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There's an issue with an Alpha Release of Ubuntu, what should I do?

I use Ubuntu 11.04 Alpha in daily use and yesterday I've made an upgrade (apt-get dist-upgrade) after restart, I could not access to the desktop. Just the wallpaper and cursor...

I've tried to open it in safe mode, but no luck. Before sending a bug report for this problem, Id like to know some things:

1) Which logs I should consider before sending a bug report? I think this issue is related to updated X.org or Unity desktop files

2) Is there any CLI way to turn my Unity desktop back to the classic one?

Thanks.

Answer 1

I had this issue. Here's two ways to fix it.

If you are set to automatically login when you start up your computer, then right-click the desktop, and you should get the normal menu that you can see here. Then, make a folder and open it. Nautilus will start. After Nautilus has started, navigate to /usr/share/applications. Once there, you'll see a list of the applications you have installed. Open up a Terminal, then run ubuntu-bug unity, and follow the instructions. Then run ccsm (It's in the compizconfig-settings-manager package), then make sure that the unity plugin is checked.

If you didn't set it up so that you are automatically logged in, then you can select the "Classic GNOME Desktop" (something along those lines from a menu at the bottom of your screen.) Then you can open up a Terminal, run ubuntu-bug unity, and follow the instructions. Then run ccsm (It's in the compizconfig-settings-manager package), then make sure that the unity plugin is checked.

Hope this helps.