolve any issues with 'control panel' and 'launcher' then follow instructions at:

Dropbox install stuck at 99%, how do I fix it?

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