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I am running ubuntu 12.04 on an IBM thinkpad t42. I just installed gnome and cinnamon but I am still using unity the only problem is that in dash when I search for any application they don't appear. I don't see recent applications either. I fixed it by running unity -- reset but the next time I turned on my computer it was broken again

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Reinstall unity-lens-applications and unity-lens-files logged out and back in and it should work.

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Worked for me too. – Matt Joiner Jan 17 at 2:44
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The Unity Dash shows applications which have .desktop shortcuts in /usr/share/applications/ or ~/.local/share/applications/. So ensure that the application has a .desktop shortcut in at least one of these two folders.

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I have .desktop files in those locations but no applications show up until i run <code> unity -- reset </code> – wil Dec 5 '12 at 0:14
could reinstalling unity also help – wil Dec 5 '12 at 16:45
I tried putting <code> unity -- reset </code> into my start up but that didn't work because when unity resets the desktop environment break – wil Dec 5 '12 at 17:56
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Enter Ubuntu software center, search for unity > "More Info" and if you scroll down, there are "Optional addons". Check unity lens files and applications then apply.

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