"Unable to load session 'ubuntu'" in 12.04

Question

I removed Unity via the Software Store and rebooted.

Now I got the following error:

unable to load session 'ubuntu'

I can't log in as guest either.

When did you get that error? Can you see the login screen? Can you enter in some TTY? — Lucio, Apr 21, 2013 at 21:38

Ranveer · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-13 11:58:43Z

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Repair attempt:

Please open tty (virtual console, text mode only): Ctrl+Alt+F1

Enter:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get -f install
sudo dpkg-reconfigure ubuntu-desktop
sudo reboot

If above does not work, try:

sudo apt-get install gnome-session
sudo apt-get install lightdm
sudo apt-get install unity-greeter
sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm

The install commands will tell self-explanatory if it’s already installed or not.

answered May 13, 2013 at 8:30

Ranveer

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Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference.
– Mitch
May 13, 2013 at 11:44

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sugab · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-21 22:16:07Z

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Because the problem is unable to load session 'ubuntu', So the solution might

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-session

answered Feb 21, 2014 at 22:16

sugab

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Yeah, but it's returning Unity.
– aastefanov
May 2, 2014 at 10:23
I think you wanna back to Ubuntu unity. To change to other session like gnome, maybe this link can help. askubuntu.com/questions/62833/…
– sugab
May 4, 2014 at 4:15

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